129-541: The World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment . It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players. As of 2020,
258-525: A World Series of Poker bracelet and a monetary prize based on the number of entrants and buy-in amounts. Over the years, the tournament has grown in both the number of events and in the number of participants. Each year, the WSOP culminates with the $ 10,000 no-limit hold'em "Main Event," which, since 2004, has attracted entrants numbering in the thousands. The victor receives a multi-million dollar cash prize and
387-560: A $ 10.6 million loan from the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund. They began plans to build a hotel on land owned by Kirk Kerkorian . Sarno would later act as designer of the hotel he planned to construct. His vision was to emulate life under the Roman Empire. The objective of the palace was to ensure an atmosphere in which everybody staying at the hotel would feel like a Caesar ; this is why
516-640: A 2017 6th place final table finish makes Maria the only player to ever hold the title Last Woman Standing four times over and at both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events. In 1995, Barbara Enright became the only woman to make the Final Table of the World Series of Poker, finishing in fifth place. She also finished in the money of the Main Event in 2005. An Ambassador of Poker League of Nations, Barbara
645-457: A 4,296-seat entertainment venue with a 22,450 square feet (2,086 m ) stage, which was originally built at a cost of $ 95-million for Celine Dion's show, " A New Day... ", in 2003. A success, the Colosseum show earned almost $ 175,000 on average per night and grossed $ 500 million in four years. The venue has since hosted performances by numerous other artists. Gloria Estefan performed
774-1049: A 4,500-square-foot (420 m ) 24-hour poker room; and many slot machines and video poker machines. The hotel has operated as a host venue for live music and sports entertainment. In addition to holding boxing matches since the late 1970s, Caesars also hosted the Caesars Palace Grand Prix from 1981 to 1982. Notable entertainers who have performed at Caesars Palace include Frank Sinatra , Morrissey , Reba McEntire , Brooks & Dunn , Sammy Davis Jr. , Ella Fitzgerald , Teresa Teng , Count Basie , Dean Martin , Tom Jones , Rod Stewart , Stevie Nicks , The Moody Blues , Celine Dion , Ike & Tina Turner , Shania Twain , Bette Midler , Cher , Elton John , Liberace , Diana Ross , Liza Minnelli , Julio Iglesias , Ann-Margret , Tony Bennett , Harry Belafonte , Lena Horne , Judy Garland , Gloria Estefan , Janet Jackson , Mariah Carey , Keith Urban , Sting , Matt Goss , and Deana Martin . The main performance venue
903-586: A 75,000 square feet (7,000 m ) space that can accommodate 3,500 people. Designed by the Rockwell Group, the club is outfitted with theatrical lighting, sound, and climate-control systems, along with rigging and catwalks for aerial performers. It is operated by the Hakkasan Group. The replica of Cleopatra's Barge houses a bar and lounge that opened at Caesars Palace in 1970. Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin often visited
1032-553: A 900 feet (270 m) frontage, with the hotel set back 475 feet (145 m) . The car park could accommodate up to 1300 cars. Water is heavily used for at least 18 fountains throughout —the casino resort uses over 240 million gallons a year. A 20 feet (6.1 m) high statue of Julius Caesar hailing a taxi lies in the driveway leading to the entrance, and there are replicas of Rape of the Sabine Women and statues of Venus and David which greet guests as they arrive. Near
1161-478: A bracelet, which has become the most coveted award a poker player can win. The winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event is considered to be the World Champion of Poker. Since 1971, all WSOP events have been tournaments with cash prizes. In 1973 , a five-card stud event was added. Since then, new events have been added and removed. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at
1290-593: A break in the final table of the 2005 Main Event on July 16, Harrah's announced that eleven properties — including the recently added Bally's and Caesar's properties — would host 2005–06 WSOP Circuit events that started on August 11 in Tunica , Mississippi . One event that was scheduled for Biloxi , Mississippi, was canceled after the Grand Casino Biloxi , which was scheduled to host the event, suffered major damage from Hurricane Katrina . The Rio also hosted
1419-463: A cafe facing the shopping mall serving lighter, lower-cost dishes, and a more formal dining room to the rear. Central Michel Richard was a 24-hour restaurant situated in the hotel lobby from 2011 to 2014. In addition to a bar, it featured indoor and outdoor dining, with menu offerings varying by the time of day. Established in 2011, it cost US$ 4.5 million to build-out and measured 10,000 square feet (930 m ) in size. Todd Harrington, executive chef,
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#17327728942321548-413: A change would likely never be made. However, after the $ 50,000 H.O.R.S.E. / Poker Players Championship event was added, many of the game's top professionals, including Negreanu, have since stated that this tournament ultimately decides the world's best player. The $ 50,000 buy-in, being five times larger than the buy-in for the Main Event, has thus far tended to deter amateurs from playing in this event, and
1677-404: A financial disaster, and was not popular among the drivers, primarily because of the desert heat and its counter-clockwise direction, which put a tremendous strain on the drivers' necks. When Nelson Piquet clinched his first World Championship by finishing fifth in 1981, it took him fifteen minutes to recover from heat exhaustion. The 1982 race was won by Michele Alboreto in a Tyrrell , but
1806-742: A location in numerous films. It has appeared in films such as Hells Angels on Wheels (1967), Where It's At (1969), The Only Game in Town (1970), The Electric Horseman (1979), History of the World, Part I (1981), Rocky III (1982), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), You Ruined My Life (1987), Rain Man (1988), Hearts Are Wild (1992), Fools Rush In (1997), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Dreamgirls (2006), Iron Man (2008), The Hangover (2009), 2012 (2009), The Hangover Part III (2013), with
1935-581: A made-for-television $ 2 million "freeroll" invitational Tournament of Champions (TOC) event first won by Annie Duke as a "winner-take-all" event. Starting in 2005, the WSOP began the World Series of Poker Circuit , a satellite series held at Harrah's-owned properties in the United States. In addition to the $ 10,000 buy-in tournament at each site, qualifying players became eligible for a revamped Tournament of Champions . The 2005 TOC, made up of
2064-540: A new dance show every half hour. Celebrities like Paris Hilton and Christina Aguilera occasionally danced as "guest pussycats". In 2007, Caesars Palace opened a Pussycat Dolls Casino directly across from the Pussycat Dolls Lounge. It had an oval pit at the casino's center, where two go-go dancers in cages performed in response to the music. At the end of February 2010, the Pussycat Dolls left
