Can’t Make it to the WSOPE? Play WSOP Online Instead

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
3 min read
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The next World Series of Poker held in Las Vegas isn’t for another seven months or so, but the World Series of Poker Europe festival is in full swing. If you can’t make it to the European edition and can’t wait for the Las Vegas WSOP, you can always play on the official World Series of Poker game from the comfort of your own home.

Poker truly is a global game and you’ll discover this when you create your free World Series of Poker account via PokerNews. Within a minute or two, you’ll be ready to lock horns with players from all over the world, not just your home country because the game is legal around the planet. This is because there are no real money prizes awarded, but it sure is a lot of fun and there’s plenty to keep you entertained and occupied.

Take cash games for example. These are available in no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha. All cash games are played on five-handed tables, which really drives the action. Cash games on the World Series of Poker game are played fast and loose, making them perfect for kicking back after a hard day’s work and relaxing.

The cash games are available in a wide range of stakes, all for play money, but there’s something special about raking in a 1 million chip pot, even if it can’t buy you your favorite sports car!

Win Loads of Chips in the WSOP Tournaments

Tournament players are catered for in the form of winner-takes-all sit & go games. These are also played on five-handed tables, making for a fast and furious experience. Tournaments on World Series of Poker havebig buy-ins and this leads to even bigger prizes, with the biggest tourney paying out 120 million chips!

The more you play at World Series of Poker, the higher your VIP status becomes. Those who log the most volume and who are the biggest winners in cash games and tournaments can receive special symbols to display next to their avatar; it’s even possible to win a virtual WSOP bracelet.

Climbing the WSOP Clubs VIP program also increases the value of any purchase you may make. It is possible to purchase more currency via the online shop should you want a shortcut to the bigger buy-in tournaments and cash games, but you never have to part with a single cent if you do not want to.

Start Your WSOP Career With 250,000 Chips On Us

Everyone receives 250,000 chips when they sign up to World Series of Poker via PokerNews. Bag another 16,000 when you connect your Facebook account to your World Series of Poker account. Doing so also allows you to challenge your Facebook friends to games of poker and even send them chips if you are feeling generous.

Hone your skills at World Series of Poker and you never know, one day you make make it to Las Vegas for the actual WSOP or find yourself jetting off to Europe for the WSOP Europe festivites.

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Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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