Poker Run

The World Series of Poker is a Las Vegas poker festival held from late May to mid-July at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas. This is a long schedule of live poker tournaments, not a road race, featuring 100 bracelet events. Buy-ins for early events range from $500 for Industry Employees No-Limit Hold'em to $5,000 for No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha. The initial events demonstrate the series' scope and diversity. The $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em event attracted 19,654 entries, awarding Michael Wilklow $1,000,000 from a $17,295,520 prize pool. Early tournaments also include No-Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Pot-Limit Omaha, and Seven Card Stud, ensuring variety in poker formats. Player listings track bracelet history, indicating bracelets won in the current series and career totals in parentheses, with an asterisk denoting Poker Hall of Fame members.