The Main Event isn’t the only “World Championship” at the WSOP. Other $10,000 ‘World Championship’ events Action continues until November 17, when the winner is decided. The 2021 WSOP Main Event begins on November 4 with the first of four Day 1 flights. The winner must battle through nine full days of action, which with multiple starting flights makes the Main Event a two-week affair. Each year’s eventual winner emerges from a field of 8,000 players or more. From Doyle Brunson to Stuey Ungar, from Phil Hellmuth to Carlos Mortensen, Chris Moneymaker, and Greg Raymer, to Ryan Riess and Joe Cada, winning the Main Event is the hallmark of greatness. Starting on November 4, the WSOP’s annual $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship, otherwise known as the Main Event, is where poker’s stars are made.
