Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

The World Series of Poker starts today

We have everything you need to know to follow the biggest event in poker this year.

World series of poker
The WSOP is back!

The biggest festival in poker is back today with six weeks of action and 74 bracelets to kick off the summer. 

As always it begins with the $565 Casino Employees event today, as well as the $10,000 Tag Team Championship

The big change this year is that there will no longer be a four month final table break in the Main Event. Instead having the November Nine, the final table will conclude on July 22.

There are lots of new additions to the schedule this year including the $365 GIANT, the five day long $2,620 MARATHON and the $2,500 Big Bet Mix. 

You can check out the full schedule below:

2017 World Series of Poker schedule

How to follow the series

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Reigning champion Qui Nguyen

This year PokerNews are the official live updates partner for every single event. 

The series itself will be broadcast on ESPN and its subsidiaries. Select events, including The One Drop High Roller, will also be live streamed for the first time on PokerGo. You can see more details about where to watch the series below. 

WSOP Media Guide

As always, PokerStrategy.com will be covering the biggest stories and best gossip from Vegas. 

Are you going to Vegas this year? What events are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments.

Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.