May 30 marks the start of the 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
"We want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and best wishes for a safe and successful 2017," said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart in a release. "We are busy trying to finalize the entire 2017 WSOP schedule. We anticipate a similar series to last year with a few new wrinkles, but ensuring a broad array of options to satisfy every potential participant."
The longest-running tournament series, will run through July 17 with gold bracelet events, satellites, cash games and daily deepstack tournaments three times a day for 49 consecutive days.