WSOP 2017

[Just the facts ma am]

Here is an excellent overview of the upcoming World Series of Poker, which starts in Las Vegas next week from ESPN's poker guy, Bernard Lee.

Guide to the 2017 World Series of Poker

ESPN channels will be broadcasting the main event live (short delay). The months long delay in scheduling the final table ("November 9") has been scraped, thankfully.

WSOP NEWS: WSOP MAIN EVENT TO AIR LIVE DAILY FROM JULY 8 17 20 22

 

[QYFW]

Been out of the poker loop for a while. Any big names ever win the main event in recent years?

 

[Just the facts ma am]

No, mostly no names.

List of World Series of Poker Main Event champions - Wikipedia

Meh, I am in a minority but I find the telecasts with the hole cards to be entertaining. LOL I also find Norm Chad commentary to be entertaining.

 

[Just the facts ma am]

Uh...... scrapped, actually.

 

[Buck]

They got rid of the November final table? That is excellent news.

I have been so far out of the loop on poker for the past five years. I'd love to watch and play more.
I'm going to set my VCR to record some of the WSOP. Thank for the heads up.

 

[Just the facts ma am]

Lon and Chad along with an eclectic cast of poker pros and commentators showed up this year as a subscription service. I have found it entertaining for the most part. Here is a link.

Home - PokerGO

 

[Just the facts ma am]

The main event is now going on. It is being broadcast with hole cards on ESPN channels and PokerGO online.

This was sick.