Largest Field Ever in Live Poker Tournament Expected

Published on 2014-12-23 16:46:00

The World Series of Poker released some of the preliminary details for the 2015 WSOP earlier today.

One of the most interesting pieces of news? The introduction of a new event that is to be called, "The Colossus".

The World Series of Poker seems to be intent on re-breaking the record for largest ever field in a live poker tournament and they are surely to do so with "The Colossus".

"The Colossus", which is a two day starting event that is set to get underway on Friday, May 29th, will have a total guaranteed prize pool of $5 million. The kicker? The buy-in for the event will be just $565, which, according to WSOP officials, is the lowest buy-in for a public WSOP event in 35 years.

There will be two starting flights each day (10 am and 4 pm) and a re-entry format will be used.

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World Series of Poker officials are apparently expecting "more than" 13,000 players to turn out for "The Colossus", which would be a ridiculously large field for a poker tournament.

You can read more about "The Colossus" by clicking the link below:

Source: WSOP.com - World Series of Poker Announces 2015 Dates

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Filed Under: World Series of Poker