WSOP 2008 – Harrah’s Releases Schedule

Sally Anne Boyer - 2007 WSOP Ladies Event Champ 

The World Series of Poker is the biggest poker tournament series in the universe. Every year, tens of thousands of folks descend on Las Vegas for the month-long festival of poker. A total of 55 events will be played at the Rio in 2008. Live registration and satellites begin on Wednesday May 28, 2007.

This year a total of seven World Championship events with a buy-in of $10,000 will be held. This includes the Main Event, a No-Limit Hold’em tournament whose previous winners include Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Carlos Mortensen, Joe Hachem and last year’s champ, Jerry Yang.

That event begins on July 3rd, the day after Annie Duke and actor Don Cheadle host their second Ante Up for Africa charity event. Last year’s tourney brought out celebs such as Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Mekhi Phifer and Shannon Elizabeth. Pros like Clonie Gowen, Jennifer Harman, Cyndy Violette and Katja Thater also paid to play in the tournament, benefiting those affected by the genocide in Darfur.

In 2008, the Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship begins. It’s a 3-day event with a $1,000 buy-in.

Here’s a full list of events with their start date and buy-in. For more detailed information, check out the World Series of Poker official web site:

May 30, noon - Event 1, World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em $10,000
May 31, noon - Event 2 Day 1A, No-Limit Hold'em $1,500
June 1, noon - Event 2 Day 1B
June 2, noon. - Event 3, Pot-Limit Hold'em $1,500
June 2, 5 p.m. - Event 4, Mixed Hold'em $5,000
June 3, noon - Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em w/rebuys $1,000
June 3, 5 p.m. - Event 6, Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $1,500
June 4, noon - Event 7, No-Limit Hold'em $2,000
June 4, 5 p.m. - Event 8, World Championship Mixed Event $10,000

June 5, noon - Event 9, No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed $1,500
June 5, 5 p.m. - Event 10, Omaha Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Eight-or-Better $2,500
June 6, noon - Event 11, No-Limit Hold'em Shootout $5,000
June 6, 5 p.m. - Event 12, Limit Hold'em $1,500
June 7, noon - Event 13, No-Limit Hold'em $2,500
June 7, 5 p.m - Event 14, World Championship Seven-Card Stud $10,000
June 8, noon - Event 15, World Championship Ladies Event No-Limit Hold'em $1,000
June 8, 5 p.m. - Event 16, Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $2,000
June 9, noon - Event 17, No-Limit Hold'em Shootout $1,500
June 9, 5 p.m. - Event 18, No-Limit 2-7 Triple-Draw w/rebuys $5,000
June 10, noon - Event 19, Pot-Limit Omaha $1,500
June 10, 5 p.m. - Event 20, Limit Hold'em $2,000
June 11, noon - Event 21, No-Limit Hold'em $5,000
June 11, 5 p.m. - Event 22, H.O.R.S.E. $3,000
June 12, noon - Event 23, No-Limit Hold'em $2,000
June 12, 5 p.m. - Event 24, Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha $2,500
June 13, noon - Event 25, World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em $10,000
June 13, 5 p.m. - Event 26, Seven-Card Razz $1,500
June 14, noon - Event 27, No-Limit Hold'em $1,500
June 14, 5 p.m. - Event 28, Pot-Limit Omaha w/rebuys $5,000
June 15, noon - Event 29, No-Limit Hold'em $3,000
June 15, 5 p.m. - Event 30, World Championship Limit Hold'em $10,000
June 16, noon - Event 31, No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed $2,500
June 17, noon - Event 32, No-Limit Hold'em $1,500
June 17, 5 p.m. - Event 33, World Championship Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $10,000
June 18, noon - Event 34, Pot-Limit Omaha w/rebuys $1,500
June 18, 5 p.m. - Event 35, Seven Card Stud $1,500
June 19, noon - Event 36, No-Limit Hold'em $1,500
June 19, 5 p.m. - Event 37, World Championship Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $10,000
June 20, noon - Event 38, Pot-Limit Hold'em $2,000
June 21, noon - Event 39, No-Limit Hold'em $1,500
June 22, noon - Event 40, World Championship H.O.R.S.E. $50,000

June 22, 5 p.m. - Event 41, Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) $1,500
June 23, noon - Event 42, Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship $1,000
June 24, noon - Event 43, Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $1,500
June 25, noon - Event 44, No-Limit Hold'em w/rebuys $1,000
June 25, 5 p.m. - Event 45, 2-7 Triple-Draw Lowball $2,500
June 26, noon - Event 46, No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed $5,000
June 26, 5 p.m. - Event 47, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better $1,500
June 27, noon - Event 48, No-Limit Hold'em $2,000
June 28, noon - Event 49, No-Limit Hold'em $1,500
June 29, noon - Event 50, World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha $10,000

June 29, 5 p.m. - Event 51, H.O.R.S.E. $1,500
June 30, noon - Event 52, No-Limit Hold'em $1,500
July 1, noon - Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout $1,500
July 3, noon - Event 54, Main Event No-Limit Hold'em Day 1A $10,000
July 4, noon - Main Event Day 1B
July 5, noon - Main Event Day 1C
July 6, noon - Main Event Day 1D
July 7, noon - Event 55, Casino Employee No-Limit Hold'em $500
July 8, noon - Main Event Day 2A
July 9, noon - Main Event Day 2B
July 10, noon - Main Event Day 3
July 11, noon - Main Event Day 4
July 12, noon - Main Event Day 5
July 13, noon - Main Event Day 6
July 14, noon - Main Event Day 7
July 16, noon - Main Event Final Table

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