It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada between May 29 – July 15, 2013.

The One Drop Foundation, a charity founded by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté devoted to providing safe water supplies in developing countries, continued a relationship with the WSOP that began with the 2012 edition.

[1] In April 2013, the WSOP expanded and held bracelet events in Australia at the 2013 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific.

The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 6 with the first of three starting days.

The Main Event attracted 6,352 entrants, creating a prize pool of $59,708,800.