News
MEDIA CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR WORLD SERIES OF POKER 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 15, 2026) - Credential applications are now open for media interested in covering the 57th edition of the world’s richest and most prestigious poker series, the World Series of Poker (WSOP®), which returns to the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas from May 26. The series will be headlined by the WSOP Main Event®, which will begin on July 2 with Day 1A.
This year’s Main Event schedule sees play stop once the final table is reached on July 13 and the surviving players reconvening 20 days later for the final three days of action, which will be broadcast live on ESPN and culminate with the crowning of a new world poker champion on August 5.
Where: Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Media: Media interested in covering and/or photographing WSOP 2026 must apply for credentials online using this link no later than 11:59 p.m. PST Friday, May 8.
Details: Registration for WSOP 2026 is now open and the daily event schedule can be found here. Reduced room rates are available across Caesars Entertainment’s Las Vegas resorts for the series. To access them, visit www.caesars.com, select your preferred dates during this year’s series and use promo code WSOP26.
Please note that WSOP’s Vlogger Program continues to operate, and WSOP would like to encourage both up-and-coming and established Vloggers to submit an application and potentially claim a benefit package.
Follow @WSOP on X, Instagram & Facebook or check wsop.com for the latest news and updates.
# # #
About World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker® is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event and poker brand in the world, having awarded more than $4 billion in prize money over the past six decades. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest-running tournament dating back to 1970. In 2025, the flagship event in Las Vegas attracted 246,960 entrants and awarded more than $481 million in prize money – both all-time records for the series. The WSOP portfolio of events includes approximately 50 WSOP Circuit Events annually across five continents, WSOP Europe (since 2007), WSOP Paradise (since 2023) and the record-breaking WSOP Online festival. International satellites to WSOP live events are hosted exclusively at GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room. For more information, please visit www.wsop.com.
Media Contacts:
press@wsop.com
