2024 WSOP!
The World Series of Poker has wrapped up its newest winter series and is announcing new details for the 2024 summer event in Las Vegas.
“…..Ty Stewart, SVP and Executive Director of the World Series of Poker. “But it’s time to turn the page and begin the countdown to 2024. Records are made to be broken. We’re busy on improvements to make sure 2024 is both the biggest and best event in poker history. Mark your calendars and bank those vacation days. We’ll see you in Vegas.”
The 2024 WSOP will take place at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas from May 28 to July 17, 2024, with the Main Event running from July 3 to July 17. The Main Event – poker’s undisputed freezeout world championship – will have four starting days, beginning on Wednesday, July 3. Players may also register directly on Day 2 on July 7 and 8.
The full daily event schedule for the 55th annual WSOP will be announced in early 2024. Fan favorites, including the Mystery Millions, Millionaire Maker, and the Senior’s Championship, will return to the schedule in 2024. …..”
I wouldn’t say it’s because of the excitement level, but I would not be at all surprised if numbers across the board are down this year.
Tournament numbers are booming this year. There might be some events that are down (the sunday ones that got moved) or some that get cannibalized because of other tournaments. But overall, i do not forsee any downswing in attendance.
If you're there for a while, one will load up a TBIC account and then register whenever anyway. Does suck if the rumors about not being able to wire money to load up an account are true but bringing 10-20k cash domestically isn't really a big deal.
Or put money into a big bank (chase, boa, wf etc) and withdraw in vegas if one is really that concerned flying with it
It is definitely NOT a rumor. Paris will NOT accept direct wire transfers this year. That is confirmed via emails with both
wsopfaq@caesars.com
and the group handling Cashiers check deposits
czrcredit@caesars.com
Everything else electronic is BRAVO/PAYFINITI based.
Also Keven Mathers on Twitter https://twitter.com/Kevmath/status/17706...
Obviously they will do it with Benjamin's handed thru the teller cage window.
Carrying Cash always has the tiny risk of confiscation at an airport or a random Country Mounty during a traffic stop if you drive. Policing for Profit is rare but it happens.
Tournament numbers are booming this year. There might be some events that are down (the sunday ones that got moved) or some that get cannibalized because of other tournaments. But overall, i do not forsee any downswing in attendance.
Wynn Millions ME was down more than 10% this year. And the WPT Seminole Hard Rock ME was down almost 20% this year. It’s only a couple data points, and I’m sure some annual events have done better year over year. But I don’t get the sense anything is particularly booming. Inflation takes its toll eventually.
Of course the WSOP is a different animal. It’s pretty rare they don’t exceed their own expectations, and they have obviously added more space and more events.
Tournament numbers are booming this year. There might be some events that are down (the sunday ones that got moved) or some that get cannibalized because of other tournaments. But overall, i do not forsee any downswing in attendance.
I suspect an average of a 10% drop across the board. Of course, WSOP will spin the reporting to highlight any positives they can find as that’s Marketing 101 but I think inflation, current climate of political stress, lack of excitement, and the fact that they aren’t taking wire transfers will all lead to lower numbers.
(The political stress comment refers to it be a high-tension election year which causes fear of potential violence among some people as well as the Israel situation, which is also clearly a hot button issue, may be causing fear and uncertainty among people. It also serves as a distraction and maybe causes some self-reflection to try to prioritize things in their life. Poker may not even be on some people’s radars at all this year.)
Or maybe I’m overthinking it all.
I expect a slight downturn as well. It may be a bit misleading with the WSOP because they added extra starting flights to some of their marquee events like the colossus, monster stack, and milly maker. Participation in those events may rise because of that, so we might need to examine some of the more obscure events for a true barometer.
Maybe it just me but I just don't see the buzz or excitement level at my local casino or even on this forum. I went by myself last year and it will be five of us (confirmed with Tickets) this year so maybe I am mistaken. Maybe as we get closer it will ramp up.
The following article from pokerfuse gives a possible reason why the WSOP online schedule hasn't been posted yet.
