Will Phil Hellmuth prolong his World Seires of Poker (WSOP) bracelet document? Does Scott Seiver have a Participant of the 12 months repeat efficiency in retailer? Who would be the shock of the summer time?
We’re all quickly going to have these questions answered because the 2025 WSOP formally received underway at Horesehoe and Paris Las Vegas at midday PT on Tuesday. The 56th annual poker extravaganza kicked off with the $1,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em Thriller Thousands and thousands occasion. A second match, $500 Business Staff No-Restrict Maintain’em, will start at 2 p.m.
These are simply the primary two bracelet occasions out of 100 this summer time (plus 30 on-line at WSOP On-line). PokerNews is again once more offering unmatched dwell reporting protection of the best spectacle in poker for every bracelet occasion.
What to Search for This Summer time
The playing cards are within the air for what must be one other monster summer time for the World Sequence of Poker in its first 12 months below GGPoker possession. There is a new proprietor, however the status and thrill of chasing bracelets stays the identical.
There are lots of storylines to observe this summer time, beginning with Seiver, who received three bracelets final 12 months. The reigning Participant of the 12 months turned 40 previously 12 months, making him eligible for the Poker Corridor of Fame. Nick Schulman additionally turned 40 just lately, and plenty of anticipate the 2025 inductee, which shall be introduced in July, may come all the way down to these two.
However there are a lot of different gamers who may bolster their PHOF credentials with robust performances this summer time, doubtlessly taking the induction away from Schulman or Seiver. That checklist contains Mike Matusow, Jeremy Ausmus, Kathy Liebert, Josh Arieh, and some others.
The Poker Corridor of Fame is not the one focus of the summer time. We’ll be following Hellmuth’s chase for bracelet 18, Phil Ivey’s try to win his twelfth, attendance all through the sequence, the Participant of the 12 months race, and plenty of extra thrilling tales.
Keep tuned to PokerNews all summer time lengthy for unique protection from contained in the ropes on the 2025 World Sequence of Poker.
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