Is It Worth Playing Cash Games During the WSOP?

Cash games at the WSOPThe focus of players heading to the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is on tournament poker, and rightly so because that is what the WSOP is all about. Eighty-eight live bracelet-awarding events plus 14 online events adorn the bustling 2022 WSOP schedule. It is fair to say tournaments dominate Las Vegas when the WSOP is in town.

But what about cash games? Everyone knows Las Vegas is the place to be if you are a cash game grinder. Is it worth playing cash games during the WSOP? The answer is a resounding yes.

Players tend to specialize in one poker format: cash games or multi-table tournaments. The rules to both formats are the same – a flush beats a straight, for…