Rio\’s Non-Bracelet Dailys Reach New Levels with Record Field sizes

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I sparred a bit on Twitter with @TurboPokerOnlin about his belief that record fields in WSOP 1k\’s would be a \”major\” story … and eventually conceded that it might-would probably come in at #9. (NOTE to self: Do a \”WSOP Top Ten Stories\” post.)

But what I didn\’t expect as a top story that now is .. the non-bracelet daily \”deepstacks\” at the Rio — specifically the $235 2pm event. Say what you will about the value in playing in a tournament with 20 percent rake … this event has more people talking about it, multiple times a week, every week, consistently, probably moreso than any other at the WSOP. It started off with a few hundred players each day (nice), and soon began drawing more than 600 (kinda wow) … and then 800 (for sure wow) and then just a few days ago (OMG!) 1,100 — a record field size for such a non-bracelet event at the WSOP. The suits, we can suspect, are practically speechlessly giddy.

Rio Daily DeepStack Field Sizes

There\’s an old axiom in poker room operations that \”action breeds action.\” To some extent, the whole World Series is testament to the concept … and these Venetian Deep Stacks Knockoffs show it in microcosm. No wonder Caesars eventually began catering to \”smaller\” customers wanting a low-cost taste of the WSOP while playing for more than just satellite tokens.

When all is said and done, more than a football stadium worth of people will have dropped a couple hundred bucks into mini-WSOP events that are becoming less and less mini … whether that be in spite of, or because of, all the similar such tourneys — Venetian Deep Stacks, Caesars Palace MegaStacks, the Golden Nugget Grand Series, Binion\’s Somethingorother Classic, the WynnSOP Whatever … I think I\’m even missing a few others — that came before what\’s currently going on at the Rio.

Action breeds action. At the WSOP and all over Vegas … Click below for more detailed numbers about how the Rio\’s 2p $235, 6p $185, and 10p $135 have grown by the day:

(Special thanks to Heath @WSOPIntern for the data help. Can you do 3-D graphs?)


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 tournament date field size prize pool 1st place

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 10p Rio 135 5/30/2011 26 $2,730 $1,366

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 2p Rio 235 5/30/2011 114 $22,230 $5,899

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 6p Rio 185 5/30/2011 57 $8,550 $2,740

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 10p Rio 135 5/31/2011 94 $9,870 $3,163

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 2p Rio 235 5/31/2011 135 $26,325 $6,982

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 6p Rio 185 5/31/2011 117 $17,550 $4,657

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 10p Rio 135 6/1/2011 90 $9,450 $3,028

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 2p Rio 235 6/1/2011 245 $47,775 $11,723

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 6p Rio 185 6/1/2011 200 $30,000 $7,358

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 10p Rio 135 6/2/2011 167 $17,535 $4,657

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 2p Rio 235 6/2/2011 372 $72,540 $17,426

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 6p Rio 185 6/2/2011 217 $32,550 $7,992

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 10p Rio 135 6/3/2011 155 $16,275 $4,321

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 2p Rio 235 6/3/2011 500 $97,500 $22,442

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 6p Rio 185 6/3/2011 263 $39,450 $9,674

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 10p Rio 135 6/4/2011 155 $16,275 $4,321

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 2p Rio 235 6/4/2011 577 $112,515 $25,905

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 6p Rio 185 6/4/2011 325 $48,750 $11,721

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 10p Rio 135 6/5/2011 – – –

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 2p Rio 235 6/5/2011 599 $116,805 $26,885

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 6p Rio 185 6/5/2011 300 $45,000 $10,818

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 10p Rio 135 6/6/2011 174 $18,270 $4,850

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 2p Rio 235 6/6/2011 575 $112,125 $25,809

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 6p Rio 185 6/6/2011 360 $54,000 $12,972

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 10p Rio 135 6/7/2011 170 $17,850 $4,737

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 2p Rio 235 6/7/2011 653 $127,335 $28,688

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 6p Rio 185 6/7/2011 289 $43,350 $10,635

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 10p Rio 135 6/8/2011 175 $18,375 $4,878

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 2p Rio 235 6/8/2011 631 $123,045 $27,711

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 6p Rio 185 6/8/2011 279 $41,850 $10,268

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 10p Rio 135 6/9/2011 163 $17,115 $4,544

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 2p Rio 235 6/9/2011 715 $139,425 $30,708

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 6p Rio 185 6/9/2011 277 $41,550 $10,193

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 10p Rio 135 6/10/2011 170 $17,850 $4,737

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 2p Rio 235 6/10/2011 750 $146,250 $32,201

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 6p Rio 185 6/10/2011 317 $47,550 $11,428

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 10p Rio 135 6/11/2011 223 $23,415 $5,748

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 2p Rio 235 6/11/2011 463 $90,285 $21,232

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 6p Rio 185 6/11/2011 464 $69,600 $16,368

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 10p Rio 135 6/12/2011 183 $19,215 $5,104

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 2p Rio 235 6/12/2011 392 $76,440 $18,359

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 6p Rio 185 6/12/2011 384 $57,600 $13,841

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 10p Rio 135 6/13/2011 193 $20,265 $5,379

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 2p Rio 235 6/13/2011 874 $170,430 $36,696

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 6p Rio 185 6/13/2011 360 $54,000 $12,972

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 10p Rio 135 6/14/2011 182 $19,110 $5,073

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 2p Rio 235 6/14/2011 890 $173,550 $37,349

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 6p Rio 185 6/14/2011 291 $43,650 $10,707

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 10p Rio 135 6/15/2011 201 $21,105 $5,184

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 2p Rio 235 6/15/2011 806 $157,170 $33,827

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 6p Rio 185 6/15/2011 390 $58,500 $14,062

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 10p Rio 135 6/16/2011 212 $22,260 $5,465

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 2p Rio 235 6/16/2011 702 $136,890 $30,153

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 6p Rio 185 6/16/2011 419 $62,850 $14,785

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 10p Rio 135 6/17/2011 213 $22,365 $5,492

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 2p Rio 235 6/17/2011 480 $93,600 $22,025

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 6p Rio 185 6/17/2011 520 $78,000 $17,963

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 10p Rio 135 6/18/2011 197 $20,685 $5,490

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 2p Rio 235 6/18/2011 600 $117,000 $26,354

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 6p Rio 185 6/18/2011 565 $84,750 $19,515

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 10p Rio 135 6/19/2011 245 $25,725 $6,316

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 2p Rio 235 6/19/2011 874 $170,430 $36,696

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 6p Rio 185 6/19/2011 280 $42,000 $10,303

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 10p Rio 135 6/20/2011 232 $24,360 $5,984

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 2p Rio 235 6/20/2011 1110 $216,450 $43,887

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 6p Rio 185 6/20/2011 358 $53,700 $12,910

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