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Helping unveil the richest trophy in sports, Las Vegas-based magician and illusionist Criss Angel joined World Series of Poker Senior Vice President Jack Effel at the WSOP Feature Table to show off a 2025 WSOP Main Event bracelet worth $500,000.
Jul 05 2025 05:30 PM EST Paul BeitelspacherHelping unveil the richest trophy in sports, Las Vegas-based magician and illusionist Criss Angel joined World Series of Poker Senior Vice President Jack Effel at the WSOP Feature Table to showoff a 2025 WSOP Main Event bracelet worth $500,000. Las Vegas, Nevada (July 5, 2025) - Keeping up with the tradition of having celebrities of note help reveal the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event bracelet at the summer series, the WSOP enlisted the services of world-renowned magician and illusionist Criss Angel to unveil the 2025 WSOP Main Event bracelet. Arriving at the Horseshoe and Paris on the Las Vegas Strip in his Rolls Royce and accompanied by armed guards, Angel made his way to the WSOP Feature Table to assist WSOP Senior Vice President Jack Effel in debuting the 2025 WSOP Main Event bracelet. With his own studio produced song Mindfreak playing in the background, Angel effortlessly garnered the attention of all the poker players who were currently on break in the WSOP Main Event. After being introduced by Effel, Angel showed off the newest edition of the WSOP Main Event bracelet on his wrist and gushed over its appearance and worth. “I’ve got to say, this is incredible,” Angel said to a crowd of players and poker media members. “I’m here to show you this amazing, this beautiful $500,000 bracelet. It goes well with my attire and my jewelry!" The 2025 WSOP Main Event bracelet on the wrist of one of the world’s most famous performers. After showing off the glistening 2025 WSOP Main Event bracelet to all of the players, staff, and media in attendance, Angel wished the 4,516 players battling in Flight C of the WSOP Main Event the best of luck before they resumed competing for the biggest prize in poker. Speaking in front of a Feature Table that included the likes of recent WSOP bracelet winner Darren Elias, Angel instructed the players to close their eyes, reach out their hand, visualize winning the top prize, and imagine the weight of the WSOP Main Event bracelet on their wrist. Just when it seemed like Angel may pull off one of his famous illusions, while the players at the WSOP Feature Table held their eyes closed, Angel silently walked away from the stage before exclaiming the magic words “Shuffle up and deal!” While Angel ushered the highly sought after jewelry off of the Horseshoe tournament floor following it’s unveiling, the 2025 WSOP Main Event will return for Day 2 of the tournament scheduled for Sunday, July 6th. Visitors and locals of Las Vegas can see Criss Angel’s residency show MINDFREAK at Planet Hollywood, a Caesars Entertainment property located next to Paris on the Las Vegas Strip and can purchase tickets at https://crissangel.com/planet-hollywood-mindfreak/ While the 2025 WSOP Main Event is already underway, players can still enter the biggest poker tournament of the year during today’s Day 1D Flight or tomorrow’s Day 2A scheduled to begin at noon Pacific Time. Players can register for the WSOP Main Event and all remaining WSOP bracelet events by downloading the WSOP+ app on their mobile device. Click here to learn more about WSOP+ and how to download it. To see the rest of the bracelet events still to take place at the 2025 WSOP, check out the tournament schedule here: wsop.com/tournaments/2025-56th-annual-world-series-of-poker/ # # # About the World Series of Poker. The World Series of Poker® is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event and poker brand in the world, having awarded more than $4 billion in prize money over the past six decades. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest-running tournament dating back to 1970. In 2024, the flagship event in Las Vegas attracted 229,553 entrants and awarded more than $438 million in prize money – both all-time records for the series. The WSOP portfolio of events includes approximately 40 WSOP Circuit Events annually across five continents, WSOP Europe (since 2007), WSOP Paradise (since 2023) and the record-breaking WSOP Online festival. International satellites to WSOP live events are hosted exclusively at GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room. For more information, please visit www.wsop.com. Media Contacts:Paul Burke [email protected] Erik Eidissen [email protected]
The 56th edition of the World Series of Poker has already seen history been made as poker players have joined the Seven Bracelet Club and even won multiple events during the first few weeks. Check out every poker player that has won a WSOP bracelet thus far at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Jul 04 2025 10:26 AM EST Paul BeitelspacherAdding another major accomplishment to an already historic 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Japan’s Shiina Okamoto pulled off the incredible feat of winning the $1,000 WSOP Ladies Event for the second straight year, taking home $184,094 and her second WSOP bracelet.
Jun 30 2025 03:28 PM EST Paul BeitelspacherThe biggest poker event in the world every year, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) always has the potential of creating poker history whether its historic turnout numbers or milestone WSOP bracelet wins. Hosting one of the largest poker tournaments in history as well as seeing the first-ever four-time champion in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, get caught up on the historic Day 33 of the 2025 WSOP.
Jun 29 2025 04:36 PM EST Paul Beitelspacher
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What is the schedule for the 2025 World Series of Poker?
The 2025 WSOP is set to take place May 27-July 16 at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. PokerGO streaming will kick off soon after the start of the series on May 31. Most notable will be the coverage of the $10,000 Main Event. PokerGO will broadcast each step of the action from July 2-16.13 thg 5, 2025
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