Live poker took a major hit in 2020 and 2021 following the outbreak of Covid-19 across the world.

The World Series of Poker was forced to move online in 2020, while the majority of other events had to be cancelled.

The WSOP 2021 announced last August that all players will be required to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to take part in the series. This caused confusion among a few players as casinos in Las Vegas generally didn’t have the same requirements.