It’s a new era for the World Series of Poker with GGPoker owning the series, and the 2025 WSOP schedule is about to come out. Here’s what to expect. Jon SofenSenior Editor U.S.Copy linkShare on TwitterShare on FacebookFeb 15, 20253 min readLast updated Feb 17, 2025

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• New Era for Poker at the WSOP

• GGPoker’s Influence on the 2025 WSOP Schedule

• New Era for Poker at the WSOP

• GGPoker’s Influence on the 2025 WSOP Schedule

A new era for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins in May, and everyone can start planning a trip to Las Vegas on Monday when the 2025 WSOP schedule is released.

In anticipation for one of the most exciting days on the poker calendar, we have some predictions for what to expect from the first ever WSOP under GGPoker’s ownership.

Caesars Entertainment sold the series to NSUS Group Inc., GG’s parent company, for $500 million. The sale was announced two weeks following the conclusion of the 2024 WSOP, and the deal was finalized just before Halloween, perhaps a bit sooner than some projected.

New Era for Poker at the WSOP

The 2025 World Series of Poker runs May 27 to July 16 inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and the Main Event kicks off July 2. That much we learned in December. But the rest, it’s all a bit of a mystery that will be unraveled on Feb. 17.

For now, without having viewed the schedule, we can make logical predictions based on what we know of the company and individuals involved in the process. Jack Effel, Ty Stewart and team are still around, so don’t expect wholesale changes to the schedule. The iconic tournaments will return such as the $10,000 Main Event, $50,000 Poker Players Championship, $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, etc.

It’s also likely that dozens of other popular annual events will be back this summer. That list includes the $1,500 Millionaire Maker, $1,500 Monster Stack, $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, among others.

GGPoker’s Influence on the 2025 WSOP Schedule

Daniel Negreanu One other thing is certain, and that is there will be a GGPoker brand influence on the schedule (duh!). There’s a bit of Texan in the GGPoker mindset as everything the online poker giant does is big. Big fields, big prize pools, big guarantees. The World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) series in the Bahamas a couple months ago was the first bracelet series under GG ownership, and that series featured the first ever $50 million guaranteed prize pool.

The $25,000 buy-in WSOPP Super Main Event, won by Yinan Zhou for $6,000,000, attracted 1,978 entrants. It’s hard to imagine the WSOP scheduling such an event in the summer that would potentially overshadow poker’s most prestigious annual tournament (Main Event). But there’s likely to be a new tournament or two on the schedule that could set some records, perhaps the largest guaranteed $1k ever, or something along those lines.

There will undoubtedly be a heavy GGPoker influence on the 2025 WSOP schedule. The gimmicky FLIP & GO gimmicky low-stakes tournament, one would think, will be back given that it’s a GGPoker creation. Perhaps, the WSOP will add some extra high rollers to appease Daniel Negreanu, GG’s top ambassador.

We could also see a Las Vegas edition of the $500,000 buy-in Triton Million Invitational, a mixed pro-recreational player event that drew attention during the WSOP Paradise series in December. Or, perhaps, live poker versions of GG’s signature online tournaments, GGMasters and GGMillion$.

The schedule release is right around the corner, and before you know it, the poker community will be in Las Vegas welcoming in a new World Series of Poker era.

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• 11PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge Returns to 2025 WSOP w/ 50 SEATS for Deepstack Championship

• 12What Happened to Peter Eastgate’s 2008 WSOP Main Event Bracelet That Sold for $150,000?

• 13Is a Poker Vlogger an Industry Employee? WSOP’s New Rules Stir Controversy

• 14What Are the Biggest Wins in WSOP History?

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• 16Looking at the Worst Bad Beats in World Series of Poker History

• 17WSOP Tournament of Champions $1 Million Freeroll Returning to Commerce Casino May 15-17

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• 23Check Out the PokerGO Streaming Schedule for the 2025 World Series of Poker

• 24Find Out Why Shaun Deeb Gives Away All of His WSOP Gold Bracelets

• 252025 World Series of Poker ‘Not Going to Be About Results’ for Daniel Negreanu

• 26PokerNews Named Official Live Reporting Partner of the 2025 WSOP

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• 29Phil Hellmuth Will Play the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event After All

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• 35Texas Mike Goes All In Blind at WSOP, Runs into Jacks, Queens, Kings & Aces

• 36Phil Ivey Arrives at 2025 WSOP, Promptly Busts Moments After Questionable Bet

