After eight weeks of pulsating poker action, 100 bracelets were won in live events, and the Poker Hall of Fame got not one but two legendary new inductees. The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) broke new ground at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos in Las Vegas this summer. The 56^th annual WSOP had something for everyone, with Michael Mizrachi winning not only the WSOP Main Event and the Poker Players Championship, but Shiina Okamoto taking back-to-back wins in the Ladies Championship.

WSOP+ App Among Evolutions in Groundbreaking Year

“If you missed the amazing action, you can inevitably expect bigger and better next year.”

There were many things about the 2025 WSOP that mirrored recent years. All the action took place at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris casinos, numbers were huge in the Main Event – more on that later – and big names won bracelets. In some ways, the summer just past us in the rear-view set new expectations, broke with tradition and hinted at the enormous growth to come under the new ownership of GGPoker.

Let’s start with the number of events. With 100 bracelet events, the chances of anyone winning two bracelets was rare, but PokerStake player Benny Glaser won three bracelets in a stunning summer for the British mixed game specialist. He may have fallen just short of Shaun Deeb’s points total to miss out on the title of WSOP Player of the Year but Glaser still won more bracelets than anyone else.

The 2025 WSOP, which ran from May 27 to July 16, thrilled poker player and fans throughout and Ty Stewart, the WSOP’s Chief Executive Officer, said that things will only get better in 2026.

“The poker renaissance was on full display at the 2025 WSOP,” he said. “If you missed the amazing action, the good news is that you can inevitably expect bigger and better next year. A sincere thank you to every player and staffer who came to Las Vegas and made this a summer to remember.”

The incredible WSOP+ app made its debut at the 2025 WSOP, with players and fans loving the tournament clock, player progress and table and seat draws in particular, all of which could be accessed in real time. With PokerStake players to update fans and backers throughout the WSOP, following your chosen poker hero was easier than ever before.

Which WSOP Records Were Broken?

Across those 100 WSOP bracelet events, a world record was set for the number of entries, with 246,960 of them racking a record $481,761,879 paid out in prizes. The numbers represent the biggest single WSOP for entries and prize money by some distance and with GGPoker sending more players into WSOP events from online qualifiers with each passing year since the buyout of the WSOP brand, those numbers only look likely to increase further in 2026.

In total, 57 events exceeded the $2 million mark for prize pools, with nine of those events going past $10 million in the same terms. Both of those figures also represent a record for the WSOP, with the 43 million-plus prizes handed out also a new high. Overall, an incredible 37,311 places were paid out and while dozens of those belong to Shaun Deeb, others did well too!

In fact, that number equates to over 15% of the WSOP field. The biggest winner of the series was Michael Mizrachi, a.k.a. The Grinder, who won $10 million by taking down the 2025 World Championship Main Event, as well as claiming victory in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for over a million dollars too.

Which Bracelet Events were Top Performers?

As ever, the $1,500-entry Millionaire Maker starred amid the plethora of WSOP events on offer to players with modest bankrolls looking to take their shot at greatness.  Taking its place in the middle of the series as Event #56, the 2025 iteration of the Millionaire Maker welcomed an amazing 11,996 entries, a new record attendance for its buy-in across poker history.

One of the surprise successes was the Mystery Bounty Pot Limit Omaha Event #86. Taking place at a time where many were focused on what gibberish Will Kassouf was about to talk next, the event nevertheless saw 5,284 total entries, making it the biggest PLO tournament to be held anywhere in the world.

Even later on the schedule, Event #89, the $3,000-entry Mid-Stakes Championship, welcomed 3,797 entries, a record for a $3,000 buy-in event.  While the WSOP summer is over, players will no doubt be looking at what the expanding brand has to offer next. The 2025 WSOP Europe festival takes place between September 12 and October 8 this year, with its Main Event kicking off on October 3.

If Europe isn’t going to command the attention of all the U.S. and South American players, then the latest return of the WSOP Paradise schedule will. Just as at WSOP Europe, there will be 15 WSOP bracelet events taking place at the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas from December 4 to 18.