ESPN and World Series of Poker reach multi-year agreement to bring Main Event back to ESPN beginning this summer

ESPN and the World Series of Poker (WSOP(R)) have reached a multi-year agreement to bring poker's most prestigious event back to ESPN platforms, highlighted by a three-night live linear finale for the Main Event Final Table, Aug. 3-5 from 9 p.m. ET to Midnight ET.

ESPN will deliver over 100 hours of comprehensive, multiplatform coverage of the WSOP Main Event ($10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship) from 1A of the Main Event beginning July 2 on the ESPN App. Additionally, ESPN linear networks will air edited episodes featuring expansive storytelling and programming.

"Welcoming the World Series of Poker back to ESPN is a meaningful moment for fans and for us," said Ashley O'Connor, Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions, ESPN. "We're excited to showcase the intensity and unpredictability of this tournament across our platforms."

Said Ty Stewart, CEO of the WSOP: "No pair beats ESPN and the World Series of Poker. The legacy of this collaboration helped the game explode and we can't wait to deliver inspiration through world class content to a new generation of viewers."

ESPN first broadcast the WSOP Main Event in 1987 and has been a broadcast partner in every decade since for some of the most notable victories in WSOP history. This new agreement restores the collaboration and gives a new generation of players and fans access to the excitement of the WSOP in prime time.

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