Through nine events, each tournament had at least doubled its guarantee, and in many cases tripled it. That series has shattered the guarantees for tournament prize pools, according to data provided by Palansky. The WSOP postponed several of its recent live Circuit tournament series and instead offered an 18-event Online Super Circuit Series on.
And that usual summer peak is double or triple the site’s normal daily traffic, said Seth Palansky, vice president of corporate communications for the WSOP. , the major legal online poker operator in Nevada, reported recent traffic that is 46 percent higher than during its yearly peak when the World Series of Poker is taking place at the Rio. The closure of live poker rooms amid the coronavirus pandemic has given a boost to their online counterpart. The lobby on shows several tournaments running Wednesday.
