The dates have already been announced for the 50th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), the global championship of professional poker that attracts thousands of players from across the world.
The world’s richest and biggest poker festival will run from May 28 to July 16, 2019 at its usual home, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and it is expected to award $200 + Million in prizes.
To celebrate WSOP’s 50th Golden Anniversary, a ‘huge opening weekend event’ will be held on May 30 through June 2: The Big 50. This event will feature a $500 buy-in with 50,000 chips and 50-minute levels. The event will offer a $5-million in guaranteed prize pool and a $1-million to the champion.
The Big 50’s affordable buy-in makes it a super value. Adding to the delight, WSOP is making everyone’s initial entry into the tournament rake-free. All $500 of the buy-in will go directly into the prize pool. The organizers will also host a celebratory gala and awards evening on Saturday, June 29.
“We’re excited to commence our golden event. We expect our opening Big 50 event to be one of the largest in our history, and certainly one of the best value tournaments ever offered. This is part of our concerted plan to make the 2019 World Series of Poker a better value all-around.” said WSOP executive director Ty Stewart.
What Else To Expect From 50th Edition of WSOP?
Once again, the biggest highlight of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be its $10,000 buy-in main event, which runs from 3rd July till the final day on 16th July 2019. For poker enthusiasts who can’t make it to Las Vegas, the ESPN will be televising portions of it, every night of the event’s duration.
In its efforts to improve overall experience of poker players, WSOP have made some sweet changes for the golden edition of the WSOP 2019. These changes include the bigger starting stacks and big blind ante. Most of the WSOP events this year will see major increases to the starting chip stack.
To celebrate the 50th edition and make it even more interesting for players, WSOP has added some exciting new events to its 2019 schedule. Some of these events include a $50,000 buy-in 50th Annual High Roller NLH event, a $10,000 Short Deck event and a $1000 Mini Main Event. Recently, the organizers also revealed a special event called “Bracelet Winners Only”, which will take place on July 10. This special event is open to all the previous gold bracelet winners.
“Being this is our 50th running, we are doing everything we can to make this year’s iteration bigger, better and more valuable for players,” said the World Series of Poker Vice President Jack Effel.
The WSOP 2018 festival drew 123,865 entries for a record-breaking $266,889,193 in prize money. However, the stakes for the 50th golden edition are going to be much higher than ever !!
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