The 2025 World Series of Poker officially gets underway today. Some 314 days after Jonathan Tamayo took down the largest WSOP main event ever held for $10 million, a new summer’s worth of gold bracelet winners are soon to be crowned at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas.
The 56th annual WSOP is set to award 100 gold bracelets in live events from May 27 – July 16, and another 30 online bracelet events scheduled on WSOP.com and its newly minted four-state player pool combining the liquidity of Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
This will be the first WSOP under the new ownership of NSUS Group Inc., which also owns GGPoker. Caesars Entertainment sold the rights for a reported $500 million just a couple of weeks after the conclusion of last year’s series.
This year the biggest festival in poker kicks off the tournament action with what’s become one of the signature events on the schedule every year with the first of five starting flights for the $1,000 buy-in Mystery Millions.
The multi-flight mystery bounty no-limit hold’em event will award knockout prizes for every elimination from the start of Day 2 of the tournament through the end. Last year’s running of this event awarded two bounty prizes of $1 million, with other top bounties including $500,000, $250,000, and three $100,000 paydays. The first-place prize was also worth $1 million.
The newly rebranded WSOP $500 Industry Employees no-limit hold’em event, previously called the Casino Employees Event, also retains its traditional position on the opening day of the festival.
The 2025 WSOP $10,000 no-limit main event kicks off on Wednesday, July 2 with the first of four starting flights. Registration will remain open through the midway point of Day 2D on July 7. The final table will take place over the course of two days, starting on Tuesday, July 15 and concluding on Wednesday, July 16 when a new world champion of poker will emerge.
The 2025 WSOP is now open for business!
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) May 27, 2025
Looking Back On A Historic 2024 At The Series
Jonathan Tamayo Wins 2024 WSOP Main Event
In 2024, the main event once again set records, drawing 10,112 players to create a total prize pool of $94,041,600. Tamayo’s victory was the capstone on a summer filled with tremendous performances and records being smashed.
While the main event was certainly one for the ages, there was plenty of headline-grabbing action throughout the festival. More than $438 million was awarded during the live events at last year’s WSOP, with plenty of notables making their mark along the way.
Scott Seiver won the 2024 WSOP Player of the Year race after capturing his fifth, sixth and seventh career bracelets. Seiver became the first player since Jeff Lisandro in 2009 to win three WSOP titles at a single series. Michael Rocco finished second in that POY race, while six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus audaciously managed to finish third despite not winning a single event during the festival.
Ausmus made seven different final tables at Horseshoe Las Vegas in 2024, including a second-place finish in a $100,000 no-limit hold’em high roller for $1,892,260.
Some of poker’s heaviest hitters and most respected players in the game hit major milestones over the summer of 2024. Nick Schulman won his fifth career WSOP bracelet in a $25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller for $1,667,842. It was Schulman’s third career seven-figure cash and first since 2019.
Mixed game experts Robert Mizrachi, Yuri Dzivielevski and Calvin Anderson each won their fifth career bracelets at the 2024 WSOP as well.
An astounding 16 individual winner’s prizes of at least $1 million were awarded during the 2024 WSOP, with seven winners who took home at least $2 million. Over the course of 99 live events and 30 online WSOP bracelet events, the winners alone walked away more than $71,237,477 in first-prize payouts to go with their newly won hardware.
These are just some of the many exciting storylines that developed during last year’s proceedings. Starting today, a whole summer’s worth of novel WSOP intrigue is set to begin anew.
Where Does The Bracelet Race Stand?
Between the 100 live WSOP events and 30 online events on WSOP.com, the all-time bracelet list seems likely to be reshaped again in 2025. Phil Hellmuth, who has stated he won’t play this year’s main event due to the grueling schedule, remains comfortably at the top of the list with 17 gold bracelets. He most recently won in 2023, in a single-day $10,000 no-limit hold’em event.
Erik Seidel
For the first time since 2005, one player sits alone in second place on the all-time WSOP bracelet list going into the summer. Phil Ivey won his 11th career bracelet in 2024, his first such victory since 2014, to break a four-way deadlock with Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan and Erik Seidel.
Seidel, whose 10th and most recent bracelet came at WSOP Paradise in 2023, could well be the next player to inch closer to Hellmuth and the top of the list. But one of the most intriguing races to keep an eye on is the next player to hit double digits. Behind the late Johnny Moss’ nine WSOP gold bracelet wins, five players are tied with seven bracelet wins.
Three different players hit that milestone in 2024 – the aforementioned Seiver, as well as Poker Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu and John Hennigan. Seiver proved a three-bracelet summer is an achievable goal, and has once again set a high bar for himself heading into 2025. There’s also the matter of a logjam at six WSOP bracelet wins, with 14 currently tied at that plateau.
What’s New In 2025?
For 2025, there will be six new events of note appearing on the WSOP schedule. A first-of-its-kind ‘Battle of the Ages’ is a $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament with a unique twist. On June 22, Flight A will only be open to players aged 50 and start at 10 a.m. Flight B is catered exclusively towards players under 50, and kicks off at 4 p.m. The survivors of both flights will combine on June 23 to play to a winner.
