August's article covers all of the awesomeness Minnesota player achieved at the WSOP, including Christian Pham, John Reading, Blake Bohn and more. It also covers the Easy Money Series and reminds everyone that the Twin Cities Poker Open will be associated with Poker Night in Ameria.
http://www.anteupmagazine.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-s-pham-amazes-all-by-winning-2-7-bracelet.htm
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Sunday, July 19, 2015
WSOP Comparisons
In a post (Minnesota at the 2015 WSOP) I made earlier today I included a table that compared the WSOP earnings for each state. It was pointed out that it really isn't an apples to apples comparison. California is the tenth largest economy in the world, does it make sense to compare it to Minnesota? Well what does make sense.
What about earnings per capita? That would put states on equal footing with their population. (I produced that table and it is included below. As it turns out Nevada is first and Minnesota is 15.) Perhaps a factor of distance to Las Vegas should be added in? (That may also be possible it seems like too much work so I'm not including that chart.)
Selfishly I'm looking for something that shows what I already know, Minnesota kicks ass at poker. But what is a real measure? Maybe money earned per entry? The WSOP doesn't publish entries, so that isn't possible. Perhaps actual ROI, what is the expected return on investment for each state? Again that would require overall buy-in information that isn't possible.
One interesting piece of information is dollars earned per poker player in the state. Some states have a lower concentration of people who play poker in casinos. I honestly don't know what the nation-wide average percentage is and how MN compares to the rest.
What are your thoughts? What would be a meaningful way to compare the WSOP accomplishments of different states?
WSOP Earnings Per Capita
What about earnings per capita? That would put states on equal footing with their population. (I produced that table and it is included below. As it turns out Nevada is first and Minnesota is 15.) Perhaps a factor of distance to Las Vegas should be added in? (That may also be possible it seems like too much work so I'm not including that chart.)
Selfishly I'm looking for something that shows what I already know, Minnesota kicks ass at poker. But what is a real measure? Maybe money earned per entry? The WSOP doesn't publish entries, so that isn't possible. Perhaps actual ROI, what is the expected return on investment for each state? Again that would require overall buy-in information that isn't possible.
One interesting piece of information is dollars earned per poker player in the state. Some states have a lower concentration of people who play poker in casinos. I honestly don't know what the nation-wide average percentage is and how MN compares to the rest.
What are your thoughts? What would be a meaningful way to compare the WSOP accomplishments of different states?
WSOP Earnings Per Capita
| Rank | State | Earnings | Population | $ per person |
| 1 |
NV
| $15,092,695 | 2,839,099 | $5.32 |
| 2 |
MA
| $8,103,505 | 6,745,408 | $1.20 |
| 3 |
FL
| $12,217,581 | 19,893,297 | $0.61 |
| 4 |
CA
| $22,457,208 | 38,802,500 | $0.58 |
| 5 |
CT
| $1,900,093 | 3,596,677 | $0.53 |
| 6 |
NJ
| $4,693,219 | 8,938,175 | $0.53 |
| 7 |
CO
| $2,703,303 | 5,355,866 | $0.50 |
| 8 |
ID
| $814,880 | 1,634,464 | $0.50 |
| 9 |
AK
| $333,008 | 736,732 | $0.45 |
| 10 |
MO
| $2,562,808 | 6,063,589 | $0.42 |
| 11 |
MD
| $2,473,036 | 5,976,407 | $0.41 |
| 12 |
AZ
| $2,708,151 | 6,731,484 | $0.40 |
| 13 |
WA
| $2,838,746 | 7,061,530 | $0.40 |
| 14 |
NY
| $7,831,884 | 19,746,227 | $0.40 |
| 15 |
MN
| $2,111,131 | 5,457,173 | $0.39 |
| 16 |
PA
| $4,588,263 | 12,787,209 | $0.36 |
| 17 |
IL
| $4,050,160 | 12,880,580 | $0.31 |
| 18 |
TX
| $8,099,511 | 26,956,958 | $0.30 |
| 19 |
OH
| $3,450,863 | 11,594,163 | $0.30 |
