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The 51st running of WSOP was set to begin 26 May in Las Vegas, but is now being targeted for the fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Casinos and poker rooms are shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic, but when the doors re-open will poker players flock back, or will there be trepidation?

With more than eight weeks until the 2020 schedule is set to begin, WSOP officials are still holding out hope that the COVID-19 outbreak won’t wipe out the entire schedule of live events in Las Vegas.

In this week’s edition, the World Series of Poker is back in headlines, two U.S. states see sports betting progress, a new Las Vegas poker room in unveiled and Canada pushes for an improvement to sports wagering.

The 51st Annual World Series of Poker is set to run from 26 May to 15 July at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas with seven notable improvements.

This agreement will see 888 Poker resume its prominent sponsorship of the poker series, which is expected to host a record number of players at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, starting from 26 May.

As online poker continues to be a key cog in the wheel of growing the game of poker, the World Series of Poker is bolstering its online offerings in 2020 to help elevate this popular variant with new price points and freezeouts.

There will be 25 $1,500 Events in all major variants of poker at this year's World Series of Poker, which begins in Las Vegas in May.

Buy-ins for the events range from $25,000 to $250,000 and will be held during the 51st annual World Series of Poker this summer in Las Vegas.

While Super Bowl LIV is one of the biggest sporting events of the year, it is not the only highlight of the year for gamblers.

Freezeout Series, Mystery Bounty and Super High Roller events will be included as part of the 51st World Series of Poker WSOP from 26 May 26 to 15 July, 2020 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Events priced $1,000 and under are sprinkled throughout the 2020 World Series of Poker, which takes place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, beginning on 26 May.

Set to run from 26 May to 15 July at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas with the first $10,000 buy-in event to be contested on Wednesday, 3 June and the last one scheduled one month later on 3 July.

An array of decadent culinary offerings, breathtaking décor and lively entertainment will be available to visitors throughout Vegas in January and February.

The events are set to run from 26 May to 15 July at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Poker's richest tournament series is set for 26 May - 15 July in Las Vegas with more than $200 million up for grabs. The WSOP Main Event is scheduled for 1-14 July.

A Caesars subsidiary entered into a lease with the buyer under which Caesars will continue to operate the property for a minimum of two years and pay annualized rent of $45 million.

A 7-card straight flush in diamonds did the trick for the lucky player at the Las Vegas Strip casino and paid a whopping $2,330,133.44, the highest amount the progressive jackpot pool has ever seen.

Caesars Entertainment statewide Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive jackpot is at its highest ever, $2,157,455 million and growing.

Caesars has sold its Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, and more properties could be on the market soon. Plus, MGM talks selling Bellagio and MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.