{"id":10151,"date":"2020-04-24T10:03:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T10:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=10151"},"modified":"2020-04-24T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T10:34:24","slug":"wsop-2020-postponed-for-the-fall-ggpoker-steps-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/wsop-2020-postponed-for-the-fall-ggpoker-steps-up\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOP 2020 Postponed for the Fall – GGPoker Steps Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The World Series of Poker<\/strong> (WSOP) has officially postponed its summer series, pushing the event back for an unspecified date in the fall. The event, which was supposed to unfold from May 26<\/strong> through July 15<\/strong> at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino<\/strong> in Las Vegas<\/strong>, will now have to wait on the backburner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This decision came shortly before Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak<\/strong> said that he doesn\u2019t plan to open casinos in the foreseeable future<\/a> and instead left that decision with health experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The uncertainties surrounding the event had been building up even between a national lockdown was announced due to COVID-19. The Eldorado acquisition of Caesars Entertainment<\/a><\/strong> briefly had some players doubt whether the original venue of the event would be retained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WSOP dismissed those rumors arguing that everything\nremained on track. With the 51st<\/sup> World of Series of Poker edition pushed\nall the way back to the fall, there could be yet more changes coming to the circuit\nand events.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Is WSOP 2020 Going to Be Affected?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n