WSOP And PokerStars Both Announce Major Series, US Tournament Scene Stacks Up
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Casino Reports The email that PokerStars — ahem, PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel — sent to players Monday afternoon started with the words, “The fuse is lit. ” As far as online poker tournament play in the U. S.
goes, those four words do appear to apply. We’re still a very long way from the poker boom days of two decades ago, of course, but the tournament scene is suddenly experiencing a spark not seen since before 2011’s Black Friday . PokerStars announced in that email to users a major 17-day tournament festival called the PokerStars Ignite Series.
And that came less than a week after WSOP Online announced the schedule for its 2026 Online Bracelet series. Both series are able to offer attractive prize guarantees thanks to interstate pooling among several of the U. S.
jurisdictions that have legalized online poker. PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel now combines players in New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and Michigan , and WSOP Online pools the same three states plus Nevada — the latter of which plays host to the in-person World Series of Poker that will run concurrently to the Online Bracelet series. Spring and summer excitement The WSOP is still the biggest brand in poker, and its online bracelets carry a prestige no other poker site can match.