2023 WSOP Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers!)

The WSOP will be held in the Horseshoe and Paris convention centers in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2023.

The Poker will be played in:

• The Paris Ballroom
  • All Day1 starts
  • $10K and above bracelets - Down to a final table
  • King’s Lounge and Live-Action
• The Horseshoe Grand Ballroom
  • Deep Stacks and Mega Satellites
  • Day2 Restarts
  • Large Day1 overflow
• The Horseshoe Event Center
  • CBS feature television tables
  • Most bracelet Final Tables

The WSOP Main Registration Cage is in the Champagne Ballroom in the Paris convention center.

- WSOP tournament registration with cash, chips, credit cards, cashier’s checks, or WSOP tournament account

- This area is located just past the registration area in the Champagne ballroom on the left.

• Safety deposit boxes are also located in this area.
  • Deposits for safety deposit boxes are $500.
• WSOP Tournament Account deposits/withdrawals.
  • The minimum initial deposit for these accounts is $2,500.
• WSOP.com account deposits/withdrawals and support questions.
  • This is in the Player Service side of Champagne.
• Payouts
  • Payouts are collected in the Player Service side of Champagne

Registration, Live Action, and Satellites begins on May 30th, 2023, at 9am and runs until July 20th, 2023. Deep Stacks Registration, Live Action, and Satellites begins on May 30th, 2023, at 9am and runs until July 20th, 2023. Deep Stacks tournaments will begin May 31, 2023. The first open bracelet event is May 30th, 2023. The first day of the Main Event will begin on July 3rd, 2023. Please see the full tournament schedule for dates of all other events: https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/.

Nevada Gaming Regulations require participants to be at least 21 years of age on the day of the event in which you wish to start playing. The age requirement to participate in the Seniors Event is that you be at least 50 years of age on the day of the event. The age requirement to participate in the Super Seniors Event is that you to be at least 60 years of age on the day of the event.

By visiting our website: www.wsop.com/2023/ or by visiting the tournament office at the World Series of Poker tournament area. 2023 Pre-Registration will open in late March. This is for both online registration and in-person registration at the Paris Main Cage.

Two weeks prior to the beginning of the event for which you are registering if you choose wire as the method of payment. For events with buy-ins of $10,000 or less, Online-Registration is available until the close of registration of the event for which you are registering when using a credit card, ACH, or WSOP Tournament Account as the method of payment.

For participants that registered online in advance, please proceed to the WSOP FasTrac Registration area in the Paris convention area (Champagne ballroom on the Payout/Player Services side), to get verified and receive seat cards and receipts at least one hour prior to the event start time. Online-registered participants must present current valid and unexpired photo identification (passport, driver’s license, state identification card, or military identification card) acceptable to Paris in person at the Tournament verification area to complete first-time online registrations. If the online method of payment was credit card, the exact card used must be presented at the time of verification. Once the participant has completed the verification process, the participant can bypass the above process for future online registrations and can proceed to any WSOP FasTrac kiosk to print seat cards and receipts.

Yes.

- If a participant chooses to pre-register, the starting chip stack will go into play at the beginning of the event and will be blinded off. At the beginning of the third level, chip stacks will be picked up for all players that have not yet arrived to the event.

Yes. We will send an email confirmation once the registration is processed.

No. You may sign up for any event in person at Paris up until an event begins and past depending on late registration for that event. Please refer to the event’s structure sheet for more information here: www.wsop.com/tournaments/.

Yes. If you wish to register for a tournament or play in live-action games you must have a Caesars Rewards Card you can visit the online Caesars Rewards site here: www.caesars.com/program/ to create an account, pending certain jurisdictions.

Visit any of our Caesars Entertainment Properties in the U.S., or by isiting the Caesars Rewards Desk in the WSOP Tournament Area, upon arrival at the Paris. A valid Photo ID will get you a Caesars Rewards Card in less than 5 minutes. Or you can visit the online Caesars Rewards site here: www.caesars.com/program/ to create an account, pending certain jurisdictions.

The following forms of ID are acceptable:

US RESIDENT:

• Driver’s license or State issued Photo ID
• US Passport (A second form, an unexpired governmental ID verifying physical address such as a valid Driver’s License will also be required with this first form of ID).
• Passport card (A second form, an unexpired governmental ID verifying physical address such as a valid Driver’s License will also be required with this first form of ID).
• Military ID (A second form, an unexpired governmental ID verifying physical address such as a valid Driver’s License will also be required with this first form of ID).
• Permanent Resident Alien Card (Must say Permanent, if not must show Passport)

ALL OTHER COUNTRIES:

• Foreign passport – We can accept a current, non-expired passport (We will NOT accept passport cards, visa cards or consular ID) (A second form of ID that indicates physical address will be required, i.e. driver’s license, utility bill, credit card statement, etc.)
  • International players may need to complete a W-8Ben for residency purposes.
• Foreign government-issued Driver’s License –Must have a photograph, the date of birth, and a valid expiration date.

You will earn Caesars Rewards credits for playing in WSOP events or WSOP Live Action (cash games). You can sign in and view your rewards here: www.caesars.com/myrewards.

No, third-party registration is prohibited unless an organization is an approved WSOP satellite licensee.

You must contact Johnny Hernandez by emailing at jhernandez1@caesars.com after you have verified you/your organization qualifies to host a satellite.

The WSOP Cashiers Cage will be open 24/7 beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023.

Registration for bracelet events will be open starting in mid-April 2023 at the Paris Main Cage.

