Number Crunch 2020 WSOP: McKeehen, Laplante, Zinno, NJ Lead Way

The 2020 World Series of Poker is just past the halfway point of the tournaments being held on WSOP.com. Through Saturday there are 17 events in the books and a number of the best players in the world continue to pile up the stats – and dollars – on their quest for WSOP glory.
Here’s a look at some of the numbers from the first 17 events.
Laplante, Zinno Close in Double-Digit Cashes
Ryan Laplante and Anthony Zinno have each cashed nine times through the first 17 events on the schedule. Zinno has earned $27,364 from those events while Laplante has won $23,791.
There are 11 players who have cashed eight times led by Michael Lech. The Event #13 champ won $164,249 that night and has won $180,163 overall. Robert ‘bustinballs’ Kuhn has won a grand total of $172,443 thanks largely to the $115,850 he picked up after winning Event #3. Roland Israelashvili doesn’t have a win yet but has earned $169,451 through his eight cashes.
Six-Figure Club Continues to Grow
Not surprisingly, the winner of the biggest buy-in tournament, Joe McKeehen also leads the list of highest earners. Along with his High Roller win, which paid him $352,985, McKeehen also earned $1,731 for a 60th place finish in Event #3 to bring his total winnings to $354,716. Ryan ‘im.sorry’ Torgersen, who had a second place finish in Event #X for $116,379 before winning Event #X just 24 hours later for $172,362, sits second to McKeehen on the earnings list.
There are 21 players who have earned six-figures to date.
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Prize Pools Surpass $14 Million
The 17 events have drawn a total of 21,995 entries (including rebuys) and have pushed the total prize money awarded to $14,251,915. The average prize pool is $838,348. Only three events have broken into $1 million prize pool territory: Event #10 ($600 NLHE Monster Stack), Event #12 ($500 The Big 500), and Event #14 ($3,200 NLHE High Roller).
The total rake is $1,225,899.
NJ vs. NV Battle Rages On
Not surprisingly, residents of Nevada and New Jersey are dominating the Series. The Garden State crew holds a slight lead in the total cashes category, having found the money 798 times compared to the 673 times that Nevada residents have cashed.
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California and New York grinders are fighting their own battle with Californians accounting for 392 cashes and New Yorkers not far behind at 332. Florida rounds out the top five with 100 total cashes.
America the Bountiful
American players have been responsible for 96.6% of the total cashes with 3,274 total cashes. The next five most successful countries account for 75 total cashes.
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