How to Register In-Person
Registration:
The main registration area is located in the Champagne Ballroom, near the
front end of the Paris Convention Center. This office opens on Tuesday, May
31 at 9:00am, and will remain open 24 hours a day, non-stop through July
20th. Guests are required to present valid picture identification, along
with their Caesars Rewards card and payment to enter events. Loyalty Card:
All players are required to have a Caesars Rewards loyalty card to enter
WSOP events. To obtain a card for new players, or to request a reprint of
your card if you have previously signed up for one, players will visit the
Player Services are in the Champagne Ballroom or visit one of the card
reprint kiosks. A valid picture identification such as a state-issued
driver license or a country-issued passport is required for a Caesars
Rewards card.
It is important to note, players who lost/forgot to bring their physical
Caesars Rewards card with them to the WSOP, should request a re-print of
their card and NOT obtain a new card. Caesars Rewards re-print kiosks will
also be available in the Champagne Ballroom, allowing those a quick way to
get a physical card when that’s the only need they have. This should allow
for a smoother process to get a Caesars Rewards card, register for an event
and cash out for any events when a payout is earned.
Methods of payment for the required buy-in(s) for WSOP events are as
follows:
(1) cash, (2) credit/debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American
Express), (3) wire transfers or cashier’s checks drawn from the
registrant’s accredited bank account and made out to Participant or Paris,
(4) Paris or Bally’s gaming chips, (5) WSOP Tournament Buy-In Chips, or
Tournament Buy-In Credit. Additional fees will be incurred on all
credit/debit card/TBIC transactions. Participants using credit/debit cards
must have a valid ID that matches the cardholder name present on the credit
card used for the transaction. Addition of ACH to Online Registration: For
the second time in 2022, players utilizing the BravoPokerLive.com online
registration system to register and fund event purchases will be able to
utilize their bank account to pay, via a domestic guaranteed ACH for U.S.
residents, and a similar but slightly different method for international
users. This method is commonly known as the “ACH” method of payment, as the
funds come directly from a user’s bank account. This method comes with a
2.75% payment processing fee, along with a $3 per event transaction amount.
(None of the extra fees go to the WSOP. They go to the service carriers
providing these options.) Wire transfers, cashier’s checks, and
credit/debit cards/TBIC remain payment methods for online registration,
with all transactions coming with a $3 per event additional fee and
credit/debit cards adding 2.95%/3.95% depending on card issuer. For
international credit and debit cards (Visa, MasterCard or Discover), there
will be a 3.50% fee, in addition to the $3 processing fee for each
transaction.
How To Register Online
(Advanced deadlines apply!)
Online registration is an option again this year using Bravo Poker Live,
the vendor who has supplied the WSOP registration and payout program
software since 2016.
For those that register and send payment online (meeting the deadlines
required), you will reduce time spent at Paris waiting in a line. For those
waiting until the last minute, online registration will not be a suitable
option. It is important to note there are three ways to pay for your Online
Registration Buy-Ins:
Credit Card
- for buy-ins $10,000 and under only. Accepted card payment types include
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover & Diners Club.
Once a credit card has been verified for WSOP 2022, this same card can then
be used for online registration until the end of the WSOP.
ACH
– for buy-ins $10,000 and under only (no waiting period required).
Wire Transfer
(requires registration at least 14 days prior to event's start date)
Learn how to register online by viewing this tutorial.
Step-by-Step Details of Online Registration:
The process online will be hosted on the secure and encrypted Bravo Poker
Live website, at the following URL:
https://www.bravopokerlive.com/venues/wsop/.
Participants will be required to complete a one-time sign-up with Bravo
Poker Live. This will save and password protect their registration
information, enabling participants to have quick and easy return access for
future events. This applies to both WSOP events and for other venues that
work with Bravo Poker Tournament software. (If you have previously
registered for the WSOP or other events via Bravo Poker Live in 2016, 2017,
2018, 2019, or 2021 you will already have an account and can just log-in)
(Please note, due to security/software upgrades, a previous user may need
to reset the account password. Please reach out to bplsupport@genesisgaming
if you experience login issues).
Participants registering via Bravo Poker Live are also required to have a
Caesars Rewards Card®/Account to online register. Participants can register
for and activate a Caesars Rewards Account at
https://www.caesars.com/myrewards.
