Cards will be in the air for a diverse calendar of events beginning Thursday, September 30 with all play concluding on Tuesday, November 23.
The 2021 opening weekend is expected to feature a special charity event to benefit frontline health workers, a US$25,000 H.O.R.S.E. and a US$5 million GTD No-Limit Hold’em event billed as “The Reunion.”
Further details and specifics on the complete schedule will be released by mid-year.
“The Main Event” is expected to begin Thursday, November 4 and run through Wednesday, November 17.
Hotel room reservations are now being accepted across Caesars Entertainment’s Las Vegas resorts, including the headquarters at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, with rates as low as US$60 for existing Caesars Rewards members.
Specific COVID-19 safety protocols and other related 2021 tournament policies will be reviewed with gaming regulators in the lead-up to the event. The World Series of Poker will be compliant with all directives from the state of Nevada regarding social distancing and capacity limits on the tournament dates.
“This year, more than ever, we embrace our role at the WSOP to deliver memorable experiences and bring this community of poker lovers back together. In 2021, the theme is, get vaccinated and get back to Vegas,” said Ty Stewart, WSOP Executive Director.
WSOP Online 2021
Building off last summer’s record-setting success for both domestic and international online poker tournaments, WSOP plans to fill the summer void with an exciting slate of WSOP Gold Bracelet online events.
In 2020, WSOP.com’s domestic series awarded nearly US$27 million in prize money across its 31 events, making it far and away the biggest online tournament series in the history of U.S. regulated poker.
In 2021, WSOP.com will hold the domestic tournaments on its All-American Poker Network beginning Thursday, July 1, closing with a US$1,000 championship. Qualification will be available for as little as US$1. Complete information about the WSOP Online tournament schedule will be released and published on www.wsop.com next April 15.
WSOP Europe 2021
WSOP Europe is expected to round out the year of poker action with its return to King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic running from Friday, Nov. 19 through Tuesday, Dec. 8, subject to regulatory approval.
“We hope and anticipate travel restrictions will ease by the fall. It’s important to us that we have an excellent tournament schedule available to our European players,” said Stewart.
Source: GMB
