The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to resume as an in-person event at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino, commencing on September 30. Although numerous participants will engage in the live poker event in Las Vegas, individuals in Nevada and New Jersey will also have the opportunity to participate in WSOP tournaments online.
Starting from 5:30 p.m. PT on October 3, a gold bracelet tournament will be held on WSOP.com for players from Nevada and New Jersey. These events will occur online each Sunday throughout the tournament. The concluding online tournaments are scheduled for November 21.
Online poker events aren’t new for WSOP
WSOP has previously conducted online bracelet events, with last year’s poker tournament being a mix of both in-person and online events. Most of the 2020 WSOP occurred online, however, this year the online portion will be less as a full live event will take place in Las Vegas.
The World Series of Poker’s senior vice president at Caesars Entertainment, Ty Stewart, stated:
We have always aimed to offer players the most choices at any poker festival globally with our philosophy. WSOP.com online bracelets, known for their substantial prize pools, provide an excellent option for players. This allows them to participate in multiple tables during a live tournament or play from the comfort of their home or hotel.
Stewart mentioned that online poker holds significant importance in the tournament poker of 2021. A total of 10 gold bracelets will be up for grabs on WSOP.com in Nevada and New Jersey.
Although online participation is crucial this year, it is not a novel concept. In 2019, the WSOP organized nine online bracelet events that ran concurrently with the offline series.
Indeed, online WSOP bracelets have been in existence since 2015. The cumulative prize pool for online events has reached $9,880,110.
WSOP 2021 online bracelet events
The online bracelet tournaments for WSOP 2021 will begin with a doubleheader on October 3. The event, hosted on WSOP.com, will commence with a $5,300 No-Limit Texas Hold’em Freezeout tournament at 3:30 p.m. PT. Following this, two hours later, the $500 buy-in event, named the “Big 500”, will occur. Participants have the option to re-enter the Big 500 up to three times.
Key events from the 2021 WSOP.com include the $7,777 “Lucky Sevens” High Roller and the $666 No-Limit Texas Hold’em event, which will occur on Halloween.
Also, satellite events will be held, allowing players to secure their spot in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold Em Championship, also known as the Main Event. This year, two “Twenty-Five Seat Scramble” events will be included.
The mega-satellite events, scheduled for Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, will each offer 25 seats and a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000. Participants can buy-in for $215 for each event.
So far this year, WSOP.com has granted over 100 tournament seats. Each day, WSOP.com will provide satellites for the following day’s live tournament event. In total, the tournament will guarantee a $10k seat to the Main Event daily throughout October.
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