2193-448: A new venue known as "Caesars Magical Empire" was created on the property, showcasing magicians such as Michael Ammar , Jon Armstrong, Lee Asher , Whit Haydn , Jeff "Magnus" McBride , and Alain Nu . The "Empire" was closed on November 30, 2002, after which the structure was razed to make room for a large concert hall created for singer Celine Dion. The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is
2322-503: A number of professional wrestling events throughout the 1990s, the most notable of which is WWE 's WrestleMania IX in April 1993 which capitalized on the Roman theme of the venue. Billed as the "Worlds Largest Toga Party" it remains to this day the only WrestleMania with a particular theme. World Championship Wrestling also held a series of events at Caesars Palace, including Clash of
2451-602: A poker professional, of which one was Phil Hellmuth , joining the team. Unlike today's coverage, ESPN featured no pre-taped interviews or profiles on the players. In addition, the commentators were generally on the casino floor itself. From 1999 to 2001, the World Series of Poker was broadcast by The Discovery Channel . These hour-long programs presented more of an overview or recap of the WSOP as opposed to broadcasting an actual live event with play-by-play analysis and color commentary. The Discovery Channel's broadcast also featured final table players interviews interlaced throughout
2580-684: A prelude to " Frozen Fury ", an annual series of preseason games in Las Vegas played primarily against the Colorado Avalanche at the MGM Grand Garden Arena , and eventually the establishment of an expansion team in Las Vegas, the Vegas Golden Knights , for the 2017–18 NHL season . The casino houses multiple restaurants. Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill is an English pub, a type of restaurant Ramsay felt
2709-673: A purpose-built geodesic dome at what is currently the site of the Colosseum Theater. A people mover was also constructed in 1979. In 1981, a fire broke out at the hotel, hospitalizing 16 people. The Perlmans sold their shares in Caesars World that year after trying to get a gaming license for a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey . The New Jersey Casino Control Commission accused the brothers of doing business with people who had organized-crime connections. In
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#17327728942322838-492: A record for entries and prize pool. On June 2, 2011, the World Series of Poker and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté announced plans for an officially sanctioned special fundraising event, known as The Big One for One Drop , starting on July 1, 2012, with a record US$ 1 million entry fee. 11% of the money (more precisely, $ 111,111 from each buy-in) went to Laliberté's charity, the One Drop Foundation , and
2967-595: A recumbent Roman, fitted out in toga, laurel wreath, and phallic dagger". The inauguration ceremony was held on August 5, 1966. Sarno and his partner, Nate Jacobsen, spent one million dollars on the event. The cost included "the largest order of Ukrainian caviar ever placed by a private organization", two tons of filet mignon , 300 pounds (140 kg) of Maryland crabmeat and 50,000 glasses of champagne. Cocktail waitresses in Greco-Roman wigs would greet guests and say "Welcome to Caesars Palace, I am your slave". Among
3096-420: A room with one wall which was fully mirrored from floor to ceiling. The hotel featured an 800-seat theatre restaurant and three public dining areas, two health clubs, an epicurean room, a convention hall of up to 2000 people and 20 separate halls and committee rooms, accommodating up to 5000 people in total. Marble was imported from Italy, rosewood from Brazil, with gold leafing throughout the place. As of 2015,
3225-416: A single one-hour taped-delay broadcast of the Main Event. ESPN Classic currently airs many of the old broadcasts from the mid-1990s and beyond. Since no "pocket cam" existed, very few hole cards were actually shown to television viewers. Generally, ESPN used poker-playing actors such as Dick Van Patten , Vince Van Patten , and Gabe Kaplan , with either the tournament director (usually Jim Albrecht ) or
3354-496: A special seven-day concert in October 2003 for the launch of her album Unwrapped , titled Live & Unwrapped . In May 2007, Bette Midler was announced as Dion's formal replacement, performing 100 shows a year, with Elton John continuing to perform his popular Red Piano show 50 nights a year while Midler was on hiatus. After taking a three-year hiatus, Cher , following her Farewell Tour , returned to Caesars Palace with
3483-399: A sumptuous array of Classical statuary and a host of marble-white columns to establish its theme. The visitor's imagination, in league with well-placed publicity, filled in the opulence". Jefferson Graham wrote that the result was "the gaudiest, weirdest, most elaborate, and most talked about resort Vegas had ever seen. [Its] emblem was a chesty female dipping grapes into the waiting mouth of
3612-544: A three-year contract, performing 200 shows beginning May 6, 2008. On May 26, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama performed in the Colosseum in the one-night show A Good Fight alongside Sheryl Crow , Bette Midler and Rita Rudner to fundraise for Nevada's senator Harry Reid re-election campaign. Several streets were closed and the Augustus tower was blocked as security precautions by the Secret Service during
3741-527: A world championship fight between Shane Mosley and Shannan Taylor . In April 1987, the 15,356-seat arena at Caesars Palace hosted "The Super Fight" boxing match between Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler . Two bouts between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe were contested here, including Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe in November 1992, and a revenge match a year later in which Holyfield took
3870-446: Is The Colosseum . The theater seats 4,296 people and contains a 22,450-square-foot (2,086 m ) stage. The stage was a special construction for Celine Dion's show, " A New Day... ", in 2003. After departing in 2007, Dion returned to the Colosseum with her new show entitled " Celine " on March 15, 2011, which was under contract through June 9, 2018 for 65 shows per year. In 1962, cabana motel owners Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin received
3999-662: Is a 636,000-square-foot (59,100 m ) shopping mall, built as an extension wing of the main hotel and casino in 1992. The mall's spiral staircase consists of spiral escalators. The mall also contains many replicas of famous fountains. The Fall of Atlantis fountain uses special effects and 9 feet (2.7 m) animated figures to tell the story of the Myth of Atlantis. With many high-end boutiques including Cartier , Chanel , Calvin Klein , Dior , Emporio Armani , Gucci , Ted Baker , Tiffany and Co , Valentino , and Versace , it
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4128-501: Is a Chinese restaurant with an overhead metal-cut white screen and large aquariums filled with goldfish, all backlit by LED bulbs. Serendipity 3 was a 1950s style diner, featuring burgers, fries and ice cream delicacies. The ice cream parlor themed restaurant, which was a branch of the New York City Serendipity 3 establishment, opened in 2009. In addition to seating in the dining area and counter seating, there
