2024 WSOP Main Event underway in Las Vegas

By Conrad Castleton

04 Jul 2024

Conrad Castleton 04 Jul 2024

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2024 World Series of Poker Main Event has started in Las Vegas
2023 Champion Daniel Weinman kicks off this year's WSOP Main Event
This year's Main Event has four starting flights running July 3-July 14

The Main Event for the 55th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is officially underway inside the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas.

2023 WSOP Main Event Champion Daniel Weinman was on hand to deliver the iconic “Shuffle Up and Deal” to start the tournament.

Weinman topped a record field of 10,043 entrants in July 2023 to take home the richest trophy in sports, the WSOP Main Event Bracelet, and $12.1 million in winnings.

"This is the greatest poker tournament in the world," said Weinman as he got the event underway.

"I plan on playing in this tournament for the rest of my life and am excited to see who gets their name up on the wall next to me ... if I don’t do it again.”

Ty Stewart, Executive Director of the World Series of Poker, added: "This has been the summer of legends and we’re ready to make another on the biggest stage in poker.

"We’re poised and ready for another record-breaking Main Event field, so with almost a week to register, we wish everyone safe travels in coming to take their shot."

The 2023 Main Event attracted a record 10,043 entrants, shattering the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006.

The 2023 edition also stands as the biggest WSOP Main Event in series history, with an incredible prize pool of $93,339,900 — the biggest in poker history.

The 2024 WSOP Main Event has four starting flights (1A–1D) running from Wednesday, July 3 through Sunday, July 14.

Late registration is available Sunday, July 7 and Monday, July 8 and will close on Monday, July 8, at 4.40 pm local time.

The tournament will feature surprise celebrity appearances, as well as appearances by poker legends and much more.

The Final Table will begin on Tuesday, July 16.

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