WSOP Ladies Events Las Vegas: Warm-Up, Championship Bracelet and Circuit Ring
With the announcement of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule last week, women can look forward to three events under the WSOP brand at the Horseshoe this summer.
The WSOP Ladies Warm Up first introduced in 2019, has become a staple of the WSOP Daily Deepstacks calendar and will take place on Tuesday, June 23. The Ladies Warm Up is not a bracelet event but a $1500 No-Limit Hold'em - Ladies NLH tournament. Ladies pay only $150 and receive 15,000 chips and enjoy 20-minute levels. The event starts at 6pm and is a one-day event. The Ladies Warm Up provides a great atmosphere and affordable buy-in for female players to experience the Horseshoe and Paris during the WSOP.
The bracelet event, the WSOP Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship (Event #68), will start on Thursday, June 25 at 12pm. According to the structure sheet, it is a 4-day event. Day 1 and 2 are scheduled to play 10 levels and Day 3 will play down to the final 5 players. The Championship has a $10,000 buy-in, with a ladies' discount to $1,000 buy-in and one re-entry allowed. Players start with 20,000 chips and play 60-minute levels throughout the event. Shiina Okamoto is the 2025 reigning Champion as well as the 2024 Champion and 2023 runner-up. In 2025, the WSOP Ladies Championship had 1,368 entries, making it the largest since its inception in 1977.
The WSOP has announced a WSOP Summer Circuit running from July 14 to 25 at the Horseshoe and includes a $300 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Event on July 18. The initial schedule is online at WSOP.com and shows a 20K starting stack with 30-minute levels and unlimited re-entries. As previously announced, all WSOP Circuit Ring Winners win an added WSOP Paradise package.
The summer for women in poker has taken shape. Stay connected to the Women’s Poker Calendar for more updates on tournaments bookending the WSOP Ladies Championship this summer.
WSOP Ladies Warm-Up Past Winners
| Year | Entries | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 280 | Aurélie Quélain-Reard |
| 2020 | - | Canceled (COVID) |
| 2021 | 136 | Haley Hintze |
| 2022 | 241 | Jo Ann Schmidt |
| 2023 | 214 | Pei Lee |
| 2024 | 171 | Monica Mejia |
| 2025 | 216 | Salima Dhanani |
Data sourced from The Hendon Mob | Updated February 2026 | Women's Poker Calendar
