Three months away until the prestigious World Series of Poker comes to life and already, poker players across the globe are teeming with excitement. This year’s festivities are about to bring in a whole new level of action with the premier event gearing to surpass 2022’s overwhelming success. From last year’s record-breaking $327.9 million prize pool to its Main Event paving to be the second-largest field in WSOP history, this summer games are about to follow through with the largest slate of 95 bracelet events (live) to date.
“With the momentum generated from the WSOP’s debut on the Las Vegas Strip last year, we expect a record-breaking WSOP and World Championship at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas in 2023,” said Ty Stewart, SVP & Executive Director of the WSOP. “If the Main Event is on your bucket list, this is the year to get to Vegas.”
Scheduled from May 30 to July 18, the 54th annual World Series of Poker returns to The Strip at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas, featuring the biggest capacity in series history with 608 tables spread across more than 200,000 square feet, including non stop cash game action. The crown jewel of the WSOP remains to be its $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship “The Main Event®,” from July 3-17. Last season’s winner Norwegian Espen Jorstad bagged an outstanding $10 million after outlasting the 8,663-entry field.
WSOP Main Event Schedule
| Date | Time | Day |
| Monday, July 3, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 1A |
| Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 1B |
| Wednesday, July 5, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 1C |
| Thursday, July 6, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 1D |
| Friday, July 7, 2023 | 12:00 PM | 2ABC |
| Saturday, July 8, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 2D |
| Sunday, July 9, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 3 |
| Monday, July 10, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 4 |
| Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 5 |
| Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 6 |
| Thursday, July 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Day 7 |
| Friday, July 14, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Plays down to 9 players |
| Sunday, July 16, 2023 | TBD | Final Table |
| Monday, July 17, 2023 | TBD | Final Table |
New to this year’s games showcase a number of eye-catching promotions under the theme of “Main Event Mania”. In close partnership with online poker giant GGPoker, a total of 600 Main Event seats are guaranteed to be awarded via satellites from both its GGPoker.com platform (500 seats) and its ClubGG.net application (100 seats) beginning this March. Another 112 Main Event entry tickets will be extended to the WSOP.com client in preparation for its own run of Online Bracelet events. Additionally, those in preference of live poker can look forward to the brand’s first-ever Global Qualification Weekend happening May 20th – 21st in various poker locations domestic and international.
The latest lineup also features a few changes, beginning with the previously concluding $1,000,000 freeroll Tournament of Champions moving up the schedule to one of the first five events. Joining the Kickoff Week is the fan-favorite Mystery Millions where $1 million is guaranteed to the champion along with a bonus $1 million mystery bounty to be awarded amongst the Day 2 qualifiers.
A $300 buy-in bracelet event, the Gladiators of Poker is moreover, making its debut as the most affordable way to capture gold glory. Aside from these, more new events for this 2023 include:
2023 WSOP Schedule of Events
| Date | Time | Event |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #2: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000,000 GTD to winner) |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #4: Tournament of Champions (Invite-Only) |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #5: $1,500 Dealers Choice |
| Thursday, June 1, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em; Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Thursday, June 1, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold’em |
| Friday, June 2, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship |
| Friday, June 2, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud |
| Saturday, June 3, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #10: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship |
| Sunday, June 4, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| Sunday, June 4, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #12: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| Monday, June 5, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack |
| Monday, June 5, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #16: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better |
| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-limit Hold’em ($3m GTD) |
| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #19: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #20: $1,500 Badugi |
| Thursday, June 8, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #21: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed |
| Thursday, June 8, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship |
| Friday, June 9, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #23: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| Friday, June 9, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #24: $1,500 Razz |
| Saturday, June 10, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship |
| Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #29: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #31: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #32: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #35: $10000 Secret Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Top Bounty Guarnateed $1m) |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #36: $3,000 Nine Game Mix (7-Handed) |
| Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #37: $2000 No-Limit Holdem |
| Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #38: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship |
| Friday, June 16, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #39: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold’em |
| Friday, June 16, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| Saturday, June 17, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #41: $1,500 Big O |
| Sunday, June 18, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #42: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| Sunday, June 18, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship |
| Monday, June 19, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem |
| Monday, June 19, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha (PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi Lo 8 or Better; Big O) |
| Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #46: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem |
| Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #47: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #48: $1,000 SENIORS No-Limit Hold’em Championship |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship |
| Thursday, June 22, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #51: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em ($1,000/Team) |
| Thursday, June 22, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Limit Triple Draw Lowball |
| Friday, June 23, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #53: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em (Top bounty guaranteed $1m; $1m GTD to winner) |
| Friday, June 23, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship |
| Saturday, June 24, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better |
| Sunday, June 25, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #56: $500 SALUTE to Warriors |
| Sunday, June 25, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #57: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Sunday, June 25, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #58: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em |
| Monday, June 26, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #59: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| Monday, June 26, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #61: $1,000 SUPER SENIORS No-Limit Hold’em |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em; Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #64: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #65: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #66: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better |
| Thursday, June 29, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #67: $10,000/$1,000 LADIES No-Limit Hold’em Championship |
| Thursday, June 29, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em |
| Thursday, June 29, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship |
| Friday, June 30, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #70: $400 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em |
| Friday, June 30, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #71: $50,000 HIGH ROLLER Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Saturday, July 1, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em |
| Saturday, July 1, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #73: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event |
| Sunday, July 2, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #74: $1,000 MINI Main Event No-Limit Hold’em |
| Sunday, July 2, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship |
| Monday, July 3, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #76: $10,000 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold’em World Championship |
| Friday, July 7, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #77: $777 Lucky 7’s No-Limit Hold’em ($777,777 GTD to winner) |
| Friday, July 7, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #78: $1,500 BOUNTY Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Monday, July 10, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em |
| Monday, July 10, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #80: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. |
| Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #81: $600 Ultra Stack No-limit Hold’em |
| Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #82: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha |
| Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #83: $1,500 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
| Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #84: $50,000 HIGH ROLLER No-Limit Hold’em |
| Thursday, July 13, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #85: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold’em |
| Thursday, July 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #86: $1979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em |
| Thursday, July 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #87: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) |
| Friday, July 14, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #88: $1,500 The Closer – No-Limit Hold’em |
| Friday, July 14, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #89: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em |
| Friday, July 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship |
| Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. |
| Sunday, July 16, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #92: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem |
| Sunday, July 16, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
| Monday, July 17, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Event #94: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| Tuesday, July 18, 2023 | 10:00 AM | Event #95: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em |
