The schedule for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was officially announced on Thursday and features a brand new $50,000 buy-in Player’s Championship that will play out in an Eight Game format. Fifty-seven bracelets will be on the line.
The Player’s Championship is the most expensive event ever to kick off the WSOP, which is now in its 41st year. The $50,000 buy-in Player’s Championship will award the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy to its victor and feature Limit Hold’em, Omaha High-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud High-Low Split-8 or Better, No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball. The final table will be played solely in No Limit Hold’em and ESPN will provide television coverage of the event, which will likely bring out the very elite names in the poker community.
On the other end of the buy-in spectrum, six open $1,000 events will be held in addition to the traditional Ladies’ and Seniors’ Championships. The first five weekends of the 2010 WSOP, which begins on May 28th, will feature $1,000 buy-in tournaments. Last year, the Stimulus Special, which featured a $1,000 price tag, drew a record-setting crowd of 6,012 players to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The 2010 WSOP Main Event will kick off on July 5th, bucking a trend of beginning before the Fourth of July. The final table will be determined on July 17th and the third installment of the November Nine will take to the felts at the Rio from November 6th to 9th in what will likely be a similar schedule to this year. Players will purportedly be assigned a starting day for the Main Event to avoid a fiasco like the one that unfolded on Day 1D in 2009, when more than 500 poker hopefuls were shut out after the tournament reached capacity.
Without further delay, here is the schedule of events for the 2010 WSOP. All times are local:
Fri, May 28th at 12:00pm
Event #1: Casino Employees No Limit Hold’em
$500 buy-in
Fri, May 28th at 5:00pm
Event #2: The Player’s Championship
$50,000 buy-in
Sat, May 29th at 12:00pm
Event #3: No Limit Hold’em
$1,000 buy-in
Sun, May 30th at 5:00pm
Event #4: Omaha High-Low Split-8 or Better
$1,500 buy-in
Mon, May 31st at 12:00pm
Event #5: No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Tue, Jun 1st at 12:00pm
Event #6: No Limit Hold’em Shootout (2,000 players max)
$5,000 buy-in
Tue, Jun 1st at 5:00pm
Event #7: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
$2,500 buy-in
Wed, Jun 2nd at 12:00pm
Event #8: No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Thu, Jun 3rd at 12:00pm
Event #9: Pot Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Thu, Jun 3rd at 5:00pm
Event #10: Seven Card Stud Championship
$10,000 buy-in
Fri, Jun 4th at 11:00am
Event #11: No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Fri, Jun 4th at 11:00am
Event #12: Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Sat, Jun 5th at 11:00am
Event #13: No Limit Hold’em
$1,000 buy-in
Sat, Jun 5th at 5:00pm
Event #14: 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit)
$1,500 buy-in
Sun, Jun 6th at 5:00pm
Event #15: Seven Card Stud High-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
$10,000 buy-in
Mon, Jun 7th at 12:00pm
Event #16: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
$1,500 buy-in
Tue, Jun 8th at 12:00pm
Event #17: No Limit Hold’em
$5,000 buy-in
Wed, Jun 9th at 12:00pm
Event #18: Limit Hold’em
$2,000 buy-in
Wed, Jun 9th at 5:00pm
Event #19: 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No Limit)
$10,000 buy-in
Thu, Jun 10th at 12:00pm
Event #20: Pot Limit Omaha
$1,500 buy-in
Thu, Jun 10th at 5:00pm
Event #21: Seven Card Stud
$1,500 buy-in
Fri, Jun 11th at 12:00pm
Event #22: Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship
$1,000 buy-in
Fri, Jun 11th at 5:00pm
Event #23: Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
$2,500 buy-in
Sat, Jun 12th at 12:00pm
Event #24: No Limit Hold’em
$1,000 buy-in
Sat, Jun 12th at 5:00pm
Event #25: Omaha High-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
$10,000 buy-in
Mon, Jun 14th at 12:00pm
Event #26: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
$2,500 buy-in
Mon, Jun 14th at 5:00pm
Event #27: Seven Card Stud High-Low-8 or Better
$1,500 buy-in
Tue, Jun 15th at 12:00pm
Event #28: Pot Limit Omaha
$2,500 buy-in
Tue, Jun 15th at 5:00pm
Event #29: Limit Hold’em Championship
$10,000 buy-in
Wed, Jun 16th at 12:00pm
Event #30: No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Wed, Jun 16th at 5:00pm
Event #31: HORSE
$1,500 buy-in
Thu, Jun 17th at 12:00pm
Event #32: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
$5,000 buy-in
Thu, Jun 17th at 5:00pm
Event #33: Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha
$2,500 buy-in
Fri, Jun 18th at 12:00pm
Event #34: Seniors No Limit Hold’em Championship
$1,000 buy-in
Fri, Jun 18th at 5:00pm
Event #35: Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em Championship (256 player max)
$10,000 buy-in
Sat, Jun 19th at 12:00pm
Event #36: No Limit Hold’em
$1,000 buy-in
Sat, Jun 19th at 5:00pm
Event #37: HORSE
$3,000 buy-in
Sun, Jun 20th at 5:00pm
Event #38: Pot Limit Hold’em Championship
$10,000 buy-in
Mon, Jun 21st at 12:00pm
Event #39: No Limit Hold’em Shootout (2,000 player max)
$1,500 buy-in
Mon, Jun 21st at 5:00pm
Event #40: Seven Card Razz
$2,500 buy-in
Tue, Jun 22nd at 12:00pm
Event #41: Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split-8 or Better
