The Zeitgeist
Key Takeaways
  • Televised coverage of the Main Event on ESPN starts this week.
  • There are only two weeks left for David Baazov’s prediction of PokerStars being in New Jersey by the end of Q3 to come true.
  • The daily fantasy sports numbers for week 1 of the NFL season should be a indicator of the trajectory of the industry.

The 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event

It is not quite yet time for the November Nine to resume their quest for poker immortality in the form of a gold bracelet and nearly $7.7 million. However, it is time for televised coverage of the Main Event on ESPN, which starts this evening.

Going up against the opening night of Monday Night Football on the broadcast schedule will be no easy task, but it will start the run up to the highly anticipated final table of poker’s biggest event.

Along with the televised episodes, media coverage of the WSOP’s November Nine should increase as well. As the story of the final table begins to unfold for the mainstream audience, interest in the players, the game and even the coverage itself will be on the rise in the coming weeks.