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The World Series of Poker has begun its 2026 Main Event coverage with what organizers call the largest global broadcast and streaming rollout in the tournament’s history. Linear television coverage will reach more than 130 countries and an estimated 300 million homes this year.
Key distribution partners include ESPN’s international networks, TSN in Canada, Groupe M6 in France, AbemaTV in Japan, TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland, and Eurosport across Europe and Asia. HBO Max will also carry digital simulcasts in select regions.
Broadcast duties will again fall to longtime commentators Lon McEachern and Norman Chad, who have covered every Main Event since Chris Moneymaker’s breakthrough win in 2003. Ali Nejad and 2025 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Nick Schulman will take on larger roles, leading digital coverage and the live Final Table broadcasts. WSOP’s Jeff Platt and Joe Stapleton, along with poker pros David Williams and Maria Ho, round out the on-air team.
Coverage includes over 15 hours of original linear programming produced by Omaha Productions, featuring highlight packages and nightly Final Table broadcasts on August 3, 4 and 5. The Final Table will air live across more than 70 ESPN international channels and over 60 territories via Eurosport, with same-day rebroadcasts in some markets.
Digital audiences can access more than 90 hours of streaming coverage from Day 1A through the Final Table, running July 2 to 13, via ESPN platforms, TSN+ and AbemaTV.
Groupe M6, the French broadcaster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, joins the WSOP lineup for the first time, airing programming on M6 and W9 between July 25 and August 15. WSOP CEO Ty Stewart said the expanded distribution aims to bring the event further into the mainstream.
