Sportscaster Nick Wright announced on Thursday that he will be part of the PokerGO commentary team for the World Series of Poker main event final table.
The Fox Sports 1 broadcaster is a part-time poker player and made the announcement on his What’s Wright? podcast. He said being a part of the broadcast team was a lifelong goal.
“For me, this will be one of the five coolest moments of my professional career, full stop” he said. “This is a true dream. This is something that I have been trying to set the table for, for the better part of 10 years if I’m being totally honest, and really put real effort into a strategy to make this a possibility over the last five years.”
One of my lifelong career goals has always been to be a part of the @WSOP Main Event Broadcast.
Next week, at the Final Table no less, it becomes a reality with @PokerGO.
Unreal.
Thanks to @BuffaloHanks @NickSchulman @jeffplatt @Ali_Nejad @Eskandani pic.twitter.com/ulFBQM9OzO
— nick wright (@getnickwright) July 10, 2025
Wright’s first main event broadcasting gig is during the first WSOP under GGPoker ownership. The online poker site’s parent company purchased the brand last October.
Back In The Poker Arena
In 2021, Wright played heads-up against Phil Hellmuth on PokerGO’s High Stakes Duel. Wright lost the match against the WSOP bracelet king, but said he had other motives for risking $50,000. Like many fans who start out watching televised games or following pros, he began immersing himself in the scene through casual games and eventually, poker sites online. He said he played the match to help network in poker and hopefully make his WSOP dream a reality.
“That, to me was an investment to getting more involved on a real level with the poker world,” he said. “I thought if I handled myself well, continued to develop my relationships with people like Phil and Daniel (Negreanu) and the legendary Nick Schulman … and Brent Hanks at PokerGO and Jeff Platt and those guys, Ali Nejad, that maybe one day I could add not just some types of poker broadcasting to what I do, but maybe be able to call the poker version of the Super Bowl.”
This is Wright’s first main event, but not his first WSOP broadcast. Last year, he helped call the $250,000 super high roller.
As a player, the 40-year-old Kansas City native appeared on Poker After Dark in 2021. He finished first, netting a $50,000 profit.
Wright has also been seen on PokerGO’s No Gamble No Future and is excited about the week ahead in Las Vegas broadcasting the main event.
“It is a poker tournament unlike any poker tournament that exists in the world,” he said. “It is still the most prestigious, it is still the white whale for every poker player who’s ever lived and it is a lifelong dream of mine to be a part of that broadcast.”
Wright Calms Fear Of Haters
Lastly, Wright addressed poker fans who might not believe he’s qualified to commentate on poker’s biggest stage.
“I give you my word, nobody will take this more seriously than me. As far as treating this event with the gravity and the professionalism that it clearly deserves, I can promise you I will not let the poker world down.”
Photo courtesy of PokerGO/Antonio Abrego
