The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Schedule

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Feb 17, 2025 14 min read Last updated Mar 17, 2025

The schedule is out for the first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) under GGPoker's ownership, and it will feature a 56-year record for most live gold bracelet events.

Poker players from all over the world will flock to Las Vegas from May 27 to compete in a portion (or all) of the 100 bracelet event schedule. It all kicks off with the $1,000 Mystery Millions, offering a $1,000,000 mystery bounty prize, and wraps up with the WSOP Main Event final table on July 16.

This 2025 WSOP guide covers everything you need to know including the full schedule, Main Event details, the hottest new events to watch for in 2025, and much more.

Also, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Connor Richards did a special audio-only episode of the PokerNews Podcast to dive into all things 2025 WSOP schedule. Check it out here:

2025 World Series of Poker Full Schedule

In 2024, GGPoker’s parent company, NSUS Group Inc., bought the WSOP from Caesars Entertainment for a cool $500 million. While there are no major overhauls to the schedule, there are some fresh additions and tweaks designed to satisfy the thousands of players heading to Sin City this summer.

The PokerNews Deepstack Championship is Back

The $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship (PNDC) — Event #78 — is back for its second year, kicking off July 1 at the WSOP. Last summer’s edition was a massive hit, drawing 5,110 entries and awarding Hector Berry a $282,876 payday after he defeated Luke Varrasso heads-up.

Want to play the PNDC for free? You’re in luck. This summer, the PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge at Horseshoe will feature five weekly leaderboards (running May 27–June 30), with the top players each week winning a free seat into the bracelet event. It’s the perfect way to grind your way in while battling in some of the best daily tournaments that Las Vegas has to offer.

And just like last year, PokerNews will track the action, highlighting leaderboard leaders and standout performances throughout the summer.

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Early 2025 WSOP Events Not to Miss

The biggest and best events aren't all at the end of the schedule. Many of the most eye-catching tournaments take place within the first week or so, including Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions on May 27. This tournament has one daily starting flight for four days and guarantees two players will win a $1 million prize — the winner of the tournament and the winner of the largest mystery bounty pull.

Day 1 of the series also includes Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em, previously the Casino Employees event. Here's a few other bracelet events of note during the first week of the 2025 WSOP.

• May 30 - Event #7: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (64 Players)
• June 1 - Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
• June 2 - Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mix

2025 WSOP Main Event Details

Jonathan Tamayo will begin his quest to defend his world title starting July 2 when the $10,000 Main Event kicks off. The 2024 champion won $10 million for taking down the largest Main Event ever, beating out 10,112 players.

The 56th annual edition of poker's world championship again features four Day 1 starting flights, one per day from July 2-5. Players who bagged on Days 1A, 1B, and 1C will come back for Day 2 on July 6, while the Day 1D chip baggers will return on July 7. There will be eight days of play prior to the start of the final table, which is scheduled to last two days (July 15-16).

The winner of this event will join the likes of Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth, Chris Moneymaker, and Tamayo in the most exclusive and prestigious club in poker.

2025 WSOP Main Event Schedule

New Events at the 2025 WSOP

The WSOP always brings fresh twists, and this year’s schedule introduces six brand-new bracelet events that are sure to shake things up.

From a unique Battle of the Ages and a $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller to a brand new mixed game format, here is a look at some of the new additions to the 2025 WSOP schedule:

Battle of the Ages: An Epic Generational Showdown

The $1,000 Battle of the Ages is one of the most intriguing new events adorning the 2025 WSOP schedule not least because it could settle an age-old, pardon the pun, argument: are the veterans or young guns the better poker players?

The 59th event of the series sees players aged 50 and over enter on Day 1A on the morning of June 22, with Day 1B, later in the day, reserved for the under-50 crowd. Surviving players merge on Day 2 to fight it out for the bracelet, top prize, and bragging rights for their generation.

It will be interesting to see which flight will enjoy the most runners, and show where the lifeblood of poker is. WSOP's seniors events draw in staggeringly large fields, but the younger generation heads to the WSOP each summer in droves.

PLO Features in a Trio of New Events

Pot-Limit Omaha players have three brand new events to get their high variance-loving teeth into. Event 14 on June 2 is the $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed 8-Handed event. Last year, a $600 buy-in edition of this event ran, but this is the first time this mixed event has received the high roller treatment.

A few days later, on June 6, Event #24: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed) kicks off. PLO featured in the equivalent event in 2024, but the inaugural double board bomb pot tournament also featured No-Limit Hold'em. That mixed event drew in 1,312 entrants, with China's Xixiang Luo defeating Daniel Hachem heads-up to capture the $270,820 top prize.

The third new PLO addition to the 2025 WSOP schedule will set a new record for the biggest buy-in PLO event in WSOP history. Event #79: $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha stats on July 1, and will see some of the best players battle it out at the felt. $50,000 is the current all-time high buy-in paid for a PLO event at the WSOP. In 2024, 131 players ponied up $50,000, resulting in a $2,100,325 top prize. Daniel Perkusic claimed that princely sum after sending Danny Tang to the rail with the runner-up tag.

High-Octane, High-Stakes Action

Fans of faster format should be delighted to learn that a $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em event explodes into action on July 8. This one-day event, the 87th on the schedule, features short blind levels and, likely, a huge field, as players attempt to save their series. The 2024 schedule featured $1,000, $1,500, and $10,000 buy-in versions of this event; the latter won by Frank Funaro, who outlasted 485 opponents en route to banking $612,997. The two more affordable options drew in vast crowds of 2,639 and 2,110, respectively.

New Mixed Game Enters the Arena

Mixed game aficionados will look forward to July 11 when Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. kicks off for the first time. If you're scratching your head wondering what this acronym is, wonder no more because the traditional Hold'em is dropped from the rotation and 2-7 Limit Triple Draw replaces it. Which mixed game player do you think will take down the T.O.R.S.E.?

GGPoker and the World Series of Poker

Caesars Entertainment no longer owns the rights to the World Series of Poker. But the casino giant will continue to lease the Horseshoe and Paris properties to the new owners for at least the next 20 years.

The deal was agreed to just two weeks following the conclusion of the 2024 WSOP, and it was finalized in October. Rumors of the acquisition started spreading during last summer's series, and the rumors turned out to be true.

GGPoker is a leading online poker brand that has hosted numerous WSOP Online Bracelet Series and December's World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) series in the Bahamas.

The first WSOP schedule under GG's ownership isn't much different from what poker players have come to love in recent years, One other similarity will be the return of PokerNews' unrivaled live reporting, breaking news, and feature content all summer long.

Breaking Down the Rake at the 2025 WSOP

Let’s talk about rake—the fee you pay to play in a tournament. At the 2025 WSOP, the rake varies depending on the buy-in, and as you might expect, smaller events take a bigger cut percentage-wise, while high rollers get a better deal.

Here’s what that looks like this summer:

So what does this mean for you? If you’re playing lower buy-ins, you’ll want to be mindful of how much rake eats into your bankroll over time. On the flip side, if you’re in the nosebleeds, the rake is almost an afterthought. Either way, understanding these numbers can help you make smarter decisions throughout the summer.

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Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

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