$1,500 buy-in
Wed, Jun 23rd at 12:00pm
Event #42: No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Wed, Jun 23rd at 5:00pm
Event #43: HORSE Championship
$10,000 buy-in
Thu, Jun 24th at 12:00pm
Event #44: Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No Limit)
$2,500 buy-in
Fri, Jun 25th at 12:00pm
Event #45: No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Fri, Jun 25th at 5:00pm
Event #46: Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split-8 or Better
$5,000 buy-in
Sat, Jun 26th at 12:00pm
Event #47: No Limit Hold’em
$1,000 buy-in
Sat, Jun 26th at 5:00pm
Event #48: Mixed Event
$2,500 buy-in
Mon, Jun 28th at 12:00pm
Event #49: No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 buy-in
Mon, Jun 28th at 5:00pm
Event #50: Pot Limit Omaha
$5,000 buy-in
Tue, Jun 29th at 12:00pm
Event #51: Triple Chance No Limit Hold’em
$3,000 buy-in
Wed, Jun 30th at 12:00pm
Event #52: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
$25,000 buy-in
Wed, Jun 30th at 5:00pm
Event #53: Limit Hold’em Shootout
$1,500 buy-in
Thu, Jul 1st at 12:00pm
Event #54: No Limit Hold’em
$1,000 buy-in
Thu, Jul 1st at 5:00pm
Event #55: Pot Limit Omaha Championship
$10,000 buy-in
Fri, Jul 2nd at 5:00pm
Event #56: No Limit Hold’em
$2,500 buy-in
Sat, Jul 3rd at 2:00pm
Ante Up For Africa Poker Tournament
$5,000 buy-in
2010 WSOP Main Event:
July 5th: Day 1A
July 6th: Day 1B
July 7th: Day 1C
July 8th: Day 1D
July 9th: Day 2A
July 10th: Day 2B
July 11th: Media Event
July 12th: Day 3
July 13th: Day 4
July 14th: Day 5
July 15th: Day 6
July 16th: Day 7
July 17th: Day 8
November 6th to 9th: Final Table
dan i was wondering if you could tell me if there is a max. of players for the EVENT #1 CASINO EMPLOYEES NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM and I was wondering do you have to pay in person or can you do it on-line. This is my first time playing in a W.S.O.P. event,just want to make sure everything gets done right.
Thanks for your comment. You should pre-register for each tournament to guarantee yourself a spot. Here’s the link to do so: http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=764.
We have 12 ladies who are interested in the WSOP Ladies June 11 Vegas. How do we register. Coming from Vancouver BC
Registration info for the ladies tourney and all WSOP tourneys can be found by clicking that link in my first response.
Is the 1000 dollar events 1 day tournaments or 2 day?
Last year the $1k event needed 2 days just for the start. It lasted four days.
You can get all the info on tournament structure by visiting the WSOP web site.
Official schedule is located at:
http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=764
heyy u guys should do a WSOP in canada up in east coast or something, we g0t nothing to do, we need a good game and advertised on TV, info me u ever do,
What is the formatfor the Seniros touney on June 18 2010 ? Win table on first day to move on to Day 2 ?
I have been watching high stakes poker and just love A.J. Benza and Gabe Kaplan…….Now all of a sudden A.J. is gone and they have a girl Kara Scott in his place just talking to the players…….who needs her……
And Gabe is not at his best without A.J. by his side….. Who elce can I
talk to about this….. Maybe some one should take a look at the change
with out A. J. …..where is he any way…. can i get an answer.
I agree: A J was great beside Abe. But Since everyone like them, the network had to improve. What a joke. I don’t even watch it anymore. I DAMN sure don’t want to listen to some airhead like that girl they are using. It’s a shame
How long do you estimate event #30, $1500 No Limit to last? Right now I’m scheduled to be in Las Vegas from Tuesday 15 June through Friday 18 June, but, if necessary, could probably stay into Monday.
We are wondering “WHEN” the first event of the 2010 WSOP will be televised and which network? Can you provide a schedule for us? We are avid watchers. When will the MAIN EVENT broadcast start? Seems to not be any Poker of T.V. right now and we need our “FIX”. We’re tired of watching re-runs…….Thanks!
I heard A.J. got “fired” – not sure if that’s true, but someone said he and Gabe had a little “misunderstanding” and the network “let A.J. go”. I agree – the show just isn’t the same without him. We don’t enjoy it as much as we used to. Gabe isn’t a very good one-man-show. What a shame……+ the fact that no one has the “balls” to tell us what REALLY happened…..
The kickoff event of the 2010 WSOP on ESPN is on June 20th and is a recap show of 2009. New events start on June 27th:
http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/espn-to-broadcast-three-2010-wsop-tournaments-10348/
POLL QUESTION: Who will be the LAST THREE PROS STANDING at the Main Event?
My guess –
3) Annette Obrastad
2) Mike The Grinder Mizrachi
&
1) GABRIEL THALER (not only THAT, but I predict a FIRST PLACE FINISH as well! hey, he’s cut from the same cloth as Antonio E, Unabomber, Eric Lindgren etc; his time is DUE!)
Where can I find coverage of this online?
Hey, guys. I’m a little new to the worldwide scene. But I play home games on weekends. And I’ve rallied up enough funds so far for a couple small WSOP entries. I just turned 21 and I don’t see any tourney listings after the Main Event. Is this it for WSOP tourneys through May of next year? Is poker a summer sport? What about Europe or Aruba or Afghanistan or something like that?