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When is the 2024 WSOP?
The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) returns to its traditional summer timeslot and will take 🏀 place from Tuesday, May 31 through Wednesday, July 20, 2024.
"We are excited to usher in a new era of WSOP 🏀 next summer," said World Series of Poker Senior Vice President, Ty Stewart.
2024 WSOP Master of Ceremonies Vince Vaughn
Award-winning Hollywood actor 🏀 and star of 'Wedding Crashers' & 'Old School' Vince Vaughn will be the 2024 WSOP Master of Ceremonies, with the 🏀 World Series welcoming some of the best poker players from around the world to Las Vegas.
“I am honored to be 🏀 selected as the Master of Ceremonies for what is set to be the most anticipated World Series of Poker tournament 🏀 ever,” said Vaughn. “Poker has long been one of my favorite sports, so to be a part of something as 🏀 historic as the WSOP finally moving to the Strip is an absolute dream.”
'Wedding Crashers' & 'Old School' Star Vince Vaughn 🏀 to Join WSOP's Move to Strip in 2024
Last year's World Series was a major story, and was #1 the PokerNews 🏀 Top Stories of 2024.
When is the 2024 WSOP Main Event?
The 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event runs from July 🏀 3-16, 2024. There will be four starting flights in this year's Main Event, with five 90-minute levels played on Day 🏀 1 with cards in the air from 11 a.m. Late registration closes two levels into Day 2 (approx. 2p.m.)
All starting 🏀 fields will combine for the first time on Saturday, July 9 for Day 3, and play down to a final 🏀 table on Day 7 on Wednesday, July 13. The traditional day off returns to the schedule, before the WSOP Main 🏀 Event champion is crowned across two days - Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16.
Date Day Sunday, July 3 WSOP 🏀 Main Event Day 1a Monday, July 4 WSOP Main Event Day 1b Tuesday, July 5 WSOP Main Event Day 1c 🏀 Wednesday, July 6 WSOP Main Event Day 1d Thursday, July 7 WSOP Main Event Day 2ab Friday, July 8 WSOP 🏀 Main Event Day 2cd Saturday, July 9 WSOP Main Event Day 3 Sunday, July 10 WSOP Main Event Day 4 🏀 Monday, July 11 WSOP Main Event Day 5 Tuesday, July 12 WSOP Main Event Day 6 Wednesday, July 13 WSOP 🏀 Main Event Day 7 Thursday, July 14 - Friday, July 15 WSOP Main Event Final Table Saturday, July 16 WSOP 🏀 Main Event Final Table
Where will the 2024 WSOP be held?
The 2024 WSOP will be held at the Bally's and Paris 🏀 Las Vegas Hotels & Casinos in, Nevada. The new Strip location will be a completely new experience for poker players, 🏀 with the Series having taken place at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino for the last 17 years.
There were 🏀 already hints that the tournament would move, before it was confirmed at the end of the 2024 World Series during 🏀 the Main Event.
The two properties are linked, as well as being connected to the wider Las Vegas Monorail, allowing World 🏀 Series of Poker patrons to travel between the two casinos, as well as several other properties on the Las Vegas 🏀 Strip including Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, and the Convention Center.
Combined, the two venues have 150,000 square feet of tournament capacity 🏀 featuring 600 poker tables.
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Bally's Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
The future Horseshoe Las Vegas, is currently known as 🏀 Bally's is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The property originally opened in 1973 and is home to 2,812 rooms 🏀 and over 68,000 square feet of gaming space. At some point during 2024, it will undergo a multimillion dollar rebranding 🏀 into the Horseshoe around the 2024 World Series of Poker.
The Event Center will host the TV stage of the 2024 🏀 World Series of Poker, and this will be where the high-profile final tables take place.
