Īs of 2020, the WSOP consists of 101 events, with most major poker variants featured.
It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players. The World Series of Poker ( WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. World Series of Poker Current season, competition or edition: For the video game, see World Series of Poker (video game).