Ajuns la cea de-a 42-a editie, World Series of Poker – cel mai mare festival de poker din anual – va lua startul maine, 31 Mai in cadrul cazino-ului Rio din Las Vegas, Nevada. Seria se va intinde pe perioada 31 Mai – 19 Iulie, anul acesta urmand ca World Series sa ofere 58 de bratari (cele mai multe din istoria sa).
Prima zi din cele 4 de inregistrari este programata pe 7 Iulie, iar masa finala se va disputa ca in fiecare an in luna Noiembrie.
Unul dintre evenimentele cu buy-in-uri ridicate este 25.000$ no-limit heads-up hold’em. Un alt eveniment care atrage interes este 50.000$ Poker Player’s Championship ce va rula in perioada 2-6 Iulie. Player’s Championship va fi un turneu de tipul 8-game mixed ce va include imit hold’em, Omaha eight-or-better, seven-card razz, seven-card stud, seven-card stud eight-or-better, no-limit hold’em, pot-limit Omaha, deuce-to-seven triple draw lowball.
Un alt eveniment ce va atrage interes din partea fanilor vor fi cele trei turnee din cadrul WSOP Grudge Matches. Meciurile vor consta in rejucarea celor mai clasice heads-up-uri din istoria evenimentelor principale WSOP, cu conditia ca stack-urile dinaintea inceperii heads-up-urilor sa fie inversate fata de heads-up-ul original:
- Chris Moneymaker vs. Sam Farha (2003 WSOP main event)
- Phil Hellmuth vs. Johnny Chan (1989 WSOP main event)
- Johnny Chan vs. Erik Seidel (1988 WSOP main event)
Event 1 – No-Limit Hold’em Casino Employees 31-May 2 $500
Event 2 – No-Limit Hold’em Heads Up Championship (256max) 31-May 4 $25,000 Event 3 – Omaha Hi/Low Split-8/OB 1-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 4 – No-Limit Hold’em 2-Jun 3 $5,000
Event 5 – Seven Card Stud 2-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 6 – Limit Hold’em 3-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 7 – Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship 3-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 8 – No-Limit Hold’em 4-Jun 5 $1,000
Event 9 – Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball 4-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 10 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed 6-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 11 – Omaha Hi/Low Split-8/OB Championship 6-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 12 – No-Limit Hold’em Triple Chance 7-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 13 – No-Limit Hold’em Shootout 2,000 max 8-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 14 – Limit Hold’em 8-Jun 3 $3,000
Event 15 – Pot-Limit Hold’em 9-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 16 – Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Championship 9-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 17 – H.O.R.S.E. 10-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 18 – No-Limit Hold’em 11-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 19 – Limit Hold’em Six Handed 11-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 20 – No-Limit Hold’em 12-Jun 3 $1,000
Event 21 – Seven Card Stud Championship 12-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 22 – Pot-Limit Omaha 13-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 23 – Eight Game Mix 13-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 24 – No-Limit Hold’em Shootout 2,000max 14-Jun 3 $5,000
Event 25 – Seven Card Stud Hi/Low-8/OB 14-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 26 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed 15-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 27 – Limit Hold’em Championship 15-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 28 – No-Limit Hold’em 16-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 29 – 10-Game Mix Six Handed 16-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 30 – No-Limit Hold’em Seniors Championship 17-Jun 3 $1,000
Event 31 – Pot-Limit Omaha 17-Jun 3 $3,000
Event 32 – No-Limit Hold’em 18-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 33 – Seven Card Stud Hi/Low Split-8/OB Championship 18-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 34 – No-Limit Hold’em 19-Jun 3 $1,000
Event 35 – Pot-Limit Omaha Six Handed 20-Jun 3 $5,000
Event 36 – No-Limit Hold’em 21-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 37 – H.O.R.S.E. Championship 21-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 38 – No-Limit Hold’em 22-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 39 – Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha 22-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 40 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed 23-Jun 3 $5,000
Event 41 – Limit Hold’em Shootout 24-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 42 – Pot-Limit Omaha Championship 24-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 43 – No-Limit Hold’em 25-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 44 – Seven Card Razz 25-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 45 – No-Limit Hold’em 26-Jun 3 $1,000
Event 46 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed Championship 27-Jun 3 $10,000
Event 47 – Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Low-8/OB 27-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 48 – No-Limit Hold’em 28-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 49 – Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball 28-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 50 – No-Limit Hold’em Triple Chance 29-Jun 3 $5,000
Event 51 – Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Slip-8/OB 30-Jun 3 $1,500
Event 52 – Mixed Hold’em Limit/No-Limit 30-Jun 3 $2,500
Event 53 – No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Championship 1-Jul 3 $1,000
Event 54 – No-Limit Hold’em 2-Jul 3 $1,000
Event 55 – The Poker Player’s Championship 2-Jul 5 $50,000
Event 56 – No-Limit Hold’em 5-Jul 3 $1,500
Event 57 – Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split-8/OB 5-Jul 3 $5,000
Main Event 7-Jul 15 $10,000
