To say the COVID pandemic has influenced people lives would be akin to saying that water is wet. With a recent decision from the U. S. government, the world of poker will be directly affected and is changing because of the decision. The 2021 World Series of Poker announced on Friday night that there would be changes made to the $10,000 Championship Event for this year, a change that was not expected to occur this year.
With improving conditions regarding infection rates from the COVID virus and the strengthening vaccination process, the U. S. government started examining the possibility of relaxing travel restrictions to the States. On September 21, the Biden Administration announced that travel restrictions from foreign countries, which has been closed since the early part of 2020, would resume beginning November 1. There are a few caveats to that rule change, however.
First off, people must be thoroughly vaccinated against the COVID virus. As of this moment, the federal government has not made any indications of what vaccinations would be counted towards this policy, but there is still some time to get that issue worked out. The new policy affects as many as 33 countries, allowing people to fly directly to any city in the U. S. from their homes. Some of those countries who will benefit from these changes include China, India, Brazil, and virtually all of Europe.
There was only one problem with this, at least for poker players looking to get in on the WSOP. The schedule set for the $10,000 Championship Event had the final Day One scheduled for November 6, not exactly enough time for international players to comfortably get to the States, get to the Rio, and get in the WSOP. That was before the “powers that be” at the WSOP changed the game, however.
The main objective of this change is to accommodate international players.
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