With the World Series of Poker Europe just around the corner, the team has announced plans to partner with Twitch and PokerFirma in a bid to provide poker fans with as much coverage as possible.

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has inked deals with Twitch and PokerFirma to provide live streaming and live tournament updates at the upcoming World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) in Berlin, Germany.

The deal with Twitch is more rational than revolutionary. They have become the live streaming platform of choice since Jason Somerville helped put online poker on the eSports map with his sterling performances on his RunItUp show. The WSOP, WSOPE and WSOP-APAC tournaments are amongst the highest profile in the world. The fans deserve the highest quality stream, and now they have it.

All 10-events will be streamed live on the WSOP Twitch channel. Events 1-4 & 6-8 will feature hole cards on a 30-minute delay, and Events 5, 9 & 10 will feature on the table action on a 5-minute delay. David Tuchman will handle the commentary, and he or she who busts first will no doubt join him in the booth in the role of Robin. Streaming is also available on the WSOP main site, and XPressHD will handle the workload.