The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is taking additional measures this year to make the Main Event the largest in the history of the competition. The current record of 8,773 Main Event participants was set in 2006.
The first-ever Main Event Maynia Global Qualification Weekend will be held on May 20 and 21. Main Event Maynia offers players the opportunity to win a seat in this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event, which will take place from July 3 to July 17. Additionally, a player could win a Main Event buy-in through WSOP for the next 30 years.
The WSOP itself begins on May 30.
World Series of Poker Executive Director Ty Stewart said:
“History is just a few months away, and Main Event Maynia is a big part of making sure this is the biggest field in the history of the WSOP… Main Event Maynia is long overdue, and we thank our global network of satellite partners for giving players a chance to earn their shot from their own backyard.”
Main Event Maynia will take place in 10 US casinos and five outside the country.
WSOP Maynia propagates across 4 continents
Caesars’ poker rooms in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa will host events for players to earn a guaranteed seat in the Main Event at the WSOP in Las Vegas.
The Guaranteed Seat Satellite “Step” tournaments for Main Event Maynia will have a reasonable $140 buy-in. The tournaments will lead up to a guaranteed Main Event seat, with a mega prize of $1,175 and a travel stipend to Las Vegas.
All entrants in the events will be entered into a drawing that awards a nontransferable Main Event buy-in for the next 30 years if the WSOP Main Event attendance record is broken.
Main Event Maynia will be held at the following US casinos:
– Grand Victoria Casino Elgin
– Hard Rock Tulsa
– Harrah’s Cherokee
– Harrah’s Pompano Beach
– Horseshoe Council Bluffs
– Horseshoe Las Vegas
– Horseshoe St. Louis
– Horseshoe Tunica
– Thunder Valley Casino Resort
– Turning Stone Casino
These casinos outside the US will also host Main Event Maynia events:
– Deerfoot Inn & Casino Calgary (Canada)
– Enjoy Punta del Este Resort and Casino (Uruguay)
– King’s Resort (Czech Republic)
– Playground Poker Club (Canada)
– Club Circus Paris (France)
The WSOP will be held on the Las Vegas Strip at Horseshoe and Paris for the second consecutive year. The connected casinos will have a new look when the WSOP returns to the Las Vegas Strip in 2024.
Paris, france Las Vegas growing by using Horseshoe Hotel tower system
Caesars recently announced the expansion of Paris Las Vegas by taking a hotel tower from the neighboring casino.
The Jubilee Tower at Horseshoe will be renovated and transformed into the Versailles Tower at Paris Las Vegas. Caesars will build a pedestrian bridge to connect Paris with the new hotel tower.
The tower at Horseshoe closest to the Vegas Strip and Grand Bazaar Shops will become part of Paris Las Vegas. The existing Resort Tower on the east side of the property will remain part of Horseshoe.
Caesars plans to renovate all 756 hotel rooms in the Jubilee/Versailles Tower later this year. The connector bridge will be completed early next year.
The new “luxury” Versailles Tower hotel rooms will start at 436 square feet. Some of the rooms in the new Paris hotel tower will feature 55-square-foot balconies with views of the Las Vegas Strip and Bellagio Fountains.
Sean McBurney, Regional President of Caesars Entertainment, stated:
“We know our guests, especially our Caesars Rewards members, love Paris Las Vegas. Over the past year, we’ve made significant enhancements to elevate the property, bringing new concepts such as Vanderpump à Paris, Nobu, The Bedford by Martha Stewart, and most recently, a completely renovated sportsbook.”
Paris’ new hotel tower will also bring poker players closer to the new 18-table Hall of Fame Poker Room at Horseshoe, as Paris does not have its own poker room.
Hotel rooms in Paris Las Vegas are typically more expensive than those in Horseshoe. Upgrading the rooms and adding balconies to some of them is expected to further increase the rates.
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