After adopting a hybrid online format in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Series of Poker announced a return to in-person play for the next series in September 2021, in Paradise, Nevada. As of May 2017, the World Series of Poker has done away with the November Nine concept and instead gone back to the old format of crowning the Main Event winner in July. The 20 Main Event final tables commenced in October because of the United States presidential election. However, starting in 2008, the Main Event final table was delayed until November. Events traditionally take place during one day or over several consecutive days during the series in June and July.
However, in recent years, over half of the events have been variants of Texas hold 'em. Īs of 2020, the WSOP consists of 101 events, with most major poker variants featured. It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players. The World Series of Poker ( WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. World Series of Poker Current season, competition or edition: For the video game, see World Series of Poker (video game).
