The World Series Of Poker was voted the 11th most admired sports league in North America in a poll of 12,000 sports fans conducted by market research firm Turn key Sports & Entertainment.

Major League Baseball, The NFL, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, and the PGA Tour were in the top 10.

WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack said “We’re honored to keep company with the best sports brands in North America, Thanks to our players, sponsors, media partners, fans and staff, we’ve entered the mainstream in another new way.”

Approximately 12,000 adult sports fans in North American markets that are home to at least one NFL, NBA, NHL or MLB team were polled. they were asked questions to measure the popularity and fan loyalty of 122 team brands, and asked to identify up to three leagues they admired most from a list of 24 U.S. based sanctioning bodies.