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Tournaments starting with a $25,000 buy-in are increasing in popularity - and with them a new hierarchy of stars, the likes of which we haven't seen since the heady days of televised high stakes cash games.
Lee Davy and 888poker collected data from a decade of high-rollers, running from January 2017 to December 2016.
There have been 238 tournaments globally with buy-ins of $25,000 or higher between the data points described, averaging 24 events per year.
But the increase in events has risen dramatically in the past two years, with an average of 62 events per year, an 88% increase since Jan 2007.
For the full article click here.
Tournaments starting with a $25,000 buy-in are increasing in popularity - and with them a new hierarchy of stars, the likes of which we haven't seen since the heady days of televised high stakes cash games.
Lee Davy and 888poker collected data from a decade of high-rollers, running from January 2017 to December 2016.
There have been 238 tournaments globally with buy-ins of $25,000 or higher between the data points described, averaging 24 events per year.
But the increase in events has risen dramatically in the past two years, with an average of 62 events per year, an 88% increase since Jan 2007.
For the full article click here.