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Due to COVID-19, we didn't get to experience the usual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas that we have become accustomed to over the years. However, that doesn’t mean we will be without the biggest poker event of the year.

They have scheduled the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event, and this year's tourney will be different than any in history.

The world’s most prestigious poker tournament is back in our headlines this week with the return of the Main Event, with live final tables.

The hybrid online and live version of the $10,000 No-Limit Hold-Em World Championship will begin for international players on Sunday, 29 November and domestically on Sunday, 13 December.

Beginning Tuesday, 22 December at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, the hotel will accommodate weekend stays, Thursday through Monday, while the gaming floor will be open seven days a week.

Even though we are seeing a much different edition of the World Series of Poker this year, it is officially underway. While it is not taking place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, golden bracelets will be awarded in online competitions this summer.

With no live World Series of Poker taking place in Las Vegas this summer, Casino City's Gary Trask fondly looks back at his past experience covering the event from all angles.

We have seen several U.S. states near the ready point to begin reopening certain things to the public. Some have even announced a date that they will begin to do so. Many casinos in Nevada are pushing for reopening to take place sometime next month.

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.