Let the Games Begin: 2023 World Series of Poker Officially Underway
At around 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday, Jack Effel announced "shuffle up and deal" to officially kickstart the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Paris Las Vegas.
The first tournament of the series, Event #1: $500 Casino Employees, is open only to those who work in the casino industry. At 2 p.m., the first open event of the series will begin — Event #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed).
Many within the WSOP and across the poker world expect the 54th annual summer poker extravaganza to be the biggest. There's a sense of buzz within the two host venues — Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris — that indicate, to steal a line from Gus Hansen, it's going to be a great summer.
PokerNews will be on-site, bringing you non-stop exclusive content that will keep you informed of what's happening on the floor from Event #1 until a world champion is crowned in July. We'll bring you live updates during every bracelet event, entertaining video content across social media, exclusive interviews with the biggest names in the game, and news as it breaks all summer long.
Sense of Newness
The 2023 WSOP will be the first ever at Horseshoe Las Vegas, but not the first in the same venue. Last year, the World Series of Poker moved from the Rio to the Las Vegas Strip's Bally's Hotel & Casino, which has since been renovated and rebranded as the Horseshoe.
When you arrive at the host facility, you'll notice some significant changes compared to last year in terms of aesthetics, most notably gorgeous new carpeting and improved lighting in the Events Center, where the feature and final tables will take place.
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In this Series
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Hellmuth vs. Negreanu?17 Let the Games Begin: 2023 World Series of Poker Officially Underway18 WNBA Champion Kelsey Plum Kicks Off WSOP Mystery Millions19 5 Poker Tax Facts to Remember Heading into the 2023 WSOP20 Introducing The Chad & Jesse Poker Show; Two Episodes a Week During 2023 WSOP21 PokerNews Podcast: Catching Up w/ WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart22 Negreanu or Hellmuth — Who Will Have the Best 2023 WSOP?23 Some of the Best Poker Players Who Haven't Won a WSOP Bracelet24 Quads, Runner-Runner & Other Crazy Hands From the WSOP $25,000 High Roller25 2023 WSOP Featured Females: Maria Konnikova & Kristen Foxen Making Runs26 Phil Ivey, Doug Polk in Action at Epic WSOP $25k Heads-Up Tournament27 Five Tournaments Fans Don't Want to Miss at the 2023 World Series of Poker28 Five Reasons Winning Poker Players Lose Money at the WSOP29 We Asked ChatGPT to Predict the WSOP $25K Heads Up Championship30 Doug Polk Headlines the Final Four in WSOP $25K Heads Up Championship31 Two $1,000,000 Prizes Pulled in WSOP Mystery Millions32 Five Questions to Ask Yourself at Your First WSOP33 Andrews Suffers Brutal Beat on $5K Freezeout Bubble; Hellmuth Deep in $600 Deepstack34 The Two Failed Bluffs in One Week that Cost Doug Polk $700k35 2023 Poker Hall of Fame Nominations Open; Rast, Scheinberg, Savage Frontrunners?36 Badugi Primer - Get Ready for A Brand New WSOP Tournament37 2023 Poker Hall of Fame Nominations Open; Rast, Scheinberg, Savage Frontrunners?38 Estes Nabs Second WSOP MI Online Bracelet; Kershaw Victorious in First PA Event39 Steve "Cuz" Buckner & Lon McEachern Recent Guests on The Chad & Jesse Poker Show40 Is Today the Day Isaac Haxton Finally Wins His First WSOP Bracelet?41 Hitting the Nuts: Man & Woman Discuss Infamous 2023 WSOP Low Blow42 Sarah Herzali Comes Up Shy of Being First Female Bracelet Winner of 2023 WSOP43 A Look Inside Phil Hellmuth's WSOP Break Room: How Does He Fit on that Couch?44 Scotty Nguyen Recovering From Surgery, Will Miss First Half of WSOP45 Man of the People: How Daniel Negreanu Bagged Top 4 Stack on $300 Gladiator Day 1a46 PN Podcast: Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland Shares Stories About Doyle Brunson & Stu Ungar47 Poker Player Spikes Quads on River to Escape WSOP $50K Bubble48 2023 WSOP Hands of the Week: Polk's Miracle Two Outer; Accidental Exposure Saves Tull from Bubble49 Phil Galfond Offers Poker Hall of Fame Pick; Says Two Should Be Inducted Per Year50 Poker Boom 2.0? 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