Pre-BF, we almost got Vikki Blows a sponsorship to play in the WSOP. True story.
We’re unabashed, big fans of the World Series of Poker.
It’s the singular poker event that matters each year. The whole community measures its momentum based on the WSOP’s performance. Is attendance up? Then poker is doing good! A new mainstream advertiser? Poker is accepted! Ratings down? The fad has ended!
Anyway, the WSOP is a big deal. People want to play in it.
And since Black Friday, there aren’t a lot of options for U.S. American players to win entries into the WSOP any more.
As no one in U.S. America can legally win for-money satellites, here’s a list of sites where you can cash a ticket to the big dance.
- HogWild Poker – From what we found, HWP has the most WSOP giveaways. Free-to-play prizes include a Main Event seat package ($13,000), six $1,250 packages for the weekend warrior donkaments, and over 20 smaller staking packages going up to $750 in value for the daily deepstacks and satellite events. Our math math math has the total value well over
$20k$25k (again, our math sucks) for the next few months in WSOP related buy-ins. Read more about HWP’s WSOP giveaways here. - Attack Poker – The new kid on the block has a “Main Event Challenge.” It awards a $10k WSOP seat. You have to win an entry to a 32-person HU tourney which you have to win as well. More on Attack here.
- Face Up Gaming – FUG has an event that awards a $10,000 ME seat, a $2.5k WSOP voucher for second, a $1,500 WSOP voucher to third, and a $1k WSOP voucher to fourth through ninth. Total giveaway worth math math math calculator yep $20,000. More on FUG here.
Surprisingly, that’s about it. Comment section if you’re aware of others. But old mainstays like NLOP, South Point Poker, and new sites like GoldenNuggetPoker are not doing anything as of yet.
Of course, if the WSOP isn’t your bag and you’re more into the WPT, ClubWPT gives away a Main Event seat to all of their live tournaments. Check that out here.
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PokerEuphoria.com has been giving away tons of seats for WSOP and others. You can win 1 of at least 100 seats to thew WSOP. No other poker site offers that on top of the 100k in just cash that yo can win. It is free to play and open to players 18 & over. Of course some prizes you have to be at least 21.
Looks good but seems like this is an affiliate for ZEN or just ZEN skin, not PokerEuphoria.com actually giving this away themselves.
Please note none of these sites have approved authorization from the WSOP to offer seats to the World Series of Poker. Players assume the risk in playing on these sites and to whether or not they receive prizes as advertised. The WSOP does not have agreements with any of them to offer satellites.
Thanks Seth.
Yes, as a former endorser of Face Up Gaming, I have to warn people against playing there. They owe me and several others lots of money — including winners who have been promised prizes. They’ve said they will get financing soon and make everything right, but I’m not willing to bet on it.
Well Fuggem then!