The 56^th annual World Series of Poker is about to kick off and with 100 WSOP bracelet events on the line, the best players in the poker world are about to descend on Las Vegas. Gone are the days when the biggest names waited for the Main Event before arriving in Sin City. Today, stars of the felt such as Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth are among the first to bed in as they prepare for seven weeks of bracelet hunting.

A huge number of players that are shooting for bracelet gold are selling their action on PokerStake.

WSOP Packages on Sale

The bad news is that unless you’ve grabbed a piece of Daniel Negreanu’s WSOP package, you’ve already missed out on Kid Poker’s action. The seven-time WSOP bracelet winner has sold out for the 20% of his $2 million in buy-ins that he’ll put up this summer. Sold out too is Victoria Livschitz, but the good news is that there are still a handful of other packages that still have some action up for sale.

The 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold will be selling action on PokerStake in June and July to some select events. With over 140 major tournaments in his backstory – including a trip to The Bahamas in late 2024 – the uniquely investable Gold has cashed 49 times in them, making 17 final tables for a respectable triple return on investment on top of his $12,000,000 win almost two decades ago.

Allen ‘Chainsaw’ Kessler told us in detail how he’s looking to end his WSOP bracelet drought this summer earlier this month. Allen is always a fun figure to follow at the WSOP with his Chainsaw’s corner segments and this year is going to be better than ever. He’s in great form and after saving his summer with a seven-figure slots win in 2024, there should be no such need this summer. Allen’s ready to fire and is nearly sold out, so get in quick!

Blaise Borgeois is an exciting new talent who honed his skills in Brazil and is ready to win big in Sin City this summer. We spoke to Blaise earlier this month about his prospects and he’s a sleeper hit waiting to happen – don’t miss out on the ride. Both Nicolas Milgrom and Ricky Mao are great investments too, and while Milgrom has sold out his $146,000 package, Mao still has some of the $225,000 left that he’s investing, and at a markup of 1.05. You can check out all the WSOP packages on offer here.

Chasing Bracelets

A plethora of poker professionals are selling action to the World Series of Poker this summer and the action starts right away, with Event #1 on the ticket being the $1,000-entry Mystery Millions, an event where stars can be made. That event kicks off on May 27^th at 12 noon, so the stakes are raised from the very first deal.

The number of former WSOP bracelet winners selling action on PokerStake is higher than ever before, with Chance Kornuth, Benny Glaser, Josh Arieh, Alex Livingston, Galen Hall, Jessica Teusl, Max Pescatori, Jeremy Ausmus, Aram Zobian, Stephen Song and Dylan Linde among those looking to add to their collection. Others will be hoping to land their first, with consistent winners such as Matt Glantz, Jonathan Little, Cherish Andrews, David Coleman, Matt Vengrin, Brandon Wilson and Allen Kessler all on the cusp of winning WSOP gold for the first time.

We spoke to two of the best WSOP winners in the business earlier this week, as Erik Seidel told us how he’s been preparing for a great summer at the felt and Jeremy Ausmus detailed his outlook as he battles for glory in Sin City too. Seidel has 10 WSOP bracelets and should he win one this summer, would tie with Phil Ivey, six behind Phil Hellmuth at the top of the all-time list. Ausmus has six WSOP bracelets in his career, with five of those coming since 2021 – an incredible run of recent form.

What Events Highlight the Opening Week of WSOP?

The opening week of the World Series of Poker reads like the perfect set-up for poker players and fans. The opening event is the Mystery Millions, and after the traditional curtain-raiser of the $500-entry Industry Employees Event, it’s full steam ahead for an opening week that features 15 bracelet events.

Three 8-Max Events follow those opening day events, as No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better all take to the stage. A $1,500-entry Seven Card Stud Event will test the mettle of mixed game players, before the $25,000 buy-in Heads-Up Championship plays to a winner live on PokerGO.

With events such as the 6-Max Dealer’s Choice Event #8, NLHE Deepstack Event #10, and a $25,000-entry PLO/NLHE Event #14 all taking place this week, the chances of million-dollar wins, big payouts and bumper fields are high. With so many PokerStake players in the mix, the summer of opportunity lies ahead of you – so sign up today and invest in your poker favorite before they arrive at the felt.

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