LAS VEGAS -- The World Series of Poker set an attendance record for the sixth consecutive year.
Organizers on Monday announced that the 50-day poker extravaganza in Las Vegas drew 123,865 players this summer.
The prize pool of the 78-event series at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino was the largest in its 49-year history, amounting to more than $266 million. That's an increase of more than $35 million compared to last year.
A record 18,105 participants got a cut of the prize pool. Twenty-eight of them earned at least $1 million.
The series' marquee no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event saw 7,874 entries, making it the second largest in the series' history.