In 2005 when Joe Hachem won the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, it was the last time the WSOP Champion was to be crowned at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. All the preliminary events of the 2005 WSOP were held at the Rio just off the strip as were the early rounds of the Main Event. In 2006 the WSOP moved completely to the Rio and last summer Binion's was without any summer special events. But this year things will change.
The Tournament poker staff at Binion's have set up the First Annual Binion's Poker Classic and they did it in a truly unique way. They took the 2007 WSOP schedule and picked one event from each day and then duplicated it but one day earlier and for 10% or less of the buy-in.
So on June 2nd at the WSOP, you can enter a $1500 NLHE event (3,000 starting chips) but on June 1st at the BPC, it's $150 NLHE (4,000 chips). The BPC will do this for 35 days beginning today with a Casino Employees event and include: Omaha8, Stud, HORSE, a Ladies event, Mixed Hold'em, Razz, Short-Handed Hold'em, PLO and more. I was downtown the other day and sat in on a dealer training at Binion's for dealers who had not dealt 2-7 Lowball. Yes, they are not only running lots of different events during the BPC; they are making sure that floor staff and tournament dealers are fully prepared for each event.
The Binion's Poker Classic runs everyday through July 4th. Here is the schedule.
