World Series of Poker to Leave Rio, Moving to Bally’s, Paris Las Vegas in 2022

This is the last yr that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will follow held at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino. From 2022, the case testament displace to the Strip, where it testament be hosted together with past Bally’s and City of Light Las Vegas, organizers said Tuesday.

WSOP vice chairman Jack Effel also said the series testament be moved backward to its habitue summer slot, having been delayed until strike this year because of the pandemic.

The WSOP is owned by Caesars Entertainment, which sold the off-Strip Rio to New York-based property developer Dreamscape Companies inward a deal announced inwards Sep 2019. Caesars testament go on to control the belongings on behalf of the new possessor until 2023.

Rumors of a locale commute for poker’s biggest event have got been swirling for some time, predating the sales event of the Rio. The property was non included in a series of upgrades on a Caesars’ belongings undertaken several years ago. In 2018, it was rumored to be in rail line for demolition.

WSOP’s Long Journey to the Strip

The WSOP has been held at the Rio since 2005, when it outgrew its previous home, Binion’s Horseshoe, on John C. Fremont St.

Caesars, so known as Harrah’s Entertainment, had acquired the Series a year before when it purchased Binion’s Horseshoe from the Binion family.

The folk patriarch, Benjamin Kubelsky Binion, founded the event in 1970. The number 1 WSOP was an invitation-only series of cash games that featured just now VII players.

The legendary Johnny Moss became the first of all mankind paladin after a ballot by his peers. Anecdotally, the voter turnout had to follow remould after to each one player initially voted for himself.

The followers year, the Binions developed the tournament freezeout salamander format, at present played globally.

Caesars sold Binion’s Horseshoe shortly after the 2005 case but kept the rights to the WSOP brand, which it went on to expand crosswise America and internationally.

Aldemir Leads, Play Resumes Tonight

Tonight, for the last clip at the Rio, a new hero testament live crowned. With tercet players left hand from a field of view of 6,650, Germany’s Koray Aldemir holds a dominating Saratoga chip lead, with $264M inward chips, or 165 magnanimous blinds.

That’s to a greater extent than a 3:1 lead-in over British people player Jack Oliver, who sits inward second with $77M, or 48 swelled blinds.

The cobbler's last American standing is recreational participant George V Holmes, who has only when recorded unity previous tournament cash. With $57M, or 36 large blinds, he’ll live hoping to gimmick a few cards.

Each participant is guaranteed at least $3M. The eventual victor will have home $8M.

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