{"id":6782,"date":"2018-05-22T00:12:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T00:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=6782"},"modified":"2018-05-22T18:14:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T18:14:26","slug":"five-things-to-look-forward-to-at-the-2018-wsop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/five-things-to-look-forward-to-at-the-2018-wsop\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things To Look Forward To At The 2018 WSOP"},"content":{"rendered":"

May has already been full of surprises, and with the 49th World Series of Poker<\/strong> on the way, this month shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n

Coming into the WSOP, players should be mindful of new online poker registrations and where to get the best snacks, but here are the things players should really get excited about<\/a>,\u00a0thanks to the WSOP and Caesars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Shared liquidity<\/h2>\n

There are a lot of firsts on this list, but this is by far the most monumental. New Jersey<\/strong> players can enter official online WSOP gold bracelet events alongside Nevada participants this year. With that new opportunity also comes a new loyalty reward program, Poker Rewards<\/strong>, that gives players up to 32 percent rakeback<\/strong>. 888<\/strong> and Caesars<\/strong> hope to bring in more players with this shared pool in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Shot clock<\/h2>\n

In the past few years, shot clocks have made their way into the tournament scene. This year, for the first time, the WSOP will use shot clocks for three events<\/strong>:<\/p>\n