The World Series of Poker (WSOP) needs no introduction, it is well-known as the most prestigious poker series in the world spanning more than five decades. After a massive success of its 2024 WSOP edition, the richest live poker series of the world is returning to host its 56th annual WSOP at the iconic Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas. WSOP offers a thrilling summer for poker enthusiasts this 2025, awarding a record 100 gold bracelets.
The 2025 WSOP begins on May 27 and will conclude on July 16, offering 100 exciting events with varied buy-ins to cater to all types of players. Ty Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of WSOP, emphasized to continue breaking last year’s records. “In 2025, the WSOP schedule is better again, with something for everyone who loves the game,” Stewart said.
This will be the first series of WSOP under the new ownership of GGPoker’s parent company–NSUS Group Inc. In mid-2024, NSUS Group paid a massive $500 million to Caesars Entertainment to acquire the prestigious series. Although ownership changed, the main staff remained the same as the prestigious Horseshoe Las Vegas venue.
The 56th Annual WSOP begins on May 27 with Event #1: $1,000 buy-in Mystery Millions, which guarantees a $1,000,000 top Bounty, and a $1 Million for the eventual winner. The event boasts five starting flights, with late registration open until Level 12. Eventually, the festival concludes with a $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo on July16, 2025.
WSOP 2025 Main Event (July 2–July 16,2025)
As always, the series will be highlighted by the Main Event. The $10,000 buy-in event runs from July 2 to July 16, 2025. There will be four Day 1 flights (July 2–5), which will be followed by multiple Day 2s leading to the final table and the eventual crowning of the champion.
The 2024 WSOP main event was the largest one in the history with a record turnout of 10,112 entries resulting in $94,041,600 prize pool. The largest share of the prize pool went to the 38-year-old Jonathan Tamayo claiming a staggering $10 million and his first bracelet as the champion.
New, Better, and Exciting 2025 WSOP
Just like in 2024, this year the series is adding new formats and events to its list as Stewart said: “The WSOP schedule is better again, with something for everyone who loves the game.” The 2025 WSOP introduces new events and exciting formats, including the “Battle of the Ages” ($1,000 buy-in, June 22). This specific event split players into 50+ on Day 1A and 21-49 on Day 1B age groups. Players withstanding both starting flights will battle against each other on Day 2.
WSOP raised its stakes during the 2024 WSOP Paradise, introducing a $25k Super Main Event with a $50 million GTD. This time, they are doing the same thing, but for Mixed-game enthusiasts, the series is introducing a new $25k PLO/NLH mixed high rollers, adding to the excitement of poker enthusiasts.
Additionally, the T.O.R.S.E. format makes its debut, replacing limit hold’em with triple draw deuce-to-seven lowball in the mixed-game rotation with a $3,000 buy-in. Traditional H.O.R.S.E. events remain on the schedule with buy-ins of $1.5k, $10k, and $25k.
In 2024, WSOP added NLH/PLO Double Bomb Pot to its events list and it was very successful, this time the Double Bomb Pot makes its return with a $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot Eight Max. Here is a list of several exciting new events players can look forward to at the upcoming World Series of Poker 2025:
>Battle of the Ages (June 22): $1,000 buy-in, separate flights for players aged 50+ and 21-49
>$25,000 PLO/NLH Mixed High Roller: First-ever high-roller edition of this format
>$100K PLO Bracelet Event (July 1): Largest buy-in for an exclusive PLO in WSOP history
>T.O.R.S.E Mixed Game Debut (July 11): $3,000 buy-in event
>Industry Employees Event: $500 buy-in, formerly known as the Casino Employees Event
Tournaments for Every Bankroll
The 2024 WSOP Paradise faced criticism for its high buy-in-only tournaments, thus excluding ordinary players from dreaming of participation in the series. While WSOP always features low buy-in events, of the 100 events this time, 49 have buy-ins of $1,500 or less, while 30 tournaments cost more than $10k.
There are 13 high rollers with buy-ins of $25,000 or more, including three six-figure buy-in events: the $250,000 no-limit hold’em on June 15, the $100,000 pot-limit Omaha on June 11, and the $100,000 no-limit hold’em on July 1. The crown jewel of all this high-roller action is the $250k High Roller.
PokerGO will once again be the exclusive live broadcast provider for the 2025 WSOP, with a complete streaming schedule to be released soon.
A Large Indian Contingent Expected
Last year, we saw a large number of Indian players competing for WSOP glory. For the first-time in history, India racked up a record 219 cashes, which included two victories. Team India’s performance was highlighted by the super high roller victory achieved by Snathosh Suvarnna, who created history by becoming the first Indian to win a $250k High Roller for a career-best $5.4 million and his career-second gold bracelet. Poker veteran Aditya Agarwal won Event #82: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em for a sum of $189,661 and his maiden bracelet. This year, we expect a bigger Indian contingent continuing their record-breaking run from from 2024 into WSOP 2025.
Here is the Full Schedule for WSOP 2025.
Source – WSOP
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