Are You Ready for the 2007 WSOP Schedule?

20-Mar-2007, 18:21

We know it’s still a bit early to get excited about this year’s World Series of Poker, but we can’t help it! The biggest poker tournament in the world has a captivating quality that somehow manages to keep everyone in the industry ready and eager for more information. It seems like it was just the other day that we saw Jamie Gold walk away with the Main Event title and the record-breaking purse. But, now that we are into the new year we can once again begin counting down the days and making our plans. Last week Harrah’s announced the schedule for the 2007 WSOP, which will begin on June 1st and run through to July 17th.

This year’s tourney offers “something for everyone”, according to WSOP commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. The addition of several new events makes it bigger and better than ever. "As part of our commitment to innovate for the benefit of all players, we've added nine bracelet events and created more opportunities for both amateurs and professionals to win poker’s most coveted prize”, added Pollack. A $2500 H.O.R.S.E. event, Mixed Hold’em events, and a $5000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em event will be added to the annual competition held each yeah in Las Vegas. There will now be a total of 55 events and the number of entrants expected to participate in this competition exceeds 9000.

When the WSOP was introduced, many doubted whether the tournament could generate enough interest to keep it going and, to prove all those naysayers wrong, the 2007 event marks the 38th anniversary of what has become the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. It will take place at the luxurious Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the third straight year and will be exclusively televised on ESPN, where an audience of over 21 million is expected to tune in from all parts of the globe.

Last year was a record-setting affair for the WSOP and many are wondering if the tournament can keep growing at the same rate. Last year there was a total prize pool of over $171 million, making it the largest purse of any competitive sports tournament. There were 8733 entrants in the 2006 WSOP and 870 of these found themselves in the money. The winner of the Main Event and its $12 million grand prize was reigning world champion, Jamie Gold (pictured below).

Concurrent to the WSOP tournament, the Rio will once again host the Gaming Expo, from July 5th to 8th. This free show will feature exhibitions from all over the world, all focusing on the gaming and poker industry. Here you will find information, products, books, service and a staggering array of other poker-related merchandise.

Schedule of Events

Here is a complete