However, in recent years, over half of the events have been variants of Texas hold 'em. Īs of 2020, the WSOP consists of 101 events, with most major poker variants featured. It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players.
The World Series of Poker ( WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. World Series of Poker Current season, competition or edition: For the video game, see World Series of Poker (video game).