Once the participant completes the online process (including sending in
payment) for one or more events, they then only have to show up in the
Paris Convention Center Burgundy Room where the WSOP FasTrac verifications
take place at least one hour prior to their event's start time, to show
proof of identification and have their identity verified. If the method of
payment is credit card, the participant must also present the credit card
used for the online registration (this must be in the name of the
registered player). Once verified, the participant will receive their seat
assignments and receipts for all event(s) they have registered for and can
proceed to their starting room, table and seat at their leisure.
ADA accessible kiosks
are available at designated locations, and staff are available at those
kiosks to provide additional assistance if needed.
Fees:
The payment required for participation in any Tournament event is the full
amount of the event's entry fee, which includes an administrative fee to
cover necessary Tournament staffing, materials and related administrative
costs. There are additional fees applicable to online registration and the
chosen method of payment. Additional Fees: There will be a $3 processing
fee added to each event transaction for using the online registration
system or any TBIC transaction. Credit cards are charged an additional
2.95% fee to use this method of payment. (Fees for American Express are
3.95%). For international credit and debit cards (Visa, MasterCard or
Discover), there will be a 3.50% fee, in addition to the $3 processing fee
for each transaction. In addition, anyone who uses a wire-transfer or
cashier's check are still subject to any fees their bank imposes (the WSOP
does not impose any fees). These are typical fees used in the payment
processing industry for online transactions of this nature, by the vendors
and providers of these services. Participant is responsible for payment of
the full registration amount and all applicable fees.
Refunds:
Anyone who registers for an event online but chooses not to play may get a
refund at the WSOP registration cage on-site in the Paris Convention Center
up to the start time for the event. Participants, who don't end up
travelling out to an event they online registered for, should email Tyler
Pipal at tpipal@caesars.com to request the necessary paperwork to receive a
refund. This request must be done in advance of the event's start time.
Refunds will be issued for the buy-in amount only. Any processing fees
incurred for the transaction will not be refunded.
Kiosks to Print Seat Assignments:
The WSOP will make greater use of technology this year, allowing guests to
print seat cards via one of 20 kiosks that will be placed throughout the
WSOP footprint. This method only works for players who utilize the
Online/Mobile Registration System to select their events and fund them in
advance and who have gone through in-person verification of their
identification on-site once per WSOP. (Details below).
Anyone using a kiosk will need to have their Caesars Rewards card with
them.
We encourage as many players as possible to utilize the online/mobile
registration process to sign up for events. This will reserve your seat to
an event and allow you to register and pay for WSOP events online. WSOP
uses www.BravoPokerLive.com to manage online/mobile registrations. To
register online, players will need one visit to the Burgundy Ballroom. Then
verified players can simply pick event(s) online via Bravo, utilize the
self-service kiosks located throughout the Paris Convention Center to print
their seat cards, and then go directly to their table. 38,565 entries in
2019 utilized the online registration system, about 20% of entries. The
goal is to grow this registration method to eventually reach 80% and
greatly ease in-person registration congestion. Registration is now open
both online and in-person at the main Paris casino cage.
WSOP Tournament Account:
The free to set up WSOP Tournament Account, established in 2019 returns in
2022, with hopes this too receives greater utilization. 1,523 players set
up a WSOP Tournament Account in 2019, including notable poker professional
Daniel Negreanu.
“The WSOP Tournament Account is a no-brainer for anyone who plays more than
a couple WSOP events annually,” said Negreanu. “Literally I went to the
registration cage once to set it up, then utilized the self-serve kiosks
the rest of the summer to register for any event I wanted to play. I was in
and out of the kiosk in less than a minute and on my way to my seat.”
The WSOP Tournament Account works as follows: Players wire in funds for
WSOP tournament play or put money on account when they arrive. After a
player initially sets up this account at the WSOP Main Cage in the
Champagne Ballroom, the player will have the option to register online or
via mobile device (via www.BravoPokerLive.com) for WSOP tournaments with
the funds used to initiate the account and simply print seat card(s) at one
of the kiosks – avoiding the need to use the registration line to enter
events.
Burgundy Ballroom:
A dedicated ballroom will be set up in 2022 to welcome players who have
registered online. You cannot register for an event in this room, but if
you are already registered and need assistance with your online
registration from a person, or if a kiosk isn’t working, etc., bring your
Caesars Rewards card and picture identification to the Burgundy Ballroom
(located on the right-side of the main Paris Convention hallway.