Update: Increased Participation at WSOP

Black Friday impact not as hard as expected According to the WSOP communications director Seth Palansky, so far the participation in the 2011 World Series of Poker tournament showed an increase of 11 percent compared to 2010, despite the legal actions in the U.S. He specified that the number of players that registered for 20 of the total 58 events so far amounts to 20 443, and that total prize money won is at $37 Million. "If this continues it will be the biggest attendance numbers in World Series history," he said.