• 37’Fake News’ Doug Polk Trashes Phil Hellmuth for Backtracking on WSOP Main Event Plans

• 38Alan Keating ‘Got Outplayed’ in WSOP Heads-Up Event; Wants to Face Negreanu

• 39Poker Player Who Hit $6.4M Pai Gow Jackpot Pulls $1M WSOP Mystery Bounty

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• 41Phil Hellmuth’s Son Has World Series of Poker Bracelet Dreams of His Own

• 42WSOP Hands of the Week: Schulman Owns Kabrhel & A New Cult-Hero

• 43Negreanu vs. Blom: Poker Legends Set to Square Off for WSOP Bracelet

• 44Bad Blood Brewing Between Shaun Deeb and Sean Perry in WSOP High Roller

• 45’Texas Mike’ Makes Unconventional Play on Soft Bubble in WSOP High Roller

• 46How WSOP Champ Beat Improbable Odds to Win a $1 Million Bonus Check

• 47Has This Unsung Poker Star Been the Top WSOP Performer Since 2015?

• 48Gus Hansen Involved in One of the Rarest Poker Hands You’ll See at the 2025 WSOP

• 49Did WSOP High Roller Winner Angle Shoot at Final Table?

• 50WATCH: Full Seat Redraw Needed in WSOP High Roller After 72 Max Late Register

• 51Poker Player Penalized for Expletives After Refusing to Color Up Deep in WSOP Event

• 52WSOP Online Poker Bracelet Event Canceled on Day 2 Due to Technical Issues

• 53Massive Cooler Near Money Bubble of WSOP’s Biggest Buy-In So Far

• 54Daniel Negreanu Reaches Another 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Final Table

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• 57How Are Team Grosvenor Getting on in Las Vegas?

• 58WSOP Addresses Cancelled Online Bracelet Event: “Disruption Severely Impacted Integrity of the Game”

• 59Big Changes Announced for WSOP Circuit; Remaining 2025 Schedule Released

• 60Brutal River Card Dooms Mike Matusow Deep in WSOP Seniors High Roller

• 61’Whiny’ Phil Hellmuth Vows to ‘Play Great Poker’ After Slow Start to 2025 WSOP

• 62WSOP Performance of the Week: Schulman Strengthens Hall of Fame Case w/ Bracelet #7

• 63Angela Defoe Balances Poker, Artistry & Being Married to a Rock Star

• 64Seven-High Bluff in WSOP $250K w/ 15% Pot Bet; Did It Work?

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• 66Sean Perry Loses $250,000 in Five Minutes at the World Series of Poker

• 67Op-Ed: Is Martin Kabrhel’s Act Good for Poker and the WSOP?

• 68Navy Vet Played Poker on a Nuclear Sub, Now He’s Chasing a WSOP Bracelet

• 69Hands of the Week: Peters FINALLY Shuts Up Kabrhel on $250k Bubble

• 70Seiver, Galfond, Schulman Newcomers Among Poker Hall of Fame Finalists

• 71Hellmuth Chip Leading at World Series of Poker Final Table in Quest of 18th Bracelet

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• 73Which of These Players is the Best Without a WSOP Bracelet in 2025?

• 74Phil Hellmuth Helped Ted Cruz Introduce Policy Benefiting America’s Youth

• 75Update: Phil Ivey’s 12th Bracelet Run Ends at WSOP $25K Final Table

• 76This Former PokerStars Team Pro is a Champion in WHAT Ancient Sport?

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• 78Male Poker Player Sparks Controversy After WSOP Ladies Champs Satellite Win

• 79Glaser in Hunt for 3rd Bracelet of Summer at $2.5K Triple Draw Final Table

• 80Did High-Stakes Poker Pro Angle Shoot Recreational Player at WSOP?

• 81WATCH: Texas Mike Goes All In Blind Near $50K PLO Money Bubble

• 82Poker Vlogging Legend Brad Owen Chasing ‘Dream’ By Shot-Taking in $50K WSOP PPC

• 83Did Chip Dumping Occur with $1 Million Bonus at Stake During WSOP Final Table?

• 84WSOP Investigating Millionaire Maker Final Table Chip Dumping Allegations

• 85’The Grinder’ Positioned for Arguably the Greatest Accomplishment in Poker History

• 86Esther Taylor Makes History as Second Woman to Final Table $50K PPC

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