Friday, December 18, 2009

WSOP Unveils 2010 Schedule

Harrah's Enterprises, owner and operator of the WSOP 2010, has unveiled the official schedule of events for the 41st annual World Series of Poker set to kick off from May 27th, 2010 with the Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em, and closing events on November 9th, 2010 with the Main Event final table.

The World Series of Poker 2010 schedule of events features a total of 57 bracelets events, including three new events ($50,000 Player's Championship Event #2, $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Event #43, World Championship, $25,000 6-Handed No-Limit tournament Event #52). The WSOP 2010 schedule of events includes several alterations, for example, the $50.000 H.O.R.S.E event has been substituted with the $50,000 "Player's Championship" (Event #2), featuring eight different games (Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball).

The foremost 5 weekends of the poker series (May 29-30, June 5-6, June 12-13, June 19-20 and June 26-27) will highlight $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournaments with two starting flights. In addition, a sixth schedule of events on July 1-2, will also present the same event at the same buy-in level. The 41st annual 2010 World Series of Poker will finish on Monday, July 5th with the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship Main Event. The Main Event will take some time off on July 17th, and will continue on four months later with the "November Nine" final table running from November 6th-9th

Other modifications presented for the 2010 World Series of Poker consist of a few new regulations that will standardize the amount of play on a daily basis, and the addition of more poker tables. According to the 2010 World Series of Poker website, the entire convention center of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino will be dedicated to the World Series of Poker 2010, with tournament tables in the 58,000 square foot Pavilion and the 38,000 square foot Amazon Room.

The 2010 World Series of Poker
is also giving players more than five months to register for the first event on the World Series of Poker 2010 schedule. Pre-registration for the World Series of Poker is accessible at the Main Cage of the Rio Las Vegas and on the internet at the World 2010 WSOP website. Registration for all bracelet events will remain open until the start of the third level (approximately 2 hours, 20 minutes after start time) or until all seats are sold.

"Whatever your game and whatever your bankroll, the 2010 WSOP schedule offers something for everyone. We are planning for the largest WSOP ever and look forward to welcoming all players to the Rio in Las Vegas next summer." said WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel.

WSOP event schedule

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