Live and Online: Organizers are looking to bring back more than just the final two players to play live at the Rio.
Officials for the World Series of Poker have confirmed a desire to change the format of the online poker bracelet event scheduled to be held this summer. It was originally announced that the event would take place online with play being paused when the tournament gets down to heads-up. The tournament would then reconvene live at the Rio where a champion would be crowned and the WSOP would award its first ever online poker bracelet.
If organizers get their way, the event will now be halted once the tournament reaches the final six players with the remaining players venturing to the Rio to play out the final table. The proposed change is subject to the approval of Nevada gaming regulators; however, prospects that the change will be approved look good as no pre-registration has been accepted on that event as of yet.