[the3rd]

EVENT	2006	2007	% CHANGE
#2 Employee NLHE	1232	1039	-15.7%
#3 $1500 NLHE	2776	2998	8.0%
#4 $1500 PLHE	1102	780	-29.2%
#6 $1500 LHE	1068	910	-14.8%
#8 $1000 NLHE w/ rebuys	752	844	12.2%
#10 $2000 NLHE	1919	1531	-20.2%
#11 $5000 7-stud	183	180	-1.6%
#13 $5000 PLHE	378	398	5.3%
#15 $1500 NLHE	2126	2628	23.6%
#17 $1000 Women's NLHE	1128	1286	14.0%
#19 $2500 NLHE	1290	1013	-21.5%
#21 $1500 NLHE Shootout	600	900	50.0%
#22 $5000 NLHE	622	640	2.9%
#23 $1500 PLO	526	578	9.9%
#25 $2000 NLHE	1579	1619	2.5%
#27 $1500 NLHE	2803	2315	-17.4%
#29 $1500 Razz	409	341	-16.6%
#30 $2500 NLHE 6-handed	824	847	2.8%
#33 $1500 PLO w/ rebuys	158	293	85.4%
#34 $3000 LHE	415	296	-28.7%
#35 $1500 NLHE	2126	2541	19.5%
#36 $5000 PLO8B	265	280	5.7%
#37 $2000 PLHE	590	599	1.5%
#38 $1500 NLHE	365	2778	661.1%
#39 $50000 H.O.R.S.E.	143	148	3.5%
#41 $1000 Seniors NLHE	1184	1882	59.0%
#44 $2000 O8B	670	534	-20.3%
#45 $5000 NLHE 6-handed	507	728	43.6%
#46 $1000 7-stud 8B	788	668	-15.2%
#47 $2000 NLHE	2050	2038	-0.6%
#49 $1500 NLHE	420	3151	650.2%
#50 $10000 PLO	214	314	46.7%
#52 $1000 NLHE w/ rebuys	754	1048	39.0%
#53 $1500 LHE Shootout	524	720	37.4%
#54 $5000 2-7 Lowball w/ rebuys	81	78	-3.7%
	32571	38943	19.6%

Not much change so far. Anyone who took the under on the Main Event may regret it.

[Diamond_Don]

I still think that there will be about 1500 less that last year.

[hunterking]

at the time of this post, p* is already sending 1442 people to the main event...

hunter

[jdunford]

I just want to write this a different way:

Originally Posted by the3rd

What does this tell us? Well, the only significant changes I see are decreases in Pot Limit, Limit, and Stud games, and slight increases in most NLHE (and a big increase in the shoot-out event). I wonder if a lot of players have decided to go for the more glamorous NLHE events. I have a feeling there'll be a large increase in the main event again this year... perhaps $10k is getting to be more affordable, and players would rather save up for the big one than play several of the smaller events. We'll have to wait and see.

[the3rd]

Originally Posted by jdunford

I just want to write this a different way:




What does this tell us? Well, the only significant changes I see are decreases in Pot Limit, Limit, and Stud games, and slight increases in most NLHE (and a big increase in the shoot-out event). I wonder if a lot of players have decided to go for the more glamorous NLHE events. I have a feeling there'll be a large increase in the main event again this year... perhaps $10k is getting to be more affordable, and players would rather save up for the big one than play several of the smaller events. We'll have to wait and see.

Thanks. That is much more reader friendly. As you can see, I did that at 3 AM. I'll keep this updated as the ME approaches.

[the3rd]

Looks like many people decided to play PLO instead of LHE this year. Updated with events #33 and #34. So far 9 events dropped in attendance and 11 gained. Considering there are more events this year, total attendance so far has to be up. The main event likely may be bigger once again this year. Can anyone tell I am a self employed accountant with too much time on my hands.

EVENT	2006	2007	% CHANGE
#2 Employee NLHE	1232	1039	-15.7%
#3 $1500 NLHE	2776	2998	8.0%
#4 $1500 PLHE	1102	780	-29.2%
#6 $1500 LHE	1068	910	-14.8%
#8 $1000 NLHE w/ rebuys	752	844	12.2%
#10 $2000 NLHE	1919	1531	-20.2%
#11 $5000 7-stud	183	180	-1.6%
#13 $5000 PLHE	378	398	5.3%
#15 $1500 NLHE	2126	2628	23.6%
#17 $1000 Women's NLHE	1128	1286	14.0%
#19 $2500 NLHE	1290	1013	-21.5%
#21 $1500 NLHE Shootout	600	900	50.0%
#22 $5000 NLHE	622	640	2.9%
#23 $1500 PLO	526	578	9.9%
#25 $2000 NLHE	1579	1619	2.5%
#27 $1500 NLHE	2803	2315	-17.4%
#29 $1500 Razz	409	341	-16.6%
#30 $2500 NLHE 6-handed	824	847	2.8%
#33 $1500 PLO w/ rebuys	158	293	85.4%
#34 $3000 LHE	415	296	-28.7%
#35 $1500 NLHE	2126	2541	19.5%
	24016	23977	-0.2%

[don11]

Aren't there more events this year? Was there a heads-up championship before?

[the3rd]

Originally Posted by don11

Aren't there more events this year? Was there a heads-up championship before?

42 last year, 55 this year. If you look at the gaps in the event numbers in my spreadsheet, those were new events this year. Heads up, new this year. Multiple H.O.R.S.E. events too. If you were to make the money in every event you entered, you could enter no more than 14 events this year because of the overlap. None of the $5000+ events overlap.

[pmaison]

I think the ME will break new records this year...if you see how many Online Room sending a huge pack of players....almost every poker romm is sending players. Plus the direct entrys and the live-satelites..

[PokerFiend]

Another interesting analysis would be size of the prize pool as well, especially for rebuy events.