There are five other additions of note, largely focused on the non-hold’em games. That includes a $3,000 T.O.R.S.E event, which takes the popular H.O.R.S.E. (hold’em, Omaha, Razz, stud, stud eight-or-better) format and replaces the limit hold’em round with 2-7 triple draw. The high rollers get a new event of their own as well, as a $100,000 pot-limit Omaha event debuts on the 2025 WSOP schedule.
After the WSOP debuted a half hold’em, half Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot event on the 2024 schedule, there was player outcry about the bomb pots only occurring incrementally throughout the tournament. In 2025, the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot event will feature exclusively bomb pots on every single hand.
Two familiar formats are adding new buy-in versions of popular events. A $25,000 buy-in, half no-limit hold’em, half pot-limit Omaha high roller takes place early on in the summer. Towards the end of the schedule, a $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty no-limit hold’em event joins $1,500 and $10,000 buy-in versions of that format on the 2025 WSOP schedule.
One of the biggest developments ahead of this year’s series is the implementation of the WSOP+ app. Available on iOS and Android devices, the app that was previously implemented at WSOP Paradise will be in action in Las Vegas for the first time.
After a one-time pre-registration in person at Paris Las Vegas, verified players will be able to enter events directly in the app via ACH, credit cards, PayPal, Luxon Pay, and pre-funded tournament accounts and go straight to their tables.
The WSOP+ app also displays schedules, structure sheets, live event chip counts and prize pool information, among other features.
Also new in 2025 are some notable changes to the official WSOP rules, including restrictions on the use of electronic devices deep in events. This was one of several updates aimed at protecting game integrity.
(Pretty Much) Every Game, Every Limit.
Given the scope of the schedule, it should come as no surprise that the 2025 WSOP has something for nearly every tournament poker player, with a wide variety of games, formats, and price points.
The lowest buy-in event offered clocks in at $300 (Gladiators of Poker $3,000,000 Gtd., June 25). On the other end of the spectrum, the $250,000 buy-in high roller event is also returning this year. Last year Santhosh Suvarna came out on top of the 75-entry field to earn a staggering $5.4 million payday in that nosebleed-stakes affair.
Of the 100 events on the schedule, 49 cost $1,500 or less to enter, while 30 cost $10,000 or more to play. Narrowing down to just high rollers (buy-ins of $25,000 or more) cuts the number to 13, with three six-figure buy-in events. Those are the aforementioned $250,000 no-limit hold’em event (June 15) and $100,000 pot-limit Omaha event (June 11), as well as a $100,000 no-limit hold’em (July 1).
If someone were somehow capable of firing a single bullet in all 100 bracelet events, they would have to post $1,095,465.
Where to Watch The 2025 WSOP
PokerGO has released a comprehensive schedule for live streaming coverage for the 2025 series. More than 25 different events will be featured over the course of the summer, kicking off on May 31 and running all the way through the end of the 2025 WSOP main event on July 16.
Coverage of events spans from buy-ins as small as the $300 Gladiators of Poker event all the way up to the $250,000 no-limit hold’em super high roller, and covers a variety of different games and formats.
There will be multi-day coverage of Event 26 ($25K high roller), Event 32 ($50K high roller), Event 38 ($100K high roller), Event 46 ($250K super high roller) and Event 66 (three days of the $50K Poker Players Championship).
The full WSOP streaming schedule of everything leading up to the main event can be found on PokerGO’s official website.
Coverage of the 2025 WSOP main event will start from Day 1A on July 2 on PokerGO, and run all the way through to the moment a champion is crowned on July 16.
The PokerGO streaming platform is available on Android phones and tablets, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and via any web or mobile browser (simply navigate to PokerGO.com). Select broadcasts including previously unannounced coverage will be hosted on PokerGO’s YouTube channel throughout the summer.
Visit the Card Player 2025 World Series of Poker landing page for schedules, news, interviews, and the latest event results.
