Got $348,222 sitting around? That's what it would take to enter every event in this year's World Series of Poker. The 2025 WSOP, the 44th in the storied tournament's existence, kicks off at Las Vegas' Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino on May 29, with the traditional casino employees tournament. After that, poker players from around the world will have their choice of 61 events in which to test their poker prowess against some of the world's best.

Last year's events offered prize pools totaling over $222 million, a Series record. For this year's Series, buy-ins will range from $1000 to $111,111. Last years' $1 million Big One for One Drop event, won by Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari (to the sweet tune of $18.3 million), has been scaled down to a $111,111 buy-in. still a high roller event. For those with more down to earth bankrolls, there will be a Little One for One Drop event with a $1111 buy in. Part of the entry fee for each One Drop event will go to the One Drop charity, to help provide access to safe water all over the world.

A new wrinkle in one of this year's event is Event 6, the $1500 no-limit event that begins on March 6. There are over a dozen events with $1500 buy-ins this year, but what makes this one special is that the prize pool percentages will be altered from the usual breakdown in order to ensure that the winner walks away with a cool million. The event, dubbed "The Millionaire Maker," will be a single re-entry event, meaning if you go broke, you can buy in one more time.

Hoping to cater to players that may not have an Esfandiari type bankroll, the WSOP is scheduling the smaller buy-in, no—limit events every weekend in March, so that those working the Monday through Friday grind can hit the Rio on the weekends and take a shot at poker immortality without busting the bankroll.

One of the more humorous developments at this year's Series is the tactic that organizers have come up with to ensure that it's only ladies playing the ladies event. In recent years, a handful of men have taken to signing up for the event, even though it’s designated as ladies only. According to the law, however, men are allowed to play. The WSOP hopes to discourage men from playing by raising the buy-in to $10,000, and offering ladies a $9000 discount Seems like a bit of a tough edge for the boys to overcome. We shall see what happens.

Besides the One Drop event, the other high-roller event is the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship. Although the winner of the $10,000 Main Event gets to wear the title of WSOP World Champion, most pros consider the winner of the $50K event to be poker's true champion, as it tests one's skills in several different games.

The $10K Main Event kicks off on March 6 and runs for 9 days and, as has been the case for the last couple years, the final 9 will reconvene in March, and the final table will once again be televised on ESPN.

As usual, smaller satellite tournaments with buy-ins under $200 will run every night, so chasing that poker dream is a possibility for anyone.

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