4257-463: Is a prominent fine artist based in Las Vegas, known for her stunning paintings and murals. In 2021, she was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the new lobby at Caesars Palace. Caesars Forum is the original casino of the hotel which opened in 1966 with 30 gaming tables and 250 slot machines. It contains 20 black Italian marble columns with white marble and gold leaf trimmings. Friezes and statues depict Roman conquests, and women motifs are prevalent. In
4386-535: Is now owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment . As of July 2016, the hotel has 3,960 rooms and suites in six towers and a convention facility of over 300,000 square feet (28,000 m ). The hotel has a large range of restaurants. From the outset, Caesars Palace has been oriented towards attracting high rollers . The modern casino facilities include table games such as blackjack , craps , roulette , baccarat , Spanish 21 , mini-baccarat , Pai Gow and Pai Gow poker . The casino also features
4515-480: Is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks. Caesars Palace was opened in 1966 by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin, who sought to create an opulent facility that gave guests a sense of life during the Roman Empire . It contains many statues, columns and iconography typical of Hollywood Roman period productions including a 20-foot (6.1 m) statue of Augustus Caesar near the entrance. Caesars Palace
4644-567: Is performed outside in a Spiegeltent on a 9 feet (2.7 m) diameter stage. The tent accommodates 600 persons who are seated on folding chairs circled around the stage. The Pussycat Dolls Lounge , an adjunct of the Pure Nightclub , opened at Caesars Palace in 2005. The lounge was patterned after a vintage strip club. The club's center was a stage where dancers called the Pussycat Girls clad in fishnet hose and corsets, began
4773-452: Is the first expansion of the World Series of Poker in series history. In September 2007, the first WSOP championship events outside of Las Vegas, complete with bracelets , were held. The inaugural WSOPE consisted of three events held in London from September 6–17, 2007. The main event, a £ 10,000 buy-in no-limit hold 'em tournament, was won by Norwegian online prodigy Annette Obrestad on
4902-652: Is the first woman to win two WSOP bracelets, the first woman to win three bracelets, and the first woman to win an open event at the World Series of Poker. Barbara is also the first woman to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame , the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, and the Senior Poker Hall of Fame, making her the only poker player to be in all three poker halls of fame. In 1977, the first ladies-only event
5031-548: Is the highest grossing mall in the United States, with higher sales per square foot than Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills , California . The mall, which was 280,000 square feet at its 1992 opening, was expanded by 500,000 square feet in 1997. A third expansion, which began in 2002, added another 200,000 square feet to the property. The Forum Shops property is considered to be the most valuable real estate in Las Vegas. The original hotel tower had 680 rooms, and each featured
5160-440: Is was replaced by Texas hold 'em in 2001. The earliest filming of the World Series was a special produced by Binion's Horseshoe in 1973 and narrated by Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder . CBS began covering the World Series in the late 1970s. In the early 1980s, the event was again broadcast as specials. In the late 1980s, the World Series returned to television as ESPN took over broadcasting. Initially, coverage only consisted of just
5289-512: The 2006 World Series of Poker , which began on June 25 with satellite events and formally began the day after with the annual Casino Employee event, won in 2006 by Chris Gros . 2006 featured the Tournament of Champions on June 25 and 26, won by Mike Sexton . Various events led up to the Main Event, which was held from July 28 until August 10. The first prize of $ 12 million was awarded to Jamie Gold . The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE)
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5418-555: The Bank Secrecy Act . In October 2017, ownership of Caesars Palace was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off ; Vici leased the property back to Caesars Entertainment at an initial annual rent of $ 165 million. During the COVID-19 pandemic the casino closed on March 17, 2020. A few months later, on June 4, the casino reopened. Certain aspects of the casino remained closed afterward, such as
5547-587: The Prima Porta Augustus . Author Margaret Malamud notes the contrast between his "sober and pious figure" in the Olympic Lounge and the "statue of Nero and his lyre with which it is paired". There is a 25 feet (7.6 m) statue of the goddess Fortuna . One statue of David in the interior is an exact replica of an early 16th-century Michelangelo masterpiece, standing 18 feet (5.5 m) high and weighing over nine tons. Melanie Stimmell
5676-775: The United States presidential election . As of May 2017, the World Series of Poker has done away with the November Nine concept and instead gone back to the old format of crowning the Main Event winner in July. After adopting a hybrid online format in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Series of Poker announced a return to in-person play for the next series in September 2021, in Paradise, Nevada. The 2024 WSOP
5805-480: The WSOP Europe and WSOP Asia-Pacific , but excludes WSOP Circuit events and other non-bracelet events. The results are updated through the 2014 WSOP APAC. At present, women make up around 5% of the field in all the events at the annual WSOP tournament. Vanessa Selbst , Barbara Enright , Nani Dollison and Kristen Bicknell all have won three WSOP bracelets. In 2015, Kelly Minkin finished in 29th place in
5934-554: The 1988 main event was featured in the movie Rounders . Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer , the winners in 2003 and 2004 , both qualified for the main event through satellite tournaments at the PokerStars online card room. Jerry Yang , the winner in 2007 , had only been playing poker for two years prior to his victory. He won his seat at a $ 225 satellite tournament at Pechanga Resort & Casino, in California. With
6063-526: The 1990s, the hotel's management sought to create more elaborate features to compete with the other modern Las Vegas developments. The Forum Shops at Caesars opened in 1992; it was one of the first venues in the city where shopping, particularly at high-end fashion house stores, was an attraction in itself. An expansion of the Forum Shops opened on October 22, 2004. In June 2005, Harrah's Entertainment acquired Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and became
6192-687: The 2005 Series events would be held at the Harrah's-owned Rio Hotel and Casino , located just off the Las Vegas Strip . Since 2004 the official sponsor of the World Series of Poker has been the Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The final two days of the 2005 WSOP Main Event were held downtown at what is now the MTR-operated "Binion's" in celebration of the centennial of the founding of Las Vegas. The WSOP added