| 20 |
HI
| $421,721 | 1,419,561 | $0.30 |
| 21 |
OK
| $1,062,396 | 3,878,051 | $0.27 |
| 22 |
LA
| $1,131,707 | 4,649,676 | $0.24 |
| 23 |
TN
| $1,489,151 | 6,549,352 | $0.23 |
| 24 |
OR
| $866,845 | 3,970,239 | $0.22 |
| 25 |
KS
| $577,195 | 2,904,021 | $0.20 |
| 26 |
KY
| $861,596 | 4,413,457 | $0.20 |
| 27 |
DC
| $122,622 | 658,893 | $0.19 |
| 28 |
MI
| $1,744,763 | 9,909,877 | $0.18 |
| 29 |
NE
| $326,120 | 1,881,503 | $0.17 |
| 30 |
IN
| $945,174 | 6,596,855 | $0.14 |
| 31 |
SD
| $120,269 | 853,175 | $0.14 |
| 32 |
ND
| $101,817 | 739,482 | $0.14 |
| 33 |
UT
| $388,124 | 2,942,902 | $0.13 |
| 34 |
WI
| $759,208 | 5,757,564 | $0.13 |
| 35 |
RI
| $137,599 | 1,055,173 | $0.13 |
| 36 |
ME
| $158,905 | 1,330,089 | $0.12 |
| 37 |
IA
| $365,592 | 3,107,126 | $0.12 |
| 38 |
GA
| $1,120,300 | 10,097,343 | $0.11 |
| 39 |
NC
| $1,084,393 | 9,943,964 | $0.11 |
| 40 |
VA
| $899,135 | 8,326,289 | $0.11 |
| 41 |
AR
| $316,843 | 2,966,369 | $0.11 |
| 42 |
NH
| $140,640 | 1,326,813 | $0.11 |
| 43 |
NM
| $209,261 | 2,085,572 | $0.10 |
| 44 |
MT
| $97,956 | 1,023,579 | $0.10 |
| 45 |
AL
| $436,141 | 4,849,377 | $0.09 |
| 46 |
WY
| $52,373 | 584,153 | $0.09 |
| 47 |
WV
| $136,593 | 1,850,326 | $0.07 |
| 48 |
DE
| $65,722 | 935,614 | $0.07 |
| 49 |
SC
| $235,731 | 4,832,482 | $0.05 |
| 50 |
VT
| $27,116 | 626,562 | $0.04 |
| 51 |
MS
| $102,920 | 2,994,079 | $0.03 |
| 52 |
PR
| $14,417 | 3,548,397 | $0.00 |
Minnesota at the 2015 WSOP
Hopefully all Minnesota poker fans have been following the exploits of Minnesota Poker players at the 2015 WSOP at MN Poker Magazine. Here are some interesting tidbits I thought worth mentioning.
2015 WSOP for MN Players by the numbers
- 115 - # of cashes made by MN players
- 87 - # of MN players that cashed in events
- 26 - the number of MN players with more than one cash
- 35 - # of events with MN players in the money
- 6 - the number of MN players at final tables
- 2 - the number bracelets won by MN players
- $2,111,131 - amount of money earned by MN players
Top stories
- Christian Pham won event 23 $1,500 no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw after registering for it by mistake. He had never played the game before and the event garnered mainstream media coverage. He also had three other cashes for a total of $109,875.
- John Reading had an epic performance with 6 cashes 2 final table and one bracelet for earnings of $491,940, tripling his lifetime Hendon Mob earnings.
- Blake Bohn made day 7 of the WSOP Main Event finishing in 23rd after fighting for an appearance on poker's biggest stage, the November Nine. He also had one other cash for earnings of $268,021
- Bradley Berman made day 6 of the WSOP Main Event finishing in 46th for $137,300
- D.J. Buckley had five cashes including one final table earning $158,701.
- Everett Carlton had five cashes for $17,596.
- Hunter Cichy had 4 cashes including second place in the online event for $147,786
- Lance Harris had 4 cashes for $55,649.
- Wade Woelfel had 4 cashes for $15,553.
Comparisons
- California had the most earnings of any state at $22 million. Minnesota's $2.1 million earned a respectable 16th place.
- US players cashed for $126 million at the WSOP. Canadian players came in second at $11 million.
Tables
WSOP Earnings by State
Rank
|
State
|
Earnings
|
| 1 |
CA
| $22,457,208 |
| 2 |
NV
| $15,092,695 |
| 3 |
FL
| $12,217,581 |
| 4 |
MA
| $8,103,505 |
| 5 |
TX
| $8,099,511 |
| 6 |
NY
| $7,831,884 |
| 7 |
NJ
| $4,693,219 |
| 8 |
PA
| $4,588,263 |
| 9 |
IL
| $4,050,160 |
| 10 |
OH
| $3,450,863 |
| 11 |
WA
| $2,838,746 |
| 12 |
AZ
| $2,708,151 |
| 13 |
CO
| $2,703,303 |
| 14 |
MO
| $2,562,808 |
| 15 |
MD
| $2,473,036 |
| 16 |
MN
| $2,111,131 |
| 17 |
CT
| $1,900,093 |
| 18 |
MI
| $1,744,763 |
| 19 |
TN
| $1,489,151 |
| 20 |
LA
| $1,131,707 |
| 21 |
GA
| $1,120,300 |
| 22 |
NC
| $1,084,393 |
| 23 |
OK
| $1,062,396 |
| 24 |
IN
| $945,174 |
| 25 |
VA
| $899,135 |
| 26 |
OR
