Nice work, OP. Just out of curiosity, I pulled up the two-year sample still available on that WSOP Database. Sorry, I don’t know how to paste this into a pretty table.
[Source:
http://wsopdb.com/
2012
No. | Date | Event # | Event Name | Buyin |
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1. | May-28-12 | Event #2 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
2. | May-29-12 | Event #4 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better | $1,500 |
3. | May-31-12 | Event #6 | No-Limit Hold’em Mixed Max | $5,000 |
4. | June-01-12 | Event #8 | Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | $1,500 |
5. | June-03-12 | Event #9 | No-Limit Hold’em Re-entry | $1,500 |
6. | June-03-12 | Event #10 | Seven Card Stud | $5,000 |
7. | June-04-12 | Event #11 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $1,500 |
8. | June-05-12 | Event #13 | Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
9. | June-06-12 | Event #14 | No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (2,000 player max) | $1,500 |
10. | June-06-12 | Event #15 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | $5,000 |
11. | June-08-12 | Event #18 | Seven Card Razz | $2,500 |
12. | June-11-12 | Event #24 | Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | $5,000 |
13. | June-12-12 | Event #25 | Limit Hold’em Shootout | $1,500 |
14. | June-13-12 | Event #27 | H.O.R.S.E. | $1,500 |
15. | June-14-12 | Event #28 | No-Limit Hold’em / Four Handed | $2,500 |
16. | June-15-12 | Event #30 | 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit | $1,500 |
17. | June-16-12 | Event #32 | H.O.R.S.E. | $10,000 |
18. | June-19-12 | Event #36 | No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (2,000 player max) | $3,000 |
19. | June-20-12 | Event #38 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
20. | June-21-12 | Event #39 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $10,000 |
21. | June-24-12 | Event #45 | The Poker Players Championship | $50,000 |
22. | June-27-12 | Event #49 | Ante Only No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
23. | June-28-12 | Event #50 | No-Limit Hold’em | $5,000 |
24. | July-01-12 | Event #55 | The Big One for One Drop - No-Limit Hold’em | $1,000,000 |
25. | July-03-12 | Event #58 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | $3,000 |
26. | July-04-12 | Event #59 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,000 |
27. | July-04-12 | Event #59 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,000 |
28. | July-05-12 | Event #60 | 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) | $10,000 |
29. | July-07-12 | Event #61 | No-Limit Hold’em Main Event | $10,000 |
Summary for 2012: 29 events, $1146,000 total buyins, $39,517 average buyin
2011
No. | Date | Event # | Event Name | Buyin |
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1. | June-01-11 | Event #3 | Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | $1,500 |
2. | June-03-11 | Event #6 | Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
3. | June-04-11 | Event #8 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,000 |
4. | June-04-11 | Event #9 | 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) | $1,500 |
5. | June-08-11 | Event #14 | Limit Hold’em | $3,000 |
6. | June-09-11 | Event #15 | Pot Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
7. | June-09-11 | Event #16 | 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit) | $10,000 |
8. | June-13-11 | Event #22 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $1,500 |
9. | June-13-11 | Event #23 | Eight Game Mix | $2,500 |
10. | June-14-11 | Event #25 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better | $1,500 |
11. | June-15-11 | Event #26 | No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed | $2,500 |
12. | June-15-11 | Event #27 | Limit Hold’em Championship | $10,000 |
13. | June-16-11 | Event #28 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
14. | June-16-11 | Event #29 | 10-Game Mix / Six Handed | $2,500 |
15. | June-17-11 | Event #31 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $3,000 |
16. | June-18-11 | Event #32 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
17. | June-18-11 | Event #33 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | $10,000 |
18. | June-21-11 | Event #37 | H.O.R.S.E. Championship | $10,000 |
19. | June-22-11 | Event #39 | Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha | $2,500 |
20. | June-23-11 | Event #40 | No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed | $5,000 |
21. | June-26-11 | Event #45 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,000 |
22. | June-28-11 | Event #48 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
23. | June-28-11 | Event #49 | 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) | $2,500 |
24. | June-29-11 | Event #50 | Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em | $5,000 |
25. | June-30-11 | Event #51 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better | $1,500 |
26. | June-30-11 | Event #52 | Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit) | $2,500 |
27. | July-02-11 | Event #55 | The Poker Player’s Championship | $50,000 |
28. | July-07-11 | Event #58 | No-Limit Hold’em Championship | $10,000 |
29. | July-07-12 | Event #61 | No-Limit Hold’em Main Event | $10,000 |
Summary for 2011: 28 events, $148,000 total buyins, $5,286 average buyin
No. | Date | Event # | Event Name | Buyin |
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1. | | Event #42 | Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better | $2,500 |
Summary for : 1 event, $2,500 total buyins, $2,500 average buyin
Summary for all years: 58 events, $1,296,500 total buyins, $22,353 average buyin
It looks like more than a third of his results came from limit events (or mixed-game events with a large number of limit variants, such as the 8-game mix).
Abbaddabba also raised doubt that Hellmuth’s buy-ins totaled $2.9 million in 15 years. I actually don’t think your estimate could be THAT far off. 2011 is probably a fairly typical year, with his BIs adding up to $148K. And yes, the 2012 total is $1.146 million, but that is also thrown off by the Big One for One Drop. Take that out, and you have $146K. If he averaged $147K for 15 years, you’d be looking at just north of $2.2 million.
Last edited by Wilbury Twist; 07-19-2018 at 12:39 AM.
Reason: NM. figured out the tables. Also, the wsop.com data only shows Vegas events.