The weekend is right around the corner, and this one is a bit more special than other given that Sunday will mark the start of PokerStars‘ World Championship of Online Poker. That’s right, the single most important online championship in the world is just two days away with a total 70 events in three weeks and buy-ins that go from 109 dollars to 51 thousand dollars for the Super High Roller.

But before season 14 of the WCOOP begins, the red spade room presents us with the statistics for past and present editions of the WCOOP. The astonishing figures are evidence of how much the World Championship of Online Poker has expanded and grown in the last fourteen years.

$500,000,000
Total amount for prizes hoping to be given away in this edition of the WCOOP

$449,680,133
Total amount of money won until this day in 487 events

$45,000,000
Guaranteed pot for the 2015 World Championship of Online Poker

$12,215,000
A record- setting guaranteed pot for a WCOOP event, which took place at the 2010 Main Event. 2,443 players signed up for the event for 5,200 dollars each.

$2,278,097.50
Highest first prize recorded, given to Tyson ‘POTTERPOKER’ Marks at the 2010 Main Event. It also holds the record for being the highest prize to ever be given to a champion in the history of online poker.

1,000,000
Total entries of all time, this number is expected to be excedeed in this edition of the WCOOP.

$51,000
The highest buy-in ever recorded in the history of online poker for a single event to be battled out on September, 20eth.

The Latin team is already on the list of contestants to fight for the golden bracelet awarded to the champion; and in this way, continue to demonstrate what a great time for poker it is in the continent. At CodigoPoker we will follow their performance closely so that you don’t miss out on any details for the most important series in the world.

Are you ready to go down in history?