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Dates set for 51st World Series of Poker

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Iranian-born and longtime German resident Hossein Ensan has closed out a historic 50<sup style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">th running of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) by capturing the world championship in the WSOP Main Event (officially Event #73) and the gigantic $10,000,000 first place prize and the diamond-encrusted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

By: KTNV Staff

Posted at 11:57 AM, Dec 12, 2019

and last updated 2019-12-12 15:33:11-05

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Get ready for 51 straight days of poker to celebrate the 51st World Series of Poker in 2020.

Scheduled from May 26-July 15, the WSOP is the longest-running and richest poker series in the world. The tournament returns to Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for the 16th consecutive year.

Last year's events featured more than 187,000 entrants with over $293 million in prize money awarded.

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The crown jewel of the tournament, the $10,000 buy-in Main Event, will have three starting flights starting on July 1 with the final table scheduled for July 10 and the event being decided by July 14.

Individual event online pre-registration won’t open until March/April, after all events have been determined and approved by regulators.

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