Here is a look at the full live WSOP bracelet schedule for 2025:
| # | Event Description | Kicks Off | No. of Days | Buy-In |
| 1 | $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Millions | May 27 | 7 | $1,000 |
| 2 | $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold’em | May 27 | 2 | $500 |
| 3 | $5,000 Eight Handed No-Limit Hold’em | May 28 | 4 | $5,000 |
| 4 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | May 28 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 5 | $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | May 29 | 3 | $5,000 |
| 6 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | May 29 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 7 | $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship | May 30 | 3 | $25,000 |
| 8 | $1,500 Dealers Choice | May 30 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 9 | $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | May 31 | 4 | $10,000 |
| 10 | $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | June 1 | 2 | $600 |
| 11 | $10,000 Mystery Bounty | June 1 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 12 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 2–7 Lowball Draw | June 1 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 13 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed | June 2 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 14 | $25,000 Mixed PLO/NLH High Roller | June 2 | 3 | $25,000 |
| 15 | $1,500 Mixed Omaha | June 2 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 16 | $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | June 3 | 2 | $600 |
| 17 | $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em | June 3 | 3 | $2,000 |
| 18 | $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship | June 3 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 19 | $500 No-Limit Hold’em Colossus | June 4 | 6 | $500 |
| 20 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout | June 4 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 21 | $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | June 4 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 22 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed High Roller | June 5 | 3 | $25,000 |
| 23 | $1,500 Badugi | June 5 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 24 | $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot | June 6 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 25 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | June 6 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 26 | $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Eight-Handed | June 7 | 3 | $25,000 |
| 27 | $1,500 Big O | June 7 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 28 | $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | June 8 | 2 | $600 |
| 29 | $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em | June 8 | 3 | $2,500 |
| 30 | $10,000 No-Limit 2–7 Lowball Draw Championship | June 8 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 31 | $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | June 9 | 2 | $800 |
| 32 | $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | June 9 | 3 | $50,000 |
| 33 | $1,500 Limit Hold’em | June 9 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 34 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty | June 10 | 1 | $1,500 |
| 35 | $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout | June 10 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 36 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | June 10 | 4 | $10,000 |
| 37 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack | June 11 | 7 | $1,500 |
| 38 | $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | June 11 | 3 | $100,000 |
| 39 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | June 11 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 40 | $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em | June 12 | 3 | $5,000 |
| 41 | $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship | June 12 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 42 | $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed | June 13 | 2 | $1,000 |
| 43 | $1,500 Razz | June 13 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 44 | $10,000 Big O Championship | June 14 | 4 | $10,000 |
| 45 | $500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold’em | June 15 | 3 | $500 |
| 46 | $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em | June 15 | 3 | $250,000 |
| 47 | $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | June 15 | 3 | $2,500 |
| 48 | $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship | June 16 | 6 | $1,000 |
| 49 | $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed | June 16 | 2 | $3,000 |
| 50 | $10,000 Razz Championship | June 16 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 51 | $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha | June 17 | 4 | $25,000 |
| 52 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout | June 17 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 53 | $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em | June 18 | 8 | $1,500 |
| 54 | $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed | June 18 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 55 | $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | June 18 | 4 | $10,000 |
| 56 | $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | June 19 | 3 | $2,500 |
| 57 | $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha | June 20 | 3 | $50,000 |
| 58 | $3,000 Nine Game Mix | June 21 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 59 | $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Battle of the Ages | June 22 | 2 | $1,000 |
| 60 | $3,000 Limit Hold’em Six-Handed | June 22 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 61 | $500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout | June 23 | 2 | $500 |
| 62 | $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed | June 23 | 4 | $5,000 |
| 63 | $1,500 Lowball Triple Draw | June 23 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 64 | $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em | June 24 | 4 | $1,000 |
| 65 | $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em | June 24 | 3 | $1,000 |
| 66 | $50,000 Poker Players Championship | June 24 | 5 | $50,000 |
| 67 | $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold’em | June 25 | 6 | $300 |
| 68 | $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em | June 25 | 4 | $3,000 |
| 69 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | June 25 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 70 | $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship | June 26 | 4 | $1,000 |
| 71 | $10,000 Limit 2–7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | June 26 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 72 | $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em | June 27 | 1 | $10,000 |
| 73 | $1,500 Eight Game Mix | June 27 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 74 | $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | June 28 | 4 | $10,000 |
| 75 | $1,000 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold’em | June 29 | 4 | $1,000 |
| 76 | $2,500 Mixed Big Bet | June 29 | 3 | $2,500 |
| 77 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | June 30 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 78 | $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship | July 1 | 4 | $600 |
| 79 | $100,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha | July 1 | 3 | $100,000 |
| 80 | $800 Summer Celebration No-Limit Hold’em | July 2 | 3 | $800 |
| 81 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event | July 2 | 15 | $10,000 |
| 82 | $10,000 Eight Game Mix | July 2 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 83 | $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout | July 3 | 3 | $2,500 |
| 84 | $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em | July 4 | 2 | $1,000 |
| 85 | $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Stack | July 6 | 4 | $600 |
| 86 | $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha | July 8 | 3 | $1,000 |
| 87 | $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em | July 8 | 1 | $5,000 |
| 88 | $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em | July 9 | 3 | $50,000 |
| 89 | $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship No-Limit Hold’em | July 9 | 5 | $3,000 |
| 90 | $777 Lucky 7’s No-Limit Hold’em | July 10 | 5 | $777 |
| 91 | $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed | July 10 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 92 | $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em | July 11 | 2 | $1,979 |
| 93 | $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | July 11 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 94 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship Six-Handed | July 12 | 3 | $10,000 |
| 95 | $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | July 13 | 2 | $800 |
| 96 | $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed | July 13 | 3 | $3,000 |
| 97 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em The Closer | July 14 | 3 | $1,500 |
| 98 | $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. | July 14 | 3 | $25,000 |
| 99 | $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Eight-Handed | July 15 | 2 | $5,000 |
| 100 | $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em | July 16 | 1 | $1,000 |
