SharePoker players the world over are already making plans for the 2023 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas as the initial dates of next year's schedule have been announced.
The 2023 WSOP will take place from May 30 - July 18, 2023 at Paris Las Vegas on the Strip and also the soon-to-be Horseshoe. It will be the 54th annual running of poker's most prestigious festival and follows a mega successful 2022 in the post-Covid era.
“The historic debut of the WSOP on the Las Vegas Strip delivered in a big way, and we’re excited to announce our Summer 2023 dates,” stated WSOP Senior Vice President and Executive Director Ty Stewart. “Poker players and fans can now officially mark their calendars .... for another exciting chapter in the tournament’s history.”
The crown jewel of the festival - the $10,000 buy-in Main Event - kicks off on July 3 and features four starting flights, one each on July 3-6. Last year's Main Event was the second largest ever, attracting 8,663 entrants and a massive prize pool of $80,782,475.
The entire 2022 WSOP saw 197,626 entrants from more than 100 countries pony up the tournaments' respective buy-ins to produce a record-breaking $347.9 million total prize pool. It's anticipated that those totals will be eclipsed in 2023.
"You can already feel the anticipation building at our resorts,” said Jason Gregorec, SVP and General Manager of Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. “We can’t wait to see the first WSOP Main Event champion crowned at the new Horseshoe Las Vegas.”
While the full schedule will be released next year, the WSOP did provide the dates of some notable tournaments. Take a look at the list below:
2023 WSOP Schedule Highlights
EVENT | DATE | BUY-IN |
Mystery Millions | May 31 | $1,000 |
Gladiators of Poker | June 7 | $300 |
Monster Stack | June 16 | $1,500 |
Seniors Championship | June 21 | $1,000 |
Millionaire Maker | June 23 | $1,500 |
Ladies Championship | June 29 | $1,000 |
Colossus | June 30 | $400 |
Mini Main Event | July 2 | $1,000 |
Main Event | July 3 | $10,000 |
Lucky 7s | July 7 | $777 |
Ultra Stack | July 11 | $600 |
The Closer | July 14 | $1,500 |
Players with a sharp eye will notice two new events among those listed above, the Gladiators of Poker on June 7 and Ultra Stack on July 11. The former, with its $300 entry fee, will be the smallest buy-in live WSOP bracelet event in history and features a whopping $3 million guaranteed prize pool.
Full details for the Ultra Stack have yet to be announced, but the name of the event certainly indicates a deep stack of chips to compete with.
The 2023 WSOP opening event, Mystery Millions, features mystery bounties from $10,000 to $1 million per knockout and a guaranteed first place prize of $1,000,000. Last year's inaugural mystery bounty event was a huge success that attracted 14,112 entries and a $1 million bounty claimed by Matt Glantz.
Who will nab the bounty in 2023? Cards will be in the air in about five months!
