So, let’s get into it… here is our First Rounders for the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event. It’s a mix of pros and grinders – new faces and bracelet winners – among this group we’re picking, because we think they have what it takes (and maybe because they’re running hot enough) to make their presence felt in the sea of hopefuls in the Main Event. And yet, this is First Rounders, and that’s exactly what we’re going to try and do. We’ll have to wait and see, but with a likely field between 9,000-10,000 runners, trying to guess who is going to win is a difficult task. The likely life-changing, eight-figure first-place prize will be a lifetime-best score for whomever is fortunate enough to make it to the end. In the Main Event, everyone is a shot taker, to some extent. Between mega satellites, online qualifiers, and a massive promotion that will grant one lucky player free entry into the Main Event for the next 30 years if the record is broken, the effort to make this year’s WSOP Main Event the largest of all time has been massive. Officials at the World Series of Poker have their sights set this week on shattering the 2006 Main Event record of 8,773 runners, and they’ve pulled out all the stops to achieve it. Jeremy Ausmus headlines the latest edition of First Rounders.
