Poker By the Numbers: August

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Poker is, at heart, a game of numbers. While the numbers that concern most players are those involved within the game itself – pot odds, equity and the like – there’s also some fairly interesting numbers surrounding the game as well. Those are the focus of our monthly article series ‘By The Numbers’, a collection of facts, stats and miscellany that help round out a fuller picture of the pokerverse.

For August 2009:

Number of 1k events the WSOP is rumored to be adding to the schedule for 2010 – 5

Progress the 2M2MM guys have made toward their $2 million goal through the first three episode of the series: $114,400

Largest overall loss of the 2M2MM through three episodes: Dani Stern, $114,400

Patrik Antonius’ August results in the durrrr challenge: +$807,658

Antonius’ overall lead at the end of August: $76,104

Three largest pots played online in August: $603,752, $585,952 and $570,906.

Winner of all three: Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan

Loser of all three: Martonas

Number of players in the November Nine now sponsored by Poker Stars: 3

Number of players in the November Nine now sponsored by Full Tilt: 3

Maximum number of players that any one company can sponsor after a new rule introduced by Harrah’s for the 2009 WSOP: 3

Amount that Brian Townsend was won playing PLO online over the last 11 months: $2.5 million

Amount that he left online after announcing he was quitting PLO forever: $50,000

Prize a player could win if they triumph in PokerStars new heads up poker challenge TV show ‘Million Dollar Challenge’: $1 million

Number of episodes that Full Tilt Poker’s similar show ‘Face The Ace’ lasted: 2

Record-breaking revenue decline for Atlantic City, year-to-date: 15%

Amount Party Gaming paid to acquire most of the assets of the World Poker Tour: $12.3 million

Amount Phil Ivey is rumored to have riding on side bets related to the final table of the WSOP: $10 million +

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