World Series of Poker

Caesars Entertainment sells World Series of Poker brand for $500M

Caesars Entertainment is selling the World Series of Poker brand to an online gaming group based in Canada but will continue to host live events ...

World Series of Poker to honor Doyle Brunson with public memorial

The World Series of Poker will hold a public memorial for Doyle Brunson, one of the most notable poker players in the history of the ...

Ty Stewart guides World Series of Poker into a new era

The 2022 WSOP kicked off Tuesday at the dual new venues with the first two of 88 scheduled events for poker’s biggest prize — the ...

How World Series of Poker will be bigger than ever at Bally’s and Paris in Las Vegas

Ty Stewart ducked down to read a question off a computer monitor from an online audience during a World Series of Poker news conference Thursday ...

World Series of Poker gives floor to Las Vegas' PokerGO

On a recent afternoon, Phil Hellmuth, one of the most recognizable faces in the poker world, strolled into the sprawling PokerGO Studio on the Las ...

World Series of Poker moving to the Las Vegas Strip

The World Series of Poker is moving to Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas next year, with actor Vince Vaughn serving as master of ceremonies, Caesars ...

World Series of Poker returns live, in-person to Las Vegas

The World Series of Poker has returned in Las Vegas, live and in-person for what organizers are calling the 52nd annual event following a two-year ...

CBS Sports taking over TV coverage of World Series of Poker

CBS Sports today announced a deal to televise the World Series of Poker Main Event starting this year. CBS Sports Network reached a multiyear agreement ...

World Series of Poker sets dates for in-person play in Las Vegas

The World Series of Poker plans to return to live, in-person play for a nearly eight-week tournament in Las Vegas later this year, parent company ...

Pro poker player's burned body found in Michigan park

Police in southeastern Michigan are investigating the death of a professional poker player whose burned body was found in a recreational area a month after ...

World Series of Poker postponed to fall because of coronavirus concerns

The World Series of Poker will not be held over the summer in Las Vegas for the first time in 16 years, but tournament organizers ...

Poker boom: Nevadans are staying home and playing cards at record levels online

Like nearly every other sports league or gaming company, the World Series of Poker saw events derailed due to the coronavirus crisis ...

Hossein Ensan aptly wins Main Event championship to cap WSOP’s 50th year

Throughout this summer’s 50th annual event, the World Series of Poker paid homage to its history in a number of ways. ...

World Series of Poker Main Event just misses all-time entrants record

A total of 8,569 players ponied up the $10,000 to enter the event — the second-most ever and only 204 less than the record set ...

8 things to watch as 50th WSOP Main Event begins at Rio

John Cynn fought to keep his eyes open and stave off exhaustion a year ago to accept the World Series of Main Event championship bracelet ...

All backgrounds bet on becoming World Series of Poker champ

Tens of thousands of professional and amateur poker players go on a pilgrimage to Las Vegas every summer in hopes of returning home richer, owning ...

'Jeopardy!' champ out of debut World Series of Poker event

"Jeopardy!" champion and professional sports gambler James Holzhauer finished out of money in his World Series of Poker debut on Monday ...

Fifty years after its birth, the World Series of Poker retains its restless spirit

The 50th-annual World Series of Poker began in late May at the Rio with the set of 89 championship tournaments running through mid-July. The Main ...