6321-536: The 46-seat bistro was designed by the Rockwell Group . In 2008 the bistro installed a 16 feet (4.9 m) high "chocolate clock" that releases three chocolate truffles every quarter-hour. In 1992 Wolfgang Puck was the first celebrity chef to open an upscale restaurant in a Las Vegas gambling resort with Spago at Caesars Palace. Located in The Forum Shops arcade, the restaurant is divided into
6450-526: The Barge, with Sinatra occasionally singing there after his own shows. The New Yorker writes that Caesars Palace was "dubbed the Home of Champions after hosting decades of events like boxing matches, auto races, and volleyball tournaments". The Caesars Palace Grand Prix car race (a Formula One World Championship event) was held at the car park of Caesars Palace in 1981 and 1982 . The new race proved to be
6579-808: The Champions XXX in January 1995 as well as Clash of the Champions XXXII and an episode of WCW Monday Nitro , each in January 1996. On September 27, 1991, a National Hockey League preseason game between the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers was held on an outdoor rink built in the Caesars Palace parking lot. Behind a goal from Wayne Gretzky , the Kings came back from a 2–0 deficit to win 5–2. The game served as
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#17327728942326708-511: The Greco-Roman theme of the hotel with fluted columns and Corinthian columns and pediments on its facade and fountains and statues scattered around its interior space. Plans for the Augustus Tower began in 2003 and were consolidated in 2004 with the architects Bergman Walls Associates. The expansion at a cost of $ 289 million US included a 26-story, 345-foot-tall tower, as well as an addition of new convention and meeting facilities at
6837-580: The Holiday Hotel and Casino in Reno . This inaugural event was won by Crandell Addington . The set of tournaments that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve into was the brainchild of Las Vegas casino owner and poker player Benny Binion . In 1970, the first WSOP at Binion's Horseshoe took place as a series of cash games that included five-card stud , deuce to seven low-ball draw , razz , seven-card stud , and Texas hold 'em . The format for
6966-609: The Las Vegas Strip". Nobu Tower (formerly Centurion Tower) is a 14-story tower that was completed in 1970 at a cost of $ 4.2 million. In 2011 it was announced that the tower would be renovated and be renamed to Nobu, and to operate as the first Nobu Hotel with a restaurant. A remodeling of the Nobu Hotel took place during 2021. Rooms in the Forum Tower opened in 1979. The Palace Tower opened in 1997 and mirrors
7095-530: The Main Event and the $ 50,000 H.O.R.S.E. competition had no effect on the outcome of the winner of the Player of the Year award. In the 2008 World Series of Poker, the $ 50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event counted toward the Player of the Year award, but the Main Event did not. Since 2009, all open events, including the Main Event, count towards Player of the Year. The Player of the Year standings were based upon performance solely at
7224-498: The Main Event as a freeze-out Texas hold 'em game came the next year. The winner in 1970, Johnny Moss , was elected by his peers as the first "World Champion of Poker" and received a silver cup as a prize. In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment (now Caesars Entertainment) purchased Binion's Horseshoe, retained the rights to the Horseshoe and World Series of Poker brands, sold the hotel and casino to MTR Gaming Group , and announced that
7353-486: The Main Event earning the "Last Woman Standing". In the 2007 World Series of Poker, Maria Ho was the last woman remaining in the Championship Event, placing 38th out of 6,358 players and earning a $ 237,865 payday. She repeated this accomplishment in 2014, when she came in 77th place out of 6,683 players. Her 27th place "Last Woman Standing" finish at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event along with
7482-405: The Main Event has traditionally been given the unofficial title of World Champion. However, some believe that no-limit hold 'em is not the optimal structure for determining a champion poker player. In 2002, Daniel Negreanu argued that the Main Event should switch to pot-limit hold 'em, believing that pot-limit required a more complete set of poker skills than no-limit, although he admitted that such
7611-477: The Main Event of the WSOP has been the $ 10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'em (NLHE) tournament (in 1971 the buy-in was $ 5,000 and the inaugural 1970 event was an invitational with winner determined by a vote from the players). Winners of the event not only get the largest prize of the tournament and a gold bracelet, but additionally their picture is placed in the Gallery of Champions at Binion's. The winner of
7740-578: The Pure nightclub for a new lounge at the Chateau nightclub, which is part of Paris Las Vegas . The Omnia (Latin for "[the sum of] all things") nightclub, opened in March 2015, replacing the Pure nightclub which operated there for over a decade. The $ 107 million expansion and redesign incorporates both the 34,000 square feet (3,200 m ) Pure facility and the adjacent World of Poker tournament room to create
7869-459: The WSOP ; two of the most notable are the "World Series of Rock Paper Scissors" and "Ante Up for Africa." Currently, Texas hold 'em, Omaha hold 'em and Seven-card stud and their lowball variants are played. H.O.R.S.E. has been played in the past and returned in 2006. Also, S.H.O.E. has been played in the past, and returned in 2007. Other events played in the past include Chinese poker , Five card stud, and many others. Like most tournaments,
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#17327728942327998-561: The WSOP Global Casino Championship. The International Circuit has expanded to 13 tournaments for the 2017/18 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on live poker events, there was a heavy focus on online events for 2020 and 2021, with dedicated online series during both years. In 2023, the WSOP expanded to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The winner of each event receives
8127-485: The WSOP Poker Hall of Fame has honored 42 individuals. Selection criteria for players include having competed against acknowledged top competition, played for high stakes, and played consistently well to gain the respect of their peers. For non-players, selection is based on positive and lasting contributions to the overall growth and success of poker. Since 2004, a Player of the Year (POY) award has been given to
8256-419: The WSOP and WSOP Europe. In recent years, the prize pool for the WSOP Main Event has become so large that the winner instantly becomes one of the top money winners of WSOP and even in tournament poker history. Before July 2012, the top seven players on the all-time WSOP Earnings list were Main Event champions from 2005 to 2011, among whom Jamie Gold topped those seven, he won the 2006 Main Event, which had then