Cliffs: It looks like wsop.com is connecting Nevada, NJ and Michigan, and they need to move Nevada and NJ to the latest software version in order to do that. Once that's done, then they'll be able to release the schedule... which should be soon.
Wynn Millions ME was down more than 10% this year. And the WPT Seminole Hard Rock ME was down almost 20% this year. It’s only a couple data points, and I’m sure some annual events have done better year over year. But I don’t get the sense anything is particularly booming. Inflation takes its toll eventually.
Of course the WSOP is a different animal. It’s pretty rare they don’t exceed their own expectations, and they have obviously added more
Any time they can improve their operation, their take is going to increase. I'm sure there's a certain number of people that see a line, or have stood in a line for too long, and just say "F it, it's not worth this", and leave.
I am going to put it here only because I have done this at he WSOP for he last few years. I have also done this elsewhere. I take down a pot and someone at the table asks me what I had. I tell the table that I will show any hand I win without a showdown if they give me $2.00. It can be 4 players at .50 each; I don't care as long as I get $2.00.
I have never had a single table/player take me up on it. I wonder why if is important enough to ask why not throw me $2.00 for an honest answer. Or maybe poker players are just cheap?
Yeah i dont get why anyone is antsy about registering for a one off tournament. Just bring the cash and register the night before. Seats will not sell out* barring some circumstances like the mini main last year. *everyone still got in, they just had to wait for people to bust out.
Played the Mini Main and didn't register early. Had a wait of roughly 4.5 hours. They cut the pre reg the night before.
I am going to put it here only because I have done this at he WSOP for he last few years. I have also done this elsewhere. I take down a pot and someone at the table asks me what I had. I tell the table that I will show any hand I win without a showdown if they give me $2.00. It can be 4 players at .50 each; I don't care as long as I get $2.00.
I have never had a single table/player take me up on it. I wonder why if is important enough to a
Asking wastes no time. But engaging in some sort of silly negotiation wastes everybody’s time.
I suspect an average of a 10% drop across the board. Of course, WSOP will spin the reporting to highlight any positives they can find as that’s Marketing 101 but I think inflation, current climate of political stress, lack of excitement, and the fact that they aren’t taking wire transfers will all lead to lower numbers.
(The political stress comment refers to it be a high-tension election year which causes fear of potential violence among s
Looks like they are taking wire transfers, along with tons of other options to pay for an event. No Excuses to register! And Poker is on my radar and the # 1 priority for me!!
I deal with all the other stuff every other day I'm not at the WSOP ( and few other tourneys) That sh@# can stand down and wait!! No fear and uncertainty hear, that is exactly what they want you to have, not falling for it!
Official or not, BravoPokerLive.com/venues/wsop appears to be very much alive and open for the business of registering for the WSOP. It's about time. I was tired of getting that 'not found' blank screen. Now the 2024 WSOP seems real to me.
For some reason Andy Rich deleted that tweet, probably a small error to fix before re-posting it.
Looks like they are taking wire transfers,along with tons of other options to pay for an event. No Excuses to register! And Poker is on my radar and the # 1 priority for me!!
I deal with all the other stuff every other day I'm not at the WSOP ( and few other tourneys) That sh@# can stand down and wait!! No fear and uncertainty hear, that is exactly what they want you to have, not falling for it!
Paris is absolutely NOT taking wire transfers for the WSOP this year unless something dramatic changed in the last 5 days. You must move money thru BravoPoker/Payfiniti OR get a pre approval for a Cashiers Check.
[email]wsopfaq@caesars.com[/email]
[email]czrcredit@caesars.com[/email]
Caesars ESS Credit Department
Paris is not but bravo is so its still an option.
interesting.
Really I say it once and leave it at that. Sorry to take 30 seconds of your life while the dealer shuffles the cards.
You can’t ask people to pay you to show your cards if you’ve already tossed your cards in. So you’ve either delayed tossing your cards for no good reason and wasted everyone’s time. Or your whole story wasn’t really what happened. Either way it’s a party foul.
