Harrah's Releases World Series of Poker Schedule

It didn't seem like Harrah's could pack any more tournaments into the month-and-a-half poker festival that is known as the World Series of Poker, but it managed nine more events than last year, which shattered all attendance records and had people waiting in lines outside the Rio's Amazon room just to get a peek at the action. This year, 55 bracelets will be won and it would cost $214,500 to play in all the events, without any rebuys.

The WSOP kicks off June 1, with a $5,000 mixed hold'em event, which features both limit and no-limit forms of the game. Also that day is the $500 casino employee's event that, in recent years, started the whole celebration.

With such an ambitious schedule, almost all the days between June 1 and July 6, which is the first day of the main event, have more than one tournament scheduled. Most days, either a $1,000 or $1,500 event is scheduled. On average, most of the tournaments cost less than $2,500 and most of the events are multi-day affairs. There are 18 events that cost $1,500, seven at $1,000, eight for $2,000 and four at $2,500, and all of these go longer than a day.

Harrah's says last year, more than 42,000 entrants from 56 countries played in the WSOP.

Harrah's also brought back many of the mixed tournaments that players asked for last year, including the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E, event (one of three H.O.R.S.E events), a S.H.O.E event, and two mixed hold'em events.

The main event starts July 6 with the first flight. The schedule lists the number of players at 3,000 per each starting day, but more players could possible play. There will be three days of starting groups, and then a day off (last year, there were four starting days).

"Day 2" actually starts on the fifth day of the main event, when the players play for six consecutive days. The day before the final table, which is scheduled to take place Monday, July 17, is another day off.

Harrah's was able to cut down on the starting days because it will be able to run up to 300 tables at a time.

The Gaming Life Expo is scheduled to take place July at the Rio July 5-8. Last year, Harrah's says more than 100,000 people visited the expo.

Click here for the complete schedule.

Harrah's is also spreading 13 "World Championship" events this year, including the main event. They are:

• $5,000 mixed hold'em two day event, June 1
• $5,000 seven-card stud event three-day event, June 6
• $5,000 pot-limit hold'em three-day event, June 8
• $1,000 no-limit hold'em ladies three-day event, June 10
• $5,000 limit hold'em three-day event, June 10
• $3,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better three-day event, June 14
• $5,000 heads-up no-limit hold'em three-day event, June 19
• $5,000 Omaha eight-or-better three-day event, June 21
• $50,000 H.O.R.S.E five-day event, June 24
• $1,000 seniors no-limit hold'em three-day event, June 25
• $10,000 pot-limit Omaha two-day event, July 1
• $5,000 no-limit 2-7 draw lowball with rebuys two-day event, July 4
• $10,000 no-limit main event, July 6.

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