Amid concerns that economic uncertainty might depress participation in this year’s World Series of Poker, early indications are that it hasn’t. Although the number of players in the Colossus tournament, with a buy-in of $500, was down 16% from last year, it still drew an impressive field of 16,301. Then a week later, the $1,000 buy-in Mystery Millions drew 19,654, which was a record for the event. Since the less expensive tournaments tend to draw the most players, these numbers are expected to be surpassed by the $300 buy-in Gladiators of Poker later this month. Other tournaments have also put up good numbers; however, the most important comparison will be for the Main Event, which last year drew 10,112 players willing to put up $10,000 to play.
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