Hey, poker players!
The World Series of Poker is back this 2021.
poker fans from all over the world will flock to the Rio in Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Poker for the first time, in person, since 2019.
There are changes and new rules this year. Here a quick look.
Proof of vaccination status.
Players are only required to show proof of vaccination one time. So, if they’re already in the system as vaccinated, they won’t again have to provide their vaccine card. The WSOP will utilize a free mobile app and Health Pass feature so the players can quickly and easily upload vaccine cards.
That app is only for US residents. Other alternate documentation including physical vaccination cards, & state/country-specific health passes will be verified at the Belize room prior to first registration.
New events
The 2021 WSOP features several stalwarts such as The Millionaire Maker, Monster Stack, Double Stack, Colossus, and The Closer, all of which will be held on various Fridays and Saturdays.
- Oct. 1: $500 “The Reunion” w/ $5,000,000 GTD prize pool – In order to meet the hefty guarantee, the opening weekend must attract 10,000 participants. Players can choose from three starting flights on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – or play them all.
- Oct. 5: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship – The WSOP’s annual heads-up championship increased from $10K up to $25K. It will be capped at 64 players.
- Oct. 10: $1,000 Flip and Go Presented by GGPoker – The popular online format is galvanized into a live event. Each player will be all in preflop on the first hand, dealt three cards, and selecting two. One player will win the table and immediately fast forward into the money, where the tournament will then play out under a traditional structure.
- Oct. 27-28: $1,000 Seniors Doubles Up – The always-popular Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship will, for the first time, offer two starting days. Players will be allowed one optional re-entry per flight.
- Oct. 6, 13, 18, 21, and 24: “Old School Freezeouts Return” – No Longer is the Main Event the only pure freezeout at the WSOP. Beginning Oct. 6, every popular buy-in level from $500 to $5,000 will offer a true freezeout.
- Oct. 31: Deuce to Seven Single Draw NL Returns – The Poker Players’ Championship will expand to nine games with the return of 2-7 Single Draw NL. A $2,500 version of this format will also be available Oct. 28.
- Nov. 17: Poker Hall of Fame Bounty – In homage to the Poker Hall of Fame (PHOF) that started 1979, living Hall of Fame members will be invited to freeroll into a $1,979 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament open to all players. Each participating player will have a bounty corresponding to the year they were inducted into poker’s most exclusive club and the 2021 PHOF inductee will be announced.
- Nov. 19: Nosebleed PLO – The WSOP’s highest-ever buy-in for a PLO tournament ($50,000) punctuates a prestigious High Roller series scheduled after the Main Event, which also includes $50,000, $100,000, and $250,000 No-Limit Hold’em events
Filipinos gunning for the WSOP
This year might be an exciting year for Filipinos. There could be more Filipinos or Philippine-born players that would play this year.
Some of the local heroes are also in the Unites States like Mike Takayama, the first Filipino-born poker player to win a WSOP bracelet, and Gerardo Lubas, a seasoned champion.
We are still checking who other players will play the WSOP.
We hope that this year is the year that a Filipino wins the main event of the WSOP.
Meanwhile in the Philippines.
All 3 poker rooms are now open. the rumor mills or course is hot that live poker tournaments are coming soon but there has been no confirmation as yet when this will happen.
stay safe poker playas!
