World Series Of Poker Conference Call RecapWSOP Says Online Poker Site Coming This Summer At Some Point |
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The 2013 World Series of Poker kicks off in just a couple weeks in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Wednesday, the premier poker series on the planet held a conference call to talk about some of the highlights and things to watch out for at the festival.
News broke on Twitter recently that 10-time WSOP champ Doyle Brunson will not be playing any events this summer. The 79-year-old is one of the game’s legends.
“We tip our hat to Doyle,” WSOP executive director Ty Stewart said. “He has to do what is best for him, but we are hopeful we will talk him into Brett Favre-ing it.”
“Doyle is the most important living figure in poker today, we want what’s best for him,” Stewart added.
The big question on everyone’s mind, however, was when the WSOP would be launching its online poker site. The WSOP said that it will put out the product sometime this summer. When asked whether it would be possible for online satellites to the main event this year, tournament director Jack Effel said he just didn’t know.
“Can’t confirm an exact launch date, but it will be this summer,” the WSOP said.
Security issues were brought up, and the WSOP said that it will not be doing anything different than in year’s past. “Players should expect an experience similar to the past four years,” Seth Palansky, communications director for Caesars, said.
Another special moment of the Series will be the honoring of Chris Moneymaker, who won the WSOP main event in 2003, helping ignite the poker boom. The WSOP plans to honor him, probably around the start of the main event.
Caesars has always tried to increase female participation, and this year will be doing something special to the buy-in for the ladies’ event. It will have a $10,000 entry for men, while women will have to pay just $1,000.
In terms of streaming this year, most of the events will appear online with a 30-minute delay.
For a full look at the 2013 WSOP schedule click here.
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