Key Takeaways
- The World Series of Poker kicks off today with event #1, the $565 buy-in Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em tournament.
- If last year is an accurate predictor, the event starts a countdown which should see cash game traffic at WSOP Nevada rise by 30% in the next fortnight, and maybe as much as 50% by the Series peak.
- The WSOP effect will go a long way to alleviating the impact of the summer seasonal downturn, and in the absence of much competition, and with a much improved offer, WSOP Nevada may reasonably expect its performance in 2015 to exceed its dramatic gains of last year.
The World Series of Poker kicks off today with event #1, the $565 buy-in Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em tournament. If last year is an accurate predictor, the event starts a countdown which should see cash game traffic at WSOP Nevada rise by 30% in the next fortnight, and maybe as much as 50% by the Series peak.
At this time last year, WSOP Nevada was not the only player in town, Ultimate Poker was around to provide competition and take some of the new sign-ups from players arriving in Las Vegas for the live events. This year, although Real Gaming is up and running, WSOP Nevada can expect to take the whole of the market upsurge onto its own books.