Cash, live Casino Chips, Cashiers Check and Wire Transfers (5-day waiting period for checks or wires). Credit cards will be accepted in person once the WSOP Cashiers Cage opens on May 30th.

• Wire Transfers (14-day waiting period)
• Credit Cards/ACH (for events with buy-ins of $10,000 or less.) (Available until the close of registration for the event.)
• WSOP Tournament Credits (available until the close of registration for the event.)

No.

No. Tournament Entries are non-transferable.

No. All payments made through use of a Credit Card must be accomplished through the Online-Registration and WSOP FasTrac system or in-person starting May 30th.

Yes. There is a cancellation and refund policy as outlined in the 2023 Tournament Rules available on www.wsop.com/2023/. Please see the tournament office for the appropriate forms. Cancellation of online registration is available online to the participant until the participant has tickets printed for the event or up until 24 hours before the event has started.

No. Live Action Games are open 24/7 year-round at Horseshoe’s, and you need not register in advance. During the WSOP, Live Action will be located at the Paris Ballroom Green section and King’s Lounge section of the WSOP Tournament Area as well as in the Horseshoe Hall of Fame Poker Room, located next to the Nosh Deli and Keno. Please see a Live Action Supervisor to sign up for a game.

Our smallest cash games will be $1-$3 No Limit Hold’em and $3-$6 Limit Hold’em. Our biggest games will be as high as anybody would like to play. We will also have Pot Limit Omaha, Omaha 8/B, Razz, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud 8/B, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball, A-5 Triple Draw Lowball, Badugi, Big-O, and just about everything else you can imagine.

We do not offer pre-registration for WSOP Circuit Events at this time. WSOP Circuit Event schedules, as well as all the latest news and information pertaining to Circuit Events, are posted, and continuously updated at www.WSOP.com.

You will be playing against only five other players, or even less at some points, for the duration of the event. This tournament is also described as a “short-handed event.” The same principle applies to seven and eight-handed events.

In a 'shootout' poker tournament format, you must beat all of the players at your table in order to move on to the next round. For example, in a shootout tournament with 1,000 players, you would start out with 100 tables of 10 players each. Then each table of ten would play down to one person. Those 100 remaining people would then play at ten tables until each table had one player remaining. Lastly, the final table ten players get together to fight it out for a WSOP bracelet!

Guests are welcome to observe the WSOP in action – free of charge. All spectators must be at least 21 years of age to enter the Paris Ballroom, Grand Ballroom, or Event Center, however, per gaming regulations.

Valet will be available through the main hotel valets at both Horseshoe and Paris.

Photos may be taken in the WSOP tournament area. Flash photography and filming are strictly prohibited.

Most players will happily oblige autograph requests between events. Please be mindful not to make a request while they are seated and playing at a table. Staff are not allowed to request autographs.

Dealers may apply online at https://www.caesars.com/careers/.

1. Select “Apply Here” 2. Enter “WSOP” in Find Jobs; 3. Enter “Las Vegas, NV” in Near Location; Begin Search.

- WSOP staff members will be contacting those who apply to schedule auditions.

Other interested candidates may apply online at https://www.caesars.com/careers/.

1. Select “Apply Now” 2. Enter “WSOP” in Find Jobs; 3. Enter “Las Vegas, NV” in Near Location; Begin Search.

layers will make their room reservations at the pre-entrant rates using the advanced booking code “WSOP23”. Upon arrival in Las Vegas, if not already booked, they can provide their tournament receipt to the reservations desk and have the rates converted to the special WSOP entrant poker rates upon availability. Rio, Paris, Horseshoe, Harrah’s, Flamingo, Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood, and The Linq are all offering discounted rates for WSOP players. Follow the link at www.WSOP.com/reservations under the registration tab to book your room online now at the best rates available!

For vendor information please contact Johnny Hernandez by emailing at jhernandez1@caesars.com.

During the WSOP, a retail store will be operating inside the Champagne Ballroom immediately on your left as you enter in the Paris convention area, providing a wide array of souvenir merchandise to choose from.

The WSOP pays out approximately 15% of the field size, but it varies slightly from event to event. Sample payouts for all events can be found on wsop.com through the 2023 payout calculator.

Winners must show their current valid picture identification (driver’s license, state identification card, military identification card, U.S. passport or U.S. passport card) acceptable to Caesars Entertainment in order to collect prizes. Any ID without an address will require a secondary unexpired government ID that can verify the physical address. If a participant is not a U.S. citizen, a current passport, consular identification, or alien registration card is required. Additionally, non-U.S. citizens must provide documentation verifying their current physical address.

For prizes exceeding $5,000 net the event buy-in, winners must also provide:

• U.S. Residents: A Social Security Number.
• U.S. residents not providing a Social Security Number will be subject to 28% tax withholding.
• Foreign Residents of U.S. Tax Treaty Countries: Must provide an Individual Tax Identification Number.
• Foreign Residents of Treaty Countries, not providing an Individual Tax Identification Number, will be subject to 30% tax withholding.
• Foreign Residents of U.S. Tax Non-Treaty Countries: Will be subject to 30% tax withholding.

Tournament Staff will assist WSOP-winning foreign players from the United States Tax Treaty Countries in applying for an Individual Tax Identification Number. Appointments must be made with our Compliance team after the player has won an amount over the $5,000 threshold mentioned above. Due to regulatory restrictions, this service is not available to foreign players that have winnings from WSOP.com online events.

Please email wsopfaq@caesars.com with further questions or call 702-967-4477.