I've been collecting some bits and pieces about the World Series of Poker that begins next week. Time to pass them on to you.
Want to know where the professionals will be playing; I mean other than the ones who play every event, every day and sometimes two at a time. Here is the list of "Championship" events on the 2008 WSOP schedule:
* $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em, May 30-June 1
* $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event, June 4-6
* $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud, June 7-9
* $10,000 World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em, June 13-15
* $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em, June 15-17
* $10,000 World Championship Omaha 8 or better, June 19-21
* $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E., June 25-29
* $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha June 29-July 1
* $10,000 World Championship No-Limit Hold’em, July 3-14 and Nov. 9-10
Big lines for registration has been a problem in past years, so they have had a pre-reg. window open at the Rio for over a week and there is the online registration on the WSOP website. The problem with the online registration is that they cut it off two weeks before the event. So the really big $1,500 Event #2 has been unavailable for online registration for over a week now. It would seem in a world of nanoseconds and micro-processing that the online registration could remain open a lot closer to the actual event, maybe 48 hours but two weeks?
If you want to register online, here is the link.
The most popular non-main event tournaments are the $1,500 No Limit events. This year there will be seven of those:
Saturday May 31st (4 day event)
Saturday June 14th (3 day event)
Tuesday June 17th (3 day event)
Thursday June 19th (3 day event)
Saturday June 21st (3 day event)
Saturday June 28th (3 day event)
Monday June 30th (3 day event)
... and the Main Event $10,000 No Limit Hold'em will have four starting days to choose from, each with a maximum of 3,000 players:
Day 1A: Thursday July 3rd (moves on to Day 2A on July 8th)
Day 1B: Friday July 4th (moves on to Day 2A on July 8th)
Day 1C: Saturday July 5th (moves on to Day 2B on July 9th)
Day 1D: Sunday July 6th (moves on to Day 2B on July 9th)
Day 3: Thursday July 10th (entire remaining field plays)
The Main Event Final Table will play:
From nine players down to 2 on November 9th @ 10 AM.
Heads Up play on November 10th @ 10PM.
Finally, Short-Stack Shamus makes a good point when he notes that the World Series of Poker (Europe) will play before the WSOP final table. He wonders if the "Final Nine" might not go over to London to play the WSOPE as a promotion for the WSOP final table. Harrah's/Caesars are you listening?