| $866,845 |
| 27 |
KY
| $861,596 |
| 28 |
ID
| $814,880 |
| 29 |
WI
| $759,208 |
| 30 |
KS
| $577,195 |
| 31 |
AL
| $436,141 |
| 32 |
HI
| $421,721 |
| 33 |
UT
| $388,124 |
| 34 |
IA
| $365,592 |
| 35 |
AK
| $333,008 |
| 36 |
NE
| $326,120 |
| 37 |
AR
| $316,843 |
| 38 |
SC
| $235,731 |
| 39 |
NM
| $209,261 |
| 40 |
ME
| $158,905 |
| 41 |
NH
| $140,640 |
| 42 |
RI
| $137,599 |
| 43 |
WV
| $136,593 |
| 44 |
DC
| $122,622 |
| 45 |
SD
| $120,269 |
| 46 |
MS
| $102,920 |
| 47 |
ND
| $101,817 |
| 48 |
MT
| $97,956 |
| 49 |
DE
| $65,722 |
| 50 |
WY
| $52,373 |
| 51 |
VT
| $27,116 |
| 52 |
PR
| $14,417 |
| 53 |
AP
| $3,320 |
| 54 |
VI
| $3,320 |
| 55 |
UK
| $2,664 |
| 56 |
GU
| $2,321 |
WSOP Earnings By Country
| Rank | Country | Earnings |
| 1 | United States | $126,025,937 |
| 2 | Canada | $11,925,065 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | $7,586,242 |
| 4 | Germany | $5,530,114 |
| 5 | Russia | $3,353,775 |
| 6 | France | $3,085,988 |
| 7 | Brazil | $2,707,695 |
| 8 | Austria | $2,431,962 |
| 9 | Israel | $2,180,810 |
| 10 | Italy | $1,647,277 |
| 11 | Ireland | $1,491,277 |
| 12 | Spain | $1,128,857 |
| 13 | Denmark | $1,024,503 |
| 14 | Australia | $1,015,744 |
| 15 | Argentina | $977,925 |
| 16 | Ukraine | $888,165 |
| 17 | Belarus | $862,665 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | $752,457 |
| 19 | Norway | $745,107 |
| 20 | Thailand | $700,235 |
| 21 | Japan | $653,072 |
| 22 | Sweden | $650,982 |
| 23 | Greece | $629,731 |
| 24 | Belgium | $569,494 |
| 25 | Netherlands | $505,539 |
| 26 | Finland | $471,191 |
| 27 | Taiwan | $435,499 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | $425,853 |
| 29 | India | $304,178 |
| 30 | Lithuania | $246,806 |
| 31 | Hungary | $213,375 |
| 32 | Mexico | $210,728 |
| 33 | Portugal | $193,659 |
| 34 | Philippines | $172,369 |
| 35 | Colombia | $164,896 |
| 36 | China | $156,999 |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | $127,986 |
| 38 | Hong Kong | $123,364 |
| 39 | Switzerland | $113,521 |
| 40 | Malta | $105,103 |
| 41 | South Korea | $94,772 |
| 42 | Luxembourg | $89,762 |
| 43 | Monaco | $81,830 |
| 44 | Venezuela | $76,494 |
| 45 | Panama | $71,183 |
| 46 | Uruguay | $57,727 |
| 47 | Chad | $55,661 |
| 48 | Moldova | $54,545 |
| 49 | Slovenia | $54,154 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $49,630 |
| 51 | Serbia | $40,108 |
| 52 | Latvia | $39,499 |
| 53 | Singapore | $39,444 |
| 54 | South Georgia | $36,448 |
| 55 | Croatia | $34,396 |
| 56 | New Zealand | $34,315 |
| 57 | Chile | $34,048 |
| 58 | Iran | $32,772 |
| 59 | Costa Rica | $31,112 |
| 60 | Bolivia | $29,101 |
| 61 | Estonia | $26,268 |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | $26,036 |
| 63 | Senegal | $22,091 |
| 64 | Poland | $18,904 |
| 65 | Nauru | $18,650 |
| 66 | Lebanon | $18,580 |
| 67 | Guatemala | $18,074 |
| 68 | Malaysia | $17,996 |
| 69 | Burundi | $17,694 |
| 70 | South Africa | $15,422 |
| 71 | Bosnia | $14,270 |
| 72 | Virgin Islands | $13,730 |
| 73 | Turkey | $13,599 |
| 74 | Belize | $12,400 |
| 75 | Paraguay | $10,368 |
| 76 | Trinidad And Tobago | $10,268 |
| 77 | Gabon | $8,344 |
| 78 | Cuba | $7,336 |
| 79 | Honduras | $7,001 |
| 80 | Montserrat | $6,990 |
| 81 | Kiribati | $6,593 |
| 82 | Barbados | $6,070 |
| 83 | Qatar | $5,365 |
| 84 | Seychelles | $5,064 |
| 85 | Marshall Islands | $4,929 |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | $4,865 |
| 87 | Romania | $3,783 |
| 88 | Georgia | $3,776 |
| 89 | Cote D'ivoire | $3,635 |
| 90 | Jamaica | $3,607 |
| 91 | Kuwait | $2,985 |
| 92 | Jordan | $2,740 |
| 93 | North Korea | $2,723 |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | $2,517 |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | $2,517 |
| 96 | Bermuda | $2,168 |
| 97 | Turks And Caicos Islands | $2,012 |
| 98 | - | $1,832 |
| 99 | Tajikistan | $1,820 |
| 100 | Nicaragua | $1,655 |
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