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Changes to television and livestream coverage have been made for the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Major changes.
But fear not, the biggest event of the year in poker will be easily accessible to fans around the world, for free (well, most of it).
ESPN returns to cover the Main Event this year, but the rest of the 2026 WSOP will be available for livestreaming on the WSOP's official social media channels.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
Jack Effel brought out reigning WSOP Main Event champion Michael Mizrachi to usher in the start of the 2026 World Series of Poker.
With the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicking off today, there is a great deal of excitement for Event #1: $550 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Mystery Millions, a tournament some suggest could be one of the biggest live events ever.
As such, PokerNews asked Robert Jen, the "World's Greatest Unknown Poker Historian," for a list of the largest WSOP events in Las Vegas:
| Entries | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 28,371 | 2019 | $500 Big 50 No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 24,629 | 2025 | $300 Gladiators of Poker |
| 23,088 | 2023 | $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 22,374 | 2015 | $565 Colossus No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 21,613 | 2016 | $565 Colossus II No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 20,647 | 2024 | $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 20,080 | 2022 | $500 Housewarming No-limit Hold 'Em |
| 19,654 | 2025 | $1,000 Mystery Millions Bounty |
| 19,303 | 2024 | $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 18,409 | 2024 | $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold 'Em Bounty |
And just for fun, he included the largest WSOP GGPoker Online Events:
| Entries | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 53,768 | 2025 | Online $215 Mystery Millions |
| 52,452 | 2024 | Online $215 Mystery Millions |
| 51,211 | 2023 | Online $210 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 51,003 | 2022 | Online $210 Million Dollar Mystery Bounty |
| 44,576 | 2020 | Online $50 Big 50 |
| 34,787 | 2020 | Online $100 WSOP Million$ |
| 30,810 | 2021 | Online $50 Return No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 29,306 | 2020 | Online $100 Opener |
| 28,371 | 2019 | $500 Big 50 No-Limit Hold 'Em |
| 24,629 | 2025 | $300 Gladiators of Poker |
Only time will tell if Event #1: $550 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Mystery Millions makes the list, and it's something PokerNews will keep an eye on until registration closes.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off today at 12 p.m. with a brand new event: the $550 Mini Mystery Millions.
Thousands of entrants are expected to descend on the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for this opening event, which promises a $1 million jackpot mystery bounty.
Featuring five starting flights, a 25,000-chip starting stack, and 30-minute levels on each Day 1, the $550 Mini Mystery Millions should see a five-figure attendance by the time Day 1f concludes. Someone is going to open a mystery bounty envelope containing $1 million, despite only paying $550 to enter.
What better way to get the 2026 WSOP underway than seeing someone become a millionaire?
The Mini Mystery Millions starts with Day 1a at 12 p.m. local time on May 26, followed by Days 1b to 1f on the subsequent days. Flights 1b-e have a 10:00 a.m. start, while the turbo-structured Day 1f shuffles up and deals at 6 p.m. local time. Players will navigate 22 levels on each day. A 20-minute break is planned for every four levels on Day 1a through 1e, with a 75-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 14.
On Flight 1f, a 15-minute break is pencilled in after Level 6, with subsequent breaks lasting 20 minutes every four levels; there is no dinner break on Day 1f.
Late registration remains open for ten levels on each flight, with players permitted to reenter twice per flight. Standard payouts begin on Day 1, but mystery bounties are not in play until Day 2.
Day 2 starts at 1 p.m. local time on May 31. The plan is to play 15 levels or down to five players, whichever comes first. Surviving players return to the action at a TBD time on June 1 to conclude the Mini Mystery Millions.
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Event #1: $550 Mini Mystery Millions
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