WSOP 2025 Ultimate Player Guide
Your complete guide to the 2025 World Series of Poker including news, schedule, online qualifiers, and much more.
Last updated: August 8, 2024
The 2024 World Series of Poker is in the books, and although it is many months away, it’s never too early to start looking towards the 2025 WSOP! After all, it remains the biggest yearly event in all of poker, attracting hardened pros, casual amateurs, and everyone in between.
It is still very early days, but on this page, we’ll bring you all the news and information about the 2025 World Series of Poker as they become available. This includes the 2025 WSOP schedule, online qualifiers for US online poker players and those around the world, WSOP 2025 promotions, and more.
There may not be many facts released by the WSOP at this moment, but looking back at the past few years, general trends, and various hints coming from players and organizers alike, we can already piece together a pretty good picture of what the 56th annual World Series of Poker will look like.
| World Series of Poker 2025 | |
|---|---|
| 📅 Expected Dates | May 27 – July 16, 2025 |
| 🏆 Expected Number of Bracelet Events | 100+ |
| 💸 WSOP 2025 Main Event Dates | Start to Mid July 2025 |
| 💰 Overall Prizes Expected: Live Events | $450+ million |
| 🖥️ Expected Number of WSOP Online Bracelet Events | 40+ |
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When Will WSOP 2025 Take Place?
Although dates for the 2025 World Series of Poker are still to be confirmed, we expect the series will run from the end of May to mid-July 2025.
Our Predictions for the 2025 World Series of Poker
While it is still early days and there aren’t many official facts about the 2025 WSOP out there, using our industry knowledge, experience, and various bits of pieces coming through the pipeline, we’ve come up with a few things to expect for the 56th World Series of Poker. We’ll continue to update and expand this list as more information becomes available.
The Main Event to Break Attendance Record Again
The attendance record set in 2012 remained intact for over a decade. However, once it was broken in 2023, it was like the spell was removed, and the Main Event went on to set yet another attendance record in 2024.
Could 2025 make it a trifecta? It’s quite possible, given the popularity of live poker, efforts that online operators like GGPoker and WSOP Online are putting towards qualifying players, and the simple fact that the $10,000 buy-in is simply not as much money as it was a decade ago. Since the buy-in remains unchanged year after year, the Main Event becomes more affordable, attracting more players every year.
Live Schedule to Break 100 Events for the First Time
The 2025 WSOP schedule will almost certainly feature a three-digit number of events for the first time in history. In 2024, it came just shy, featuring 99 bracelet-awarding tournaments, and with the trend of at least a few new events added to the mix every year, it is a safe bet that players visiting Las Vegas in the summer of 2025 will have a shot at over 100 bracelets.
More Online Bracelet Events
With WSOP Online combining player pools from New Jersey, Nevada, and Michigan, it is likely the operator will seek to expand its schedule of online bracelets. There were 30 in 2024 (plus seven on WSOP PA), but we could easily see over 40 for WSOP 2025.
What the final schedule looks like will depend a lot on whether Pennsylvania finally joins the MSIGA and if WSOP PA is allowed to combine its player pool with the rest of the network. If that happens before the start of the 2025 series, it’s safe to assume the operator will look to celebrate the occasion with the largest online festival to date.
2025 WSOP Schedule
The World Series of Poker schedule is usually released around December, at least in its preliminary form. We expect the 2025 WSOP schedule to be at least partially released before the end of this year, and we’ll dully update this page when that happens to help you with planning.
One thing we can be pretty certain of is that 2025 will be the first year to feature a three-digit number of bracelet events. The 2024 schedule had 99 tournaments, and the trend has been to add a few events last year, so it’s a pretty safe bet that there will be at least 100 bracelets awarded in 2025.
WSOP 2025 Main Event
After the Main Event attendance record has remained untouched for over a decade, it was broken two years in a row — in 2023 and then again in 2024.
Can the 2025 WSOP Main Event continue down this path and make it a trifecta? It is certainly too early to tell, but it is not out of the realms of possibilities. To do so, the 2025 tournament will need to have at least 10,113 participants.
WSOP Online Bracelets in 2025
Now that players from New Jersey, Michigan, and Nevada have been joined together on one platform, rebranded as WSOP Online, we can look forward to an exciting schedule of online bracelet events.
In 2024, players in MI/NJ/NV combined market got to enjoy 30 online events, and we fully expect for the 2025 schedule to be at least as extensive.
In Pennsylvania, players at WSOP PA had the opportunity to play in seven online WSOP events, but things could change for 2025. It is possible that by the summer, Pennsylvania will join the MSIGA, which would allow WSOP to add the state to the existing player pool and bring all players onto one platform.
If this happens, we’ll have a single WSOP Online schedule, and it will likely feature a bigger number of tournaments, possibly 40 or even 50. If PA remains outside of the MSIGA, WSOP PA will probably host a small series just for players in the state, likely with a similar number of tournaments like in 2024 and 2023.
2025 WSOP Online Qualifiers
While it is still too early for online operators to start hosting satellites to the 2025 WSOP, we expect some of these to start appearing in the next few months.
In recent years, GGPoker was the main platform for those looking to lock up their World Series of Poker seats, and this should continue for 2025. In 2024, the operator sent 1,000 players to the Main Event (via its international and Ontario platforms), and with the 2024 tournament breaking the attendance record, there will be a lot of motivation to try and send even more qualifiers to Las Vegas for 2025.
In the US, players can qualify via the WSOP Online app.
As always, we expect a good mix of direct qualifiers and various path-based satellites, where players will be able to win WSOP entries starting with as little as $1 or even through freerolls.
WSOP+ App at the 2025 World Series of Poker
One thing we already know is that the WSOP will finally make its WSOP+ app available for the 2025 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. This free app is designed to completely streamline your WSOP experience, allowing you to easily stay up to date with the latest announcements, keep track of the tournament clock, and easily find out any other info you need.
The WSOP+ app has already been used at other festivals like the Bahamas, but this is the first time that it will be available for the main live series in Las Vegas.
FAQ
When is the 2025 World Series of Poker taking place?
The official dates have not yet been confirmed, but the 2025 WSOP will likely take place in its usual summer time slot, between the end of May and middle of July.
Where will the WSOP 2025 take place?
The Horseshoe and the Paris in Las Vegas are almost certain to host the 56th World Series of Poker unless there are some really unexpected developments in the next month.
How can I qualify for the 2025 World Series of Poker?
For international and Ontario players wanting to qualify for the 2025 WSOP, you should look for satellites and promotions at GGPoker.CA. Players in the US will be able to qualify via WSOP Online.
What is the WSOP+ app and can I use it at the 2025 WSOP?
WSOP+ is the official app of the World Series of Poker and for the first time, players will be able to use it for the summer series in Las Vegas. The app streamlines your WSOP experience, keeping you up to date with all the important updates and providing info on running and upcoming events, including even tournament clocks for individual events.
How old do I have to be to play in the 2025 WSOP Main Event?
You’ll have to be at least 21 years old at the time of registering for the Main Event.