- The World Series of Poker (WSOP) online event for 2022 will begin on August 14.
- Winners from the WSOP Online event will automatically gain a seat for the 2023 WSOP Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas.
- The first event will see a prize pool of $2 million.
LAS VEGAS – World Series of Poker (WSOP) will see the online event begin on August 14. This event will run until September 26 with multiple tournaments and millions in cash prizes.
The first event will see a prize pool of $2 million with the grand finally coming off of a $20 million prize pool.
Winners of the WSOP Online 2022 event will automatically be granted a seat at the Las Vegas WSOP Tournament of Champions in 2023.
WSOP Incoming
This is the biggest online poker event in the world and is set to see close to 200,000 poker players ranging from amateurs to big-name poker players. $10 million Maine Event winner Espen Jorstad is set to be participating as well.
The record setting $20 million prize pool $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship, known more widely as the WSOP Main Event, will be returning this year as well.
“No one wanted to see this year’s WSOP come to an end,” said Ty Stewart, Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the World Series of Poker. “However, in many ways, the return of WSOP Online is even more exciting. Together with GGPoker, we have a clear vision to make this festival annually the biggest deal in online poker so that the WSOP offers players the marquee event in both live and online poker each year.”
Other Notable Events
The first event will be the $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold’em with a $500 buy-in and a GTD of $2,022,000 on August 15. Day one August 14 is actually listed is actually listed as event #2 and is the $1,111 Every 1 for War Relief.
The Million Dollar Mystery Bounty – $1M Top Bounty Prize will see a $210 buy-in and a $10,000,000 GTD and kicks off on August 22.
August 28 will see the $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller NLH and the next day will be the $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH – $1M for 1st [Final Day]. Both gambling events will have a $5 million prize pool.