Paris Las Vegas Hotel
The Paris Las 🏀 Vegas Hotel is also owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. Opened in 1999 it is substantially younger than its neighbouring 🏀 property and has 2,917 rooms and almost 100,000 square feet of gaming space. Themed around the French capital, the property 🏀 features a half-scale replica of the Eiffel tower and a two-thirds sized Arc de Triomphe.
Paris Bally's WSOP 2024
2024 WSOP Schedule
The 🏀 2024 WSOP schedule was released in late February, featuring 88 bracelet events. Be sure to check out here what's different 🏀 about this year's schedule compared to previous years.
Highlights of the schedule include:
$500 The Housewarming NLH - with aR$5,000,000 guarantee
guaranteeR$1,000 GGPoker 🏀 Flip & Go
$400 Colossus
Lucky 7's - with a guaranteedR$777,777 first place prize
Tournament of Champions - invite-only for bracelet and ring-winners.
Six-time 🏀 WSOP champion Daniel Negreanu has already released a draft schedule of what he is set to play, with almostR$1,000,000 in 🏀 buy-ins — and that's before even a single re-entry!
Main Event Champions (2002-2024)
The defending World Series of Poker champion is Germany's 🏀 Koray Aldemir who won the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event taking homeR$8,000,000 in prize money. He topped a 🏀 field of 6,550 players to win after battling it out at the final table at the Rio All Suite Hotel 🏀 & Casino in Las Vegas.
Defending champion Koray Aldemir celebrates his victory in 2024
Here are the last 10 players to win 🏀 the coveted Main Event bracelet:
YEAR ENTRIES CHAMPION COUNTRY PRIZE 2024 6,550 Koray Aldemir GermanyR$8,000,000 2024 1,379 Damian Salas ArgentinaR$2,550,969 2024 🏀 8,569 Hossein Ensan GermanyR$10,000,000 2024 7,874 John Cynn United StatesR$8,800,000 2024 7,221 Scott Blumstein United StatesR$8,150,000 2024 6,737 Qui Nguyen 🏀 United StatesR$8,005,310 2024 6,420 Joe McKeehen United StatesR$7,683,346 2014 6,683 Martin Jacobson SwedenR$10,000,000 2013 6,352 Ryan Riess United StatesR$8,361,570 2012 🏀 6,598 Greg Merson United StatesR$8,531,853
2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Registration
The World Series of Poker is yet to confirm details 🏀 on how players can enter events at the 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas. However, the registration process is expected to 🏀 be similar to 2024, details of which can be found below. No locations in the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas 🏀 have been confirmed to be the area for registration or entering events.
Online and in-person registration for all World Series events 🏀 will open in the weeks prior to the first event. Players will be able to register 24 hours a day, 🏀 7 days a week.
Players will need to bring a valid photo ID and your Caesars Rewards Loyalty card in order 🏀 to register.
International players are required to bring an additional form of identification that shows residential address, such as a signed 🏀 Las Vegas lease agreement, a utility bill or a mobile phone bill.
Methods of Payment
Cash
Credit/Debit cards* (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American 🏀 Express)
ACH
Wire transfers/cashier's checks
Rio gaming chips
Rio Tournament Buy-In Chips
Tournament Buy-In Credit
*Participants using credit/debit cards must have a valid ID that matches 🏀 the cardholder name present on the credit card used for the transaction.
Cards and Chips
2024 WSOP Online Registration
Players will once again 🏀 be able to use Bravo Poker Live to register for World Series of Poker bracelet events online.
Players will need to 🏀 validate their identity before being able to register online. They must also have an active and valid Caesars Rewards acount 🏀 and Bravo Live account.
In 2024, players could then simply pick event(s) online via Bravo, utilizing the self-service kiosks located throughout 🏀 the Rio Convention Center to print their seat cards, and go directly to their table.
It is unclear whether these kiosks 🏀 will be available at the Horseshoe or Paris.
Methods of Payment for Online Registration
Wire Transfer
Cashier's Check
Credit Card Authorization
2024 World Series of 🏀 Poker (FAQ)
