At around 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday, Jack Effel announced "shuffle up and deal" to officially kickstart the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Paris Las Vegas.
The first tournament of the series, Event #1: $500 Casino Employees, is open only to those who work in the casino industry. At 2 p.m., the first open event of the series will begin — Event #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed).
Many within the WSOP and across the poker world are expecting the 54th annual summer poker extravaganza to be the biggest of them all.