WSOP updated rule 54(c) to ban certain logos and patches at summer events. The banned categories include competing online poker operators, over-the-counter drug products, tobacco, firearms, and pornography. Players must sign a release form before playing and must notify tournament officials 24 hours before the tournament about any patches or logos they plan to wear. Tournament officials ultimately decide whether a logo or patch is allowed. The restriction expanded from live streamed final tables to apply throughout the entire series. Players expressed concern about reduced ability to market sponsors and about potential effects on content creators and broader poker branding.
"WSOP officials recently updated rule 54(c) and spelled out a set of rules that ban certain logos, including: Competing online poker operators Over-the-counter drug products Tobacco Firearms Pornography Under the plan, players must sign a release form before playing in a tournament. Additionally, players must notify tournament officials of any patches or logos they plan on wearing 24 hours before the tournament begins."
"Lastly, WSOP officials ultimately decide whether the logo or patch is allowed. Initially, rule 54(c) only restricted patches and logos at live streamed final tables. The updated rule bans them throughout the series. Poker Players Concerned GGPoker's parent company, NSUS Group, purchased the WSOP brand in 2024 for $500 million."
"Social media chatter from tournament pros indicate WSOP officials already banned certain competing poker brands. ClubWPT Gold, CoinPoker, and Phenom Poker are among the banned brands. Based on previous tweets I've seen, ClubWPT Gold, Coin Poker and Phenom Poker - Kevin Mathers (@Kevmath) May 20, 2026"
"Some also wondered if common logos like Nike and Gucci or popular sports teams would need prior approval. Beyond on-site tournament play, poker pro and YouTuber Joey Ingram said he was also concerned about the effects on poker content creators. "The poker wars are heating up," he posted on Twitter/X. "This looks bigger than a patch/logo crackdown. From how I'm reading the WSOP rules, this is now about cont"
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