2013 World Series of Poker on ESPN starts tonight

The first of 26 episodes of the 2013 World Series of Poker tournament series will kick-off tonight on ESPN, with the showing of the inaugural WSOP-APAC Main Event. The two 1-hour episodes will cover the entirety of the WSOP APAC Main Event final table, featuring Daniel Negreanu. In addition to the 26 already recorded episodes ESPN will also show the WSOP Main Event final table in November on a live stream.

Following the WSOP APAC coverage tonight (July 23^rd) ESPN will move on to the WSOP Circuit Series National Championship next week, with two more 1-hour episodes dedicated to the final table.

Beginning on August 6^th ESPN’s coverage of the WSOP will then switch straight to the WSOP Main Event, with coverage picking-up the action on Day 3 of the tournament. A full 22 episodes will be dedicated to the WSOP Main Event, with at least four-hours of coverage of each day (Day 7 of the tournament will feature six hours of coverage) leading up to the November Nine final table on November 4^th and 5^th.

Once again the final table of the Main Event will be shown on a live stream, with ESPN2 handling the coverage on November 4^th, where the final nine players will play down to just three before calling it a night. On November 5^th the three remaining players will return to the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio to play down to a champion, with the live stream being broadcast by ESPN.

Here is a look at the full television schedule of the 2013 WSOP from ESPN.com: