85 WSOP Gold Bracelets Up for Grabs This Summer in “World Series
of Poker Online” Tournament
WSOP Expands Partnership with GGPoker, Allowing International
Players their First-Ever Chance to Pursue WSOP Bracelets from Home
LAS VEGAS (June 8, 2020) –
With the flagship World Series of Poker (WSOP) postponed in Las Vegas due
to the public health emergency involving COVID-19, today organizers
announced “World Series of Poker Online,” an online poker
festival spanning two months. Set to be one of the largest online
tournament series of all time, “WSOP Online” will offer players
massive prize pools, unprecedented media coverage for online events, and
the chance to win gold bracelet glory across two distinct gaming platforms,
WSOP.com and GGPoker.
Kicking off Wednesday, July 1, the “WSOP Online”
tournament’s North American network will schedule one bracelet event
a day, throughout the month of July. WSOP.com allows play from customers
geo-located in Nevada and New Jersey.
On Sunday, July 19, official “WSOP Online” bracelet tournaments
will commence on the GGPoker Network, one of the biggest and
fastest-growing online poker providers in the world. The international
series will run through September 6 and mark the first time that players
outside the U.S. have been able to compete for an official WSOP bracelet
online.
GGPoker plans to unveil its bracelet schedule on a rolling basis and will
have a broad range of buy-ins and game formats. GGPoker boasts
next-generation smart software and a multitude of innovative features,
which will be on display during the online series.
WSOP.com will celebrate the tournament with a number of special promotions
and incentives. Satellites to WSOP Bracelet events start as low as $1. WSOP
will also offer $100,000 of added prize money eligible to the top
performers across all eligible online bracelet events in July. In addition
to more planned July promotions players will also be offered multiple
reload bonuses throughout the month of July. For more details on North
American events, and for the complete schedule, visit
here.
“It wouldn’t be Summer without WSOP” said Ty Stewart,
Executive Director of the World Series of Poker. “While we are
thrilled to be reopening our venues and optimistic about future offline
events, we couldn’t be more excited about deepening our relationship
with GGPoker and watching some history unfold online this summer.”
As is customary with WSOP events, the “WSOP Online” tournament
will provide extensive media coverage. Poker Central, World Series of
Poker’s official production partner, plans to create significant
original content around the festival utilizing its Las Vegas based studio
including live streams, highlight packages, and pilot episodes earmarked
for traditional television distribution. Poker Central will also schedule
virtual “bracelet ceremonies” and interviews with each winner.
“With over $100M in guarantees during the WSOPC Super Series in May
and more than $134M in awarded prizes, it’s clear that GGPoker and
the WSOP make a good pair,” said Steve Preiss, Head of Poker
Operations for GGPoker. “We’re excited to create bracelet
events that the worldwide poker community will embrace, as well as
innovative programming with PokerGo.”
GGPoker just wrapped up a highly successful WSOP Online Circuit Event,
which saw a total series prize pool of $134,706, 274 easily smashing the
advertised $100,000,000 in guarantees. In total, the WSOP series saw a
staggering 485,851 entries with highlights including a Main Event of nearly
10,000 entrants with $1.2M for the winner and a scorching $25k “high
roller” with 505 entries creating GGPoker’s largest prize pool
to date of $12.3M. Like the record setting WSOP Online Circuit,
GGPoker’s online bracelet event schedule will similarly have buy-in
levels and formats that cater to a wide range of players.
“There’s nothing in the world like winning a WSOP
bracelet,” said GGPoker ambassador, Daniel Negreanu. “Bringing
this experience online will open the door for a new generation of poker
players to feel the rush of competing for the game’s biggest
prize.”
Consistent with GGPoker’s terms of service, play on the platform is
prohibited from the United States. Any player discovered to be attempting
to play from inside the US border will be deemed ineligible and prize money
subject to forfeiture.
About the World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker® is the largest, richest and most
prestigious gaming event in the world, having awarded more than $3.29
billion in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet, globally
recognized as the sport’s top prize. Featuring a comprehensive slate
of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s
longest-running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2019, the
event attracted 187,298 entrants from 118 different countries to the Rio
All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and awarded more than $293
million in prize money. In addition, the WSOP has formed groundbreaking
alliances in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while
successfully expanding the brand internationally with the advent of WSOP
Europe in 2007 and the WSOP Asia-Pacific in 2013 and the WSOP International
Circuit Series in 2015. For more information on the WSOP, please visit www.lnmandiya.com.
About GGPoker
: GGPoker is one of the world’s
leading online poker rooms, with a growing global player base. It offers a
range of innovative games and features such as the patented Rush & Cash
poker, All-In or Fold, Spin & Gold, integrated staking platform, the
ability to squeeze your hole cards, PokerCraft, and Smart HUD, all designed
to enhance gaming experiences and make poker more fun than ever. Find out
more about GGPoker at GGPoker.com and on Facebook and Twitter.
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