Overview
- The 57th World Series of Poker opened at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas on May 26 with the $550 Mini Mystery Millions and a $5,000 8‑Handed event starting play.
- ESPN regained Main Event rights and the tournament will pause when nine players remain on July 13 before resuming for a live, three‑night final table broadcast on August 3–5.
- WSOP broadened the Player of the Year race to include open bracelet events from WSOP Europe and WSOP Paradise and committed $1 million in POY prizes, with top prizes including a $100,000 WSOP Paradise package.
- Organizers introduced new sponsorship and patch rules that have blocked certain competitor-branded gear, a policy change that has already produced denials for ClubWPT Gold and CoinPoker patches and drawn pushback from sponsored pros.
- The schedule blends mass‑entry events with high‑stakes attractions such as the $1 million minimum‑buyin cash game on June 12 and the GGMillion$ High Roller while a large new feature-table production remains under wraps for a planned reveal.