WSOP vs WCOOP: The Battle of the Poker Championships

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) experienced a boom in 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won the main event. The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has been held since 2002. In 2002, 35 tournaments were held as part of the WSOP, while the first series of WCOOP consisted of 9 tournaments.

In 2010, 57 bracelets were awarded at the WSOP, and 62 tournaments were held as part of the WCOOP. The total prize pool of the first WCOOP championship in 2002 was approximately $80,000. In 2009, the WSOP paid out 44.62% more prizes than in 2002, and the total prize pool of the WSOP increased by 75.71% from 2002 to 2006. The total prize pool of the WCOOP increased by 91.49% annually on average.

In 2009, the WCOOP had 112,740 participants in 45 tournaments, while the WSOP had approximately 60,000 participants in 57 tournaments. The main event of the WSOP is always the most popular tournament in the world. In 2009, the interest of the English in online gambling was much higher than in social networks, with the number of visitors to online gambling sites in England increasing by 40%. The number of visitors to Camelot's website increased by 4,400,000 from July 2009 to July 2010, and the number of users of PartyPoker and PartyCasino sites increased from 700,000 to 1,900,000.