8385-425: The WSOP announced that 30 players had committed to the tournament, which brought the first prize to $ 12.3 million, exceeding the record amount won by Jamie Gold. In the end, all 48 seats were filled, resulting in a first prize of $ 18.3 million. Poker professional Antonio Esfandiari won the event, also receiving a special platinum WSOP bracelet. While the Main Event is the biggest - according to prize pool - event in
8514-439: The WSOP consists of 101 events, with most major poker variants featured. However, in recent years, over half of the events have been variants of Texas hold 'em . Events traditionally take place during one day or over several consecutive days during the series in June and July. However, starting in 2008, the Main Event final table was delayed until November. The 2012 and 2016 Main Event final tables commenced in October because of
8643-458: The WSOP expanded overseas once again, only this time to Gauteng , South Africa . Although the 2010 event was part of the WSOP Circuit, winners did not earn a gold ring or standing for the WSOP Circuit National Championship, both of which were common for other circuit events. This policy changed in 2012. The WSOPA did not occur in 2011 but would come back in 2012. On April 30, 2012, the WSOP and Australian casino Crown Melbourne jointly announced
8772-447: The WSOP in Las Vegas up until 2010, but beginning in 2011 have also taken the World Series of Poker Europe into account, and starting in 2013 also include events in the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific. The 2011 WSOP Player of the Year organized by Bluff Magazine used a different scoring system which took into account field sizes and buy-in amounts when calculating points earned. This scoring system has been used ever since. Since 2016,
8901-408: The WSOP payout a bigger percentage of the field (15% instead of 10% until then). Information correct as of December 23, 2023 Information correct as of December 23, 2023. Since its inception, Stu Ungar and Johnny Moss are the only players to have won the Main Event three times. However, Moss's first victory came in a different format, as he was elected winner by vote of his fellow players at
9030-460: The WSOP waived its normal 10% rake of the entry fees. At the time of the original announcement, 15 of the maximum 48 seats had been taken. By early December 2011, the field size had increased to 22, the minimum required for an official bracelet tournament. Among those who committed early to the event were Johnny Chan , Daniel Negreanu , Jonathan Duhamel , Tom Dwan , Laliberté, billionaire businessman Phil Ruffin and Erik Seidel . On April 12, 2012,
9159-680: The World Series of Poker Main Event eight times, albeit in earlier years with small fields compared to modern times. Four players have won the Main Event multiple times: Johnny Moss ( 1970 , 1971 , and 1974 ), Doyle Brunson ( 1976 and 1977 ), Stu Ungar ( 1980 , 1981 , and 1997 ) and Johnny Chan ( 1987 and 1988 ). Bracelet winners who first achieved fame in other fields include French actor/singer Patrick Bruel (in 1998 ), Danish soccer player Jan Vang Sørensen (in 2002 ), American actress Jennifer Tilly (in 2005 ), and American musician/record producer Steve Albini (in 2018 and 2022 ). In recent years, there have been non-bracelet events at
9288-427: The annual WSOP; later on, the winners of events before 1976 were retroactively given bracelets. The tournament grew slowly for over a decade, reaching 52 participants in 1982. In the early 1980s, satellite tournaments were introduced, allowing people to win their way into the various events. By 1987, there were over 2,100 entrants in the entire series. At the 2006 World Series of Poker , there were 45 events, covering
9417-424: The area. Frank Sinatra began performing at Caesars Palace in 1967, after a fallout with Howard Hughes and Carl Cohen at The Sands . He signed a three-year contract. In the early morning hours of September 6, 1970, Sinatra was playing a high stakes baccarat at the casino, where he was performing at the time. Normal limits for the game are US$ 2,000 per hand; Sinatra had been playing for US$ 8,000 and wanted
9546-444: The biggest first prize for a single tournament, and still is the largest poker tournament by prize pool in history. However, the all-time leader is currently poker professional Daniel Negreanu , who has not won a Main Event, although he won the inaugural WSOP Asia Pacific Main Event in 2013. He is followed by professionals Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Colman , both also yet to win a Main Event in Las Vegas. The list below includes
9675-430: The boutique hotel and restaurant buffet. The Nobu Hotel reopened in July, a month after the casino had reopened. The Bacchanal Buffet reopened the following year, on May 20, 2021, after a $ 2.4 million renovation. The shows similarly resumed, with many celebrities announcing 2023 Caesars Palace residencies; including Adele , Jerry Seinfeld , Sting , and Rod Stewart . Jeff Campbell of Lonely Planet refers to
9804-406: The casino for $ 20,000 a week. In 1971, some 1,500 black American rights activists stormed the hotel in a protest. The National Welfare Rights Organization was involved with a "coalition of welfare mothers, Legal Services lawyers, radical priests and nuns, civil rights leaders, movie stars and housewives". Five years later in the spring of 1976, hundreds of black American workers went on strike at
9933-520: The casino's theatre and pulled contestants from the audience; losing players were given tickets to Caesars shows and dinner as a consolation prize, while an audience game played at the end offered audience members the chance to get casino chips and chocolate coins. A version of the casino called Caligula's Palace is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , where it is located in Las Venturas (the game's equivalent of Las Vegas) and
10062-693: The centre is a flat ornate dome with an "enormous chandelier in the shape of a Roman medallion, made of 100,000 handmade and handpolished crystals" on the ceiling. It reportedly held the world record at the time for the world's largest crystal ceiling fixture. The cocktail waitresses, as of 2005, still wear the same uniform which was designed by Jay Sarno: white, off-the-shoulder mini-tunics with high-heeled Roman sandals. The modern casino facilities include table games such as blackjack , craps , roulette , baccarat , Spanish 21 , mini-baccarat , pai gow and pai gow poker . Caesars Palace's 4,500 square feet (420 m ) 24-hour poker room currently lies in heart of
10191-937: The combination of darkness and enclosure of the gambling room, never being lit with light from the outside, it "disorients the occupant in space and time", and one "loses track of where he is and when it is". Many international performers have performed at the hotel, including Frank Sinatra , Sammy Davis Jr. , Rod Stewart , Celine Dion , Cher , Bette Midler , Liberace , Liza Minnelli , Elton John , George Burns , Pat Cooper , Diana Ross , Teresa Teng , Paul Anka , Julio Iglesias , Judy Garland , David Copperfield , Stevie Nicks , Dolly Parton , Tony Bennett , Steve and Eydie , Gloria Estefan , Phyllis Diller , Luis Miguel , Ike & Tina Turner , Janet Jackson , Shania Twain , Jerry Seinfeld , Harry Belafonte , Louie Anderson , Ricky Martin , Mariah Carey , Deana Martin , B.B. King , The Moody Blues , Pilita Corrales and Matt Goss . In mid-1996,
