{"id":35124,"date":"2022-12-12T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=35124"},"modified":"2022-12-12T12:18:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T20:18:31","slug":"world-series-of-poker-dates-set-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/world-series-of-poker-dates-set-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"World Series of Poker Dates Set for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The World Series of Poker (WSOP, as the kids call it) has announced dates for its 54th annual tournament, May 30 to July 18, 2023.<\/p>\n

That’s pretty much the whole story, but we can’t do a story with one sentence, so we’re going to whip up some filler because we love you and want you to have something to do to avoid interacting with your family or, you know, your “job.”<\/p>\n

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Yes, we have other WSOP-related photos, but why would we use them when we took this one?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The WSOP’s “Main Event” happens July 3-17, 2023.<\/p>\n

The 2022 “Main Event” was the second-largest field in the history of live poker, with a $80,782,475 prize pool and 8,663 entrants. Before you get too excited, remember, entry into the “Main Event” is $10,000.<\/p>\n

WSOP will take place at Horseshoe Las Vegas (still Bally’s for a few days) and its conjoined resort, Paris.<\/p>\n

It’s still a little weird that WSOP will be at Horseshoe (it was held at Rio forever), as the tournament got its start at Binion’s Horseshoe, downtown, in 1970.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, then-Harrah’s Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment) bought Binion’s, took the WSOP and Horseshoe brands, then sold Binion’s again.<\/p>\n

The last WSOP played at Binion’s was in 2005.<\/p>\n

Caesars Entertainment is really playing up the history of the Horseshoe brand, although it’s weird to do so given the circumstances.<\/p>\n

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This is awkward on so many levels. Caesars Ent. has no real connection to the Horseshoe brand other than taking it (and the WSOP brand) when they bought Binion’s, it’s a strange marketing angle. The proof of “gaming excitement, good odds and service” are in the pudding. Let’s go! https:\/\/t.co\/D2EJbgQcLI<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) December 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n