This will be the first year that Daily Fantasy Sports plays a part in the much anticipated World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
DraftKings.com will sponsor one of the World Series of Poker events.
The.$1,500, DraftKings 50/50 no-limit Texas hold ’em tournament is a new event for the WSOP in 2015. It starts at noon on Saturday, June 27, and is officially 2015 WSOP Event #55.
“This new event is structured so 50 per cent of the participants will be paid,” WSOP spokesman Seth Palansky told Thomas Somach of our sister site Gambling911.com. “The event simply offers a modified payout structure, where instead of the typical 10 per cent of players reaching the money, half the field will. Designed after the popular daily fantasy sports website DraftKings.com, an official sponsor of the WSOP, the event mimics the format utilized for one-day fantasy sports, where some tournaments offer the opportunity for half the players to win.”
– Vito Conti, DFS911.com