CBS Sports now holds the cards with the World Series of Poker, announcing Monday a new multi-year rights agreement with PokerGO as its new television partner for the World Series of Poker Main Event and select WSOP Bracelet Events.
Beginning with this year's event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, CBS Sports Network will be the exclusive domestic television home of the WSOP. 15 hours of Main Event coverage and 36 hours of 18 additional Gold Bracelet events will be part of this year's broadcast. The WSOP is set to run from September 30-November 23.
"CBS Sports has long been a pioneer in covering a broad range of championship sports," said Ty Stewart, WSOP Executive Director. "We couldn't be more excited to see increased television coverage of the WSOP in the coming years and benefit from their growing media platforms."
ESPN and the ESPN family of networks had broadcast 19 Main Events until this point.