10320-479: The conclusion of what was then a timed event. Moss, Ungar, Doyle Brunson , and Johnny Chan are the only people who have won the Main Event in consecutive years. Chan's second victory in 1988 was featured in the 1998 film Rounders . Phil Hellmuth holds multiple WSOP records including most bracelets, most WSOP cashes, and most WSOP final tables. He is also the only player to have won the Main Events of both
10449-725: The creation of the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC). The first edition of the event was held at Crown's Melbourne Casino from April 4–15, 2013 and featured five bracelet events in the series. In 2015, the WSOP International Circuit was launched, with rounds in Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. The winners of each tournament join the WSOP Circuit winners to play
10578-676: The day before her 19th birthday. This made her the youngest person ever to win a WSOP bracelet, a record that cannot be broken in the Las Vegas WSOP under current laws because the minimum legal age for casino gaming in Nevada is 21. Obrestad could play in the WSOPE because the minimum age for casino gaming in the United Kingdom is 18. While no definitive plans have been announced, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack has indicated that in
10707-549: The decade. He was performing at Caesars when his mother Dolly died in a plane crash in January 1977, and in 1979 he was awarded the Grammy Trustees Award in a party at the hotel, while celebrating 40 years in show business and his 64th birthday. When Sinatra was given back his gaming license by the Nevada Gaming Commission in 1981, he became an entertainment-public relations consultant at
10836-409: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 547509815 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:48:14 GMT Caesars Palace Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino in Paradise , Nevada , United States . The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage . It
10965-429: The distance of 140 feet (43 m) over the fountains. ABC came in to film the jump, in which Knievel hit the top of the safety ramp after the jump and flew over his handlebars into the parking lot of neighbouring Dunes. Fracturing his pelvis, several bones and suffering a concussion, he lay in a hospital unconscious for 29 days in a coma before recovering. On April 14, 1989, Knievel's son Robbie successfully completed
11094-462: The entrance is a four-faced, eight-handed Brahma shrine which weighs four tons. It was made in Bangkok, Thailand, with a casting ceremony on November 25, 1983, according to the inscription on it. A multimillion-dollar renovation of the main entrance began in July 2021, and was finished seven months later. It includes a domed ceiling and a 15-foot statue of Augustus . A $ 75 million renovation of
11223-554: The featured hotel suite made available for guest stays, and Step Up: All In (2014). In television it has appeared in series such as The Partridge Family , the " Viva Ned Flanders " episode of The Simpsons , The Sopranos , Friends , The Strip (1999), Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Keeping Up With the Kardashians . It also appeared in the season 12 premiere of America's Next Top Model . The short-lived 1990s game show Caesars Challenge taped in
11352-483: The final table. Since then, ESPN has greatly expanded its coverage to include many of the preliminary events of the WSOP, especially Texas Hold 'Em. Also, their coverage of the main event now typically includes at least one hour program on each day. For the first two years of its existence, ESPN was broadcasting one hour programs of the "circuit" events that the WSOP has at various Harrah's-owned casinos, but ESPN did not renew these events. ESPN's coverage now includes many of
11481-520: The first edition of the revamped event. Since Reese's death in December 2007, the winner of this event receives the David 'Chip' Reese Memorial Trophy in addition to the bracelet and the prize money. There have been many memorable moments during the main events, including Jack Straus 's 1982 comeback win after discovering he had one $ 500 chip left when he thought he was out of the tournament. The end of
11610-591: The gaming floor between The Colosseum and the Race & Sports Book, where racing and sports bets are put on. It moved there in June 2014, when Pure Nightclub underwent an expansion and annexed its space. As of December 2015 it contains 16 tables with free Wi-Fi and USB charging ports. There are many traditional reel-type slot machines , video reels machine, video poker games, video blackjack or keno , in which participants can play from 1¢ to $ 500. One author noted that due to
11739-535: The hotel as "quintessentially Las Vegas", a "Greco-Roman fantasyland featuring marble reproductions of classical statuary". The art deco style fused with clear influences from Hollywood epic productions dominate. Construction of the 14-story Caesars Palace hotel on the 34-acre (14 ha) site began in 1965, and it opened in 1966. It lay next to Dunes Hotel and opposite the Desert Inn . The original hotel featured lanes of cypresses and marble columns as part of
11868-516: The hotel has 3,960 rooms and suites in six towers. In addition to its regular rooms and suites, Caesars Palace offers penthouse suites, and 14 villa suites named after notable Romans. A number of Roman statues were imported from Florence, Italy , valued at over $ 150,000. Statues of Julius Caesar and emperors such as Augustus and Nero are particularly common at the Palace. There are many variations of Augustus throughout, including two copies of
11997-527: The hotel in the first major strike in Las Vegas history. The entrances to the hotel and casino were blocked, and the hotel lost several million dollars from the strike, including one cancellation worth $ 500,000. In 1973, the Del Webb corporation was contracted to build a $ 8 million 16-story building adjacent to the Palace. In 1979, a section of two and three-story hotel buildings were demolished, making room for an Omnimax theater (1979–2000), accommodated in
12126-472: The hotel's original Roman Tower, built in 1966 and extended in 1974, was completed in January 2016. The 14-story Tower, last renovated in 2001, will have 20 rooms added for a total of 587 rooms and suites, and will be renamed the Julius Tower. Entertainment Close-Up wrote that the Julius Tower is the "latest piece of a $ 1 billion investment to cement Caesars Palace as the premier resort at the center of
12255-457: The jump. The first casino at the hotel was named Circus Circus. It was intended to be the world's liveliest and most expensive casino, attracting elite gamblers from around the world. In 1969, a Federal Organized Crime Task Force accused the casino's financial manager, Jerome Zarowitz, of having ties with organized-crime figures in New York and New England. Although Zarowitz was never tried,
12384-418: The late 1970s. The hotel has hosted fights between George Foreman and Ron Lyle in January 1976, Roberto Durán and Esteban de Jesús in January 1978, Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali in October 1980, Holmes and Gerry Cooney in June 1982 as well as Wilfredo Gómez versus Juan Antonio Lopez at the same date; Gómez's bout with Salvador Sánchez on August 21, 1981, Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán and
