World Poker Finals Tournament Series Preview

The 2009 World Poker Finals began today at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The tournament series will feature 20 poker tournaments between now and the conclusion of the World Poker Tour $15,000 no-limit hold’em championship on Nov. 10. Games spread will include no-limit hold’em, limit hold’em, seven-card stud, seven-card stud eight-or-better, pot-limit Omaha, Omaha eight-or-better, and H.O.S.E. There will be a ladies $400 no-limit hold’em event held on Saturday, Oct. 31, and a seniors $500 no-limit hold’em hosted on Friday, Oct. 23. The WPT championship event begins on Thursday, Nov. 5.

Here is a look at the full schedule for the tournament series:

Monday, Oct. 19: Event No. 1 ($300 no-limit hold’em shootout)
Tuesday, Oct. 20: Event No. 2 ($400 seven-card stud)
Wednesday, Oct. 21: Event No. 3 ($400 no-limit hold’em)
Thursday, Oct. 22: Event No. 4 ($400 Omaha eight-or-better)
Friday, Oct. 23: Event No. 5 ($500 seniors no-limit hold’em)
Saturday, Oct. 24: Event No. 6 ($500 H.O.S.E.)
Sunday, Oct. 25: Event No. 7 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em)
Monday, Oct. 26: Event No. 8 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Tuesday, Oct. 27: Event No. 9 ($400 seven-card stud eight-or-better)
Wednesday, Oct. 28: Event No. 10 ($600 no-limit hold’em)
Thursday, Oct. 29: Event No. 11 ($400 limit hold’em)
Friday, Oct. 30: Event No. 12 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Saturday, Oct. 31: Event No. 13 ($400 ladies no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, Nov. 1: Event No. 14 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em)
Monday, Nov. 2: Event No. 15 ($400 pot-limit Omaha)
Tuesday, Nov. 3: Event No. 16 ($5,000 no-limit hold’em)
Thursday, Nov. 5: Event No. 17 ($15,000 WPT no-limit hold’em championship)
Friday, Nov. 6: Event No. 18 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em survivor)
Saturday, Nov. 7: Event No. 19 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, Nov. 8: Event No. 20 ($400 no-limit hold’em)

Check back at CardPlayer.com for full tournament series results and recaps from the WPT championship event as the tournament progresses.

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