With the fourth and final Day 1 of the 2008 World Series of Poker concluded, the numbers are in and the organisers have confirmed that this edition of the globe's most famous poker series is a record breaker.

Among the superlatives are the following:

Most total registrants
Final numbers are not yet available, but the 55 events at this year's WSOP already have generated more player registrations than the previous record (54,288 in 2007)

Largest total prize pool
While registration in the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em World Championship – commonly referred to as the Main Event – remains open, the total prize pool for the 2008 WSOP already exceeds the previous record of $159,796,918 set in 2007.

Most countries/territories represented
Not including Main Event participants, players from 104 different countries/territories have competed in 2008 WSOP events – more than in the 2006 Winter Olympics.