12513-426: The long-term rights acquisition for ESPN, and the channel expanded their coverage to new heights with their coverage of the WSOP. They included coverage of the entire tournament, with a "Featured Table". At this table, the viewers could see the player's hole cards and subsequent strategy. The action was also broadcast as if live, though on tape-delay. 2003 was the first year that the broadcast covered action preceding
12642-446: The majority of poker variants . Participation in the Main Event peaked that year, with 8,773 players. The number of participants in the WSOP grew every year from 2000 until 2006. Following 2006, new online gambling legislation restricted the number of online qualifiers to the event. 2007 was the first dip in numbers in the 21st century while in 2008 more people participated than the previous year. In 2000 , there were 4,780 entrants in
12771-640: The name "Caesars Palace" lacks an apostrophe, making "Caesars" a plural instead of possessive noun. Caesars Palace was instrumental in beginning a new era of lavish casinos from the late 1960s onward. The original hotel was designed by architect Melvin Grossman (1914–2003), who had worked primarily in Miami. The design of Caesars borrowed heavily from his earlier Cabaña Hotel (1962) in Palo Alto. Architectural writer, Alan Hess , stated: "Caesars Palace needed only
12900-466: The next one to three years that other venues may start holding WSOP events. Two locations that have been mentioned as possible expansion sites are Egypt and South Africa, and the World Series of Poker Africa was ultimately launched in South Africa in 2010. However, it is currently treated as a WSOP Circuit event, with no bracelets awarded. The next expansion of the WSOP that included bracelet events
13029-688: The owner of Caesars Palace. Harrah's changed its own name to Caesars Entertainment in 2010, to capitalize on the prestige of the Caesars brand. In 2010, Caesars Palace was fined $ 250,000 by the Nevada Gaming Commission for permitting a high-limit baccarat player to dance on the card table while the game was underway. In September 2015, Caesars Palace agreed to pay the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network an $ 8 million civil money penalty for violating
13158-538: The passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 online poker sites have been barred from purchasing entrance directly for their users. In the 2023 Main Event, a new record was set for entries and a first-place prize for the first time since 2006. The 2024 WSOP Main Event set a new record for entries. These records do not include WSOP Europe or Asia Pacific Main Events. Since its inception in 1979,
13287-444: The performers at the opening were Andy Williams and Phil Richards. According to author Ovid Demaris , Caesars Palace was "a mob-controlled casino from the day it opened its doors". By the time it opened, the significant publicity of the new hotel had generated $ 42 million in advanced bookings. On December 31, 1967, stunt performer Evel Knievel arrived at the hotel to watch a boxing match and convinced Sarno that he could jump over
13416-456: The player with the most points accumulated throughout the WSOP. As of 2019, fifteen different players have won the sixteen awards, with Daniel Negreanu as the only player to win the award more than once. Only "open" events in which all players can participate count in the standings; this eliminates the Seniors, Ladies, and Casino Employee events. Beginning with the 2006 World Series of Poker,
13545-574: The race was not renewed for the following season due to poor attendance. The following two years a CART (IndyCar) event was run, with Mario Andretti and Tom Sneva winning, before the open-wheel event was permanently dropped. In 2013 it hosted a round of the Stadium Super Trucks . Many boxing matches have been held in Caesars Outdoor Arena and at its since demolished Sports Pavilion (an indoor sports arena) since
13674-486: The resort. The Augustus opened in 2005 with 949 rooms, which were designed for more upscale luxury and service than the other parts of the resort. The Octavius Tower opened in January 2012. The 668-room tower was added as part of a $ 860-million expansion. The tower shares a lobby with the Augustus Tower. The pools at Caesars Palace are modeled after the Roman baths . The Forum Shops at Caesars , also known as "The Forum"
13803-491: The restaurant must be limited to service five days a week, to which the management agreed. The restaurant opened in 2006 and in 2008, Savoy brought his executive chef from the Paris restaurant to Vegas. Under the direction of pastry chef and chocolatier François Payard , Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro at Caesars Palace encompasses a pastry shop, chocolate shop, and restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The interior of
13932-553: The series; the Millionaire Maker ($ 1,500 buy-in) is next up top with its latest edition bearing a prize pool of $ 14,603,565. Inaugurated in 2018 the tournament has ever since held a $ 1,000,000 guarantee for first place. In 2023, the World Series of Poker introduced a $ 300 no-limit hold 'em bracelet event called Gladiators of Poker , its lowest-priced event. The event has a guaranteed $ 3 million prize pool and attracted over 23,000 players in its inaugural year. Since 1972,
14061-432: The show. ESPN would resume coverage the following year. ESPN's coverage in 2002 was typical of their coverage in the 1990s (recorded in video, little or no post-production commentary or player profiles, no card cams). However, the final table broadcast was expanded over two one-hour episodes. The 2002 WSOP was the first with the "sneak peek" (later called the pocket cam, or hole cam ). In 2003, Fred Christenson secured
14190-510: The sponsoring casino takes an entry fee (a percentage between 6% and 10%, depending on the buy-in ) and distributes the rest, hence the prize money increasing with more players. In 2024, entry fees across all events range from $ 300 to $ 250,000, the latter being for the Super High Roller event. The Main Event, which is the highlight of the entire WSOP festival, has a buy-in of $ 10,000. In the 2005 Main Event, US$ 52,818,610 in prize money
14319-416: The stakes to be raised to US$ 16,000. When Sinatra began shouting after his request was denied, hotel executive Sanford Waterman came to talk with him. Witnesses to the incident said the two men both made threats, with Waterman producing a gun and pointing it at Sinatra. Sinatra walked out of the casino and returned to his Palm Springs home without fulfilling the rest of his three-week engagement there. Waterman
14448-399: The task force pressured Sarno and his other investors to sell the casino, which led to it being acquired by Lum's restaurant chain owners Stuart and Clifford S. Perlman for $ 60 million. The company soon shed its restaurant operations and changed its name to Caesars World . On July 15 of that year, executives lay ground on an expansion area of the hotel, and they buried a time capsule in
14577-455: The title, and he fought with Michael Moorer at Caesars Palace, including Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer in April 1994 for the WBA, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight Championships. In 2004 boxing returned to the Palace, when Wladimir Klitschko and former Olympian Jeff Lacy headlined a card televised on Showtime at the Palace's new outdoor amphitheatre. Caesars Palace has played host to
