It's almost time for the 2015 World Series of Poker to hit television screens everywhere on ESPN. This year, the coverage contains more than 18 hours of taped Main Event footage and a new three-day format for the live November Nine.
The competition for ratings will be stiff though, as much of the poker programming will go head-to-head with primetime football games on Sunday and Monday nights.
Things kick off with a little appetizer on Tuesday, Aug. 18 with the airing of the WSOP National Championship, which took place just days ago at Harrah's in Cherokee, N.