WSOP 2025 Smashes Records with $511 Million in Payouts and $14 Million to Staff

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2025 has concluded with record-breaking prize money and significant payouts to staff and dealers. Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi won the $10,000 Main Event for a life-changing $10 million payday.

WSOP 2025 collected a staggering $528 million in total buy-ins across 100 live bracelet events. Of the $47 million in tournament fees, $14 million was distributed to staff and dealers. Approximately 1,700 dealers were hired to work the series, suggesting an average payout of over $8,000 per dealer.

The total payout across all 130 bracelet events — live and online — topped $511 million, making 2025 the richest WSOP in history. The 100 live bracelet events drew nearly 247,000 entries, and the 30 online events added over 50,000 entries, bringing the total to nearly 297,000 entries across the series. WSOP has now surpassed $5 billion in lifetime prize money awarded across 2,000+ bracelet events over 56 editions, with more than 2.3 million total entries.