Omaha Productions to Produce 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event Coverage for ESPN

Omaha Productions will produce the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, covering the WSOP Main Event and Final Table. This summer's tournament returns to ESPN for the first time since 2021, with the broadcast distributed globally by ESPN and additional partners to more than 400 million homes.

Omaha's production will utilize more than 50 cameras to cover three feature tables and the action across the broader field of play. Coverage will include extensive player profiles, commentary from Ali Nejad, Nick Schulman, Lon McEachern, and Norman Chad, and features bringing viewers inside the gameplay of amateur and professional poker players.

We're thrilled to partner with Omaha Productions to lead our broadcast production as we return to ESPN, says Ty Stewart, CEO, World Series of Poker. The WSOP Main Event and Final Table are the most exciting moments of the year for poker fans. Omaha understands how to tell stories to fans around live competition, which will elevate our broadcasts to new heights. We're excited to have them bring this year's event to viewers as WSOP returns to ESPN platforms.

Omaha Productions, launched by Peyton Manning following his retirement from the NFL, has produced ESPN's Emmy Award-winning Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli, Netflix's Quarterback, Receiver, and Starting 5, Hulu's Chad Powers, and ESPN+'s PLACES franchise, along with alternative telecasts for college football, NBA, golf, F1, and UFC. The company's role with WSOP marks a continued expansion into live event production and competitive entertainment.

As a company, we continue to look for opportunities that allow us to grow and tell compelling stories across sports and entertainment, says Dan Gati, Head of Content, Omaha Productions. Producing the World Series of Poker Main Event and Main Event Final Table gives us an exciting opportunity to expand our live event slate and bring our production approach to one of the most recognizable competitions in sports and entertainment.

ESPN and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) reached a multi-year agreement to bring the WSOP Main Event back to ESPN platforms back in March. This year's WSOP will mark the first time the event has been broadcast on ESPN since 2021 after first carrying the WSOP Main Event in 1987. Last year, it was carried on CBS Sports Network and PokerGo.

ESPN's coverage will include a three-night live linear finale for the Main Event Final Table, Aug. 3-5 from 9 p.m.-midnight ET. ESPN will deliver more than 100 hours of coverage of the WSOP Main Event ($10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship), beginning with Day 1A of the Main Event on July 2 on the ESPN App. ESPN linear networks will also air edited episodes.

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