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The World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event is broadcasting live beginning on Day 1A through a partnership with ESPN and PokerGO. The world’s most prestigious poker tournament kicks off July 8 and runs through July 22 when a winner is crowned at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino.
An estimated 60 hours of tournament footage is estimated between PokerGO and ESPN/ESPN2. “This is poker’s Olympics and we are thrilled that ESPN and PokerGO have joined forces to bring viewers around the globe inside access to our game’s most prestigious event, the WSOP Main Event and the spectacle that it is,” said WSOP executive director Ty Stewart. “We can’t wait to get started on July 8 and look forward to sharing this event with a massive audience.”
The familiar faces of Norman Chad, Lon McEachern and Kara Scott anchor the coverage throughout the event with a rotating cast of player analysts joining as the tournament progresses.
The 2017 WSOP Final Table archives are archived on PokerGO and the Main Event live coverage will be available in the On Demand section with 24 hours of airing.
The planned schedule of the Main Event broadcast (all times in ET):
(July 8) Day 1A: PokerGO 2 pm – 4 pm, ESPN2 4p m – 8 pm, PokerGO 8 pm – 9:15 pm
(July 9) Day 1B: ESPN2 2 pm – 6 pm, PokerGO 6pm – 9:15 pm
(July 10) Day 1C: PokerGO 2:30 pm – 9:15 pm
(July 11) Day 2 A/B: PokerGO 2:30 pm – 7:30, ESPN 7:30 – 11, PokerGO 11 – 11:30 pm
(July 12) Day 2 C: PokerGO 2:30 pm – 7:30 pm, ESPN 8 pm – 10 pm
(July 13) Day 3: PokerGO 2:30 pm – 9:15 pm
(July 14) Day 4: PokerGO 2:30 pm – 8 pm, ESPN2 8 – 11 pm, PokerGO 11 – 11:30 pm
(July 15) Day 5: ESPN2 2 pm – 4 pm, PokerGO 4 pm – 9:15 pm
(July 16) Day 6: ESPN2 2 pm – 6 pm, PokerGO 6 pm – 3 am
(July 17) Day 7: PokerGO 2:30 pm – 7 pm, ESPN2 7 – 9 pm, PokerGO 10:45 pm – 3 am
(July 18): Off
(July 19): ESPN2 Final Table Preview Show 10 pm – 11 pm
(July 20) Day 8: ESPN2 9 pm – TBD – Nine players to six
(July 21) Day 9: ESPN 9 pm – TBD – Six players to three
(July 22) Day 10: ESPN 9 pm – TBD – Three players to winner
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