14706-440: The top twenty qualifying players at each circuit event, along with the final table from the 2005 Main Event, and the winners of nine or more bracelets (Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, and Phil Hellmuth) would participate in the revamped TOC at Caesars Palace . Mike Matusow won the first prize of $ 1 million (US), and all the players at the final table were guaranteed a minimum of $ 25,000 for the eighth and ninth-place finishers. During
14835-532: The trappings of sports coverage, such as lighter segments (called "The Nuts") and interviews. ESPN's coverage has been largely driven by Matt Maranz, Executive Producer for the WSOP telecasts. Maranz previously worked on ESPN's football pre-game show, and has also produced taped segments for NBC's Olympic coverage. Poker tournament Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
14964-401: The variety of games played require a broader knowledge of poker. The first $ 50,000 event, conducted as a H.O.R.S.E. tournament, was won by Chip Reese in 2006 . In 2010 , the $ 50,000 event changed from H.O.R.S.E. to an "8-game" format, adding no-limit hold 'em, pot-limit Omaha, and 2–7 triple draw to the mix, and was rechristened The Poker Players Championship , with Michael Mizrachi winning
15093-404: The various events, but in 2005, the number rose to over 23,000 players. In the main event alone, the number of participants grew from 839 in 2003 to 8,773 in 2006, and has hovered between 6,300 and 7,200 entrants in the eleven years since. Phil Hellmuth has won the most bracelets with 17 followed by Phil Ivey with 11 bracelets. Crandell Addington is the only player to place in the top ten of
15222-623: The visit. In March 2011, Celine Dion returned to The Colosseum with her new show entitled " Celine ", which is under contract for 70 shows per year, through 2017. In 2015, Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn began a concert residency at the Colosseum titled Together in Vegas . Absinthe is a live show that premiered on April 1, 2011, on the forecourt of the hotel. The show is hosted by The Gazillionaire, played by actor and former Cirque du Soleil clown Voki Kalfayan and his assistant, Penny Pibbets, portrayed by actress Anais Thomassian. The show
15351-430: Was "missing on the strip". The Nobu Restaurant is an Asian restaurant. The Old Homestead Steakhouse is the first west-coast location of a New York restaurant chain. Rao's opened in 2006, the second branch of the restaurant after New York City to open. Flay 's first restaurant venture outside New York, Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill was opened at Caesars in 2004 and featured southwestern cuisine; it closed in November 2020 and
15480-523: Was a patio with views of the Strip and the Caesars Palace fountains. It closed on January 2, 2017. Hell's Kitchen opened in its place in January 2018, and was originally planned to be used as the studio for the filming of the American television show Hell's Kitchen for Seasons 19 and 20, but with full bookings of customers to serve and a lack of cameras (and no dormitories for the contestants), shooting
15609-434: Was booked on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, but was released without bail. The local district attorney's office declined to file charges against Waterman for pulling the gun, stating that Sinatra had refused to make a statement regarding the incident. Despite swearing to never perform at Caesars again, Sinatra returned after his retirement in January 1974, and became a frequent performer at Caesars Palace throughout
15738-443: Was chosen by Michel Richard , himself a James Beard Foundation Award -winning chef, to run the kitchen. Harrington had been the executive chef of Augustus Café, the restaurant which had previously operated in that location. Harrington left in December 2013, and in July 2014, the restaurant filed for bankruptcy protection. The restaurant closed in late 2014. Café Americano occupies the former premises of Central Michel Richard. It
15867-469: Was distributed among 560 players, with US$ 7.5 million as the first prize. The 2006 Main Event, won by Jamie Gold , was the largest single poker tournament by prize pool or by entrant numbers in history; Gold pocketed US$ 12 million for his victory. In July 2010, it was announced that the winner of the 2010 Main Event would receive just under US$ 9 million. The 2023 Main Event took the record for entries, first-place prize, and prize pool. The 2024 Main Event set
15996-510: Was held at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas , and saw record-breaking attendance for the Main Event tournament. In August 2024, Caesars Entertainment announced it had sold the WSOP brand to GGPoker operator NSUS Group for $ 500 million. The idea of a World Series of Poker began in 1969 with an event called the Texas Gamblers Reunion . It was an invitational event sponsored by Tom Moore of Castle Hills, Texas , and held at
16125-621: Was in May 2015, in partnership with the V&;E Restaurant Group of Miami . The 3,585 square feet (333.1 m ) restaurant and bar in the hotel lobby serves pizza, soups, sandwiches, burgers. A Mr. Chow restaurant opened at the hotel in 2015. The 277-seat Chinese fine dining establishment occupies the second floor of the hotel and has a view of the Garden of the Gods pool area. Caesars Palace has been
16254-543: Was instead moved to the Caesars Entertainment Studios property near the Las Vegas Strip. The major restaurant of the Augustus Tower is the Guy Savoy , namesake of the three-star Michelin chef. When Savoy was approached to open a second restaurant in Vegas, he initially said no, until Caesars told him they wanted him to recreate what he had done in Paris. His request was that to maintain quality,
16383-552: Was introduced in the form of $ 100 buy-in Stud Poker Tournament. Jackie McDaniels won that event to become the first ladies champion. She won one of the smallest prizes ($ 5,580) in WSOP history. By 2007, the popularity of the Ladies Event had grown to the point that it became the first ladies-only event to have a prize pool greater than $ 1,000,000. Seven card stud was the game for the event's first two decades, but
16512-465: Was replaced in early 2021 with a "fish-and-pasta" concept called Amalfi by Bobby Flay. Chef Brian Malarkey opened Searsucker Las Vegas – the fourth branch of the restaurant after San Diego , Del Mar, California , and Austin, Texas – in March 2015. The 7,500 square feet (700 m ) dining area has a "retro Americana" theme, with "cowboy culture" motifs reflected throughout the furnishings and paintings designed by Thomas Schoos . Beijing Noodle No. 9
16641-537: Was ultimately to Australia . The WSOPE moved from London to Cannes , France, in 2011. At that time, the buy-ins and payouts changed from being fixed in pounds to euros . The event moved again in 2013, this time to the Paris suburb of Enghien-les-Bains . From 2013 to 2017 the WSOPE was held only in odd-numbered years, with the newly launched World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) conducted in even-numbered years. WSOPE has been held annually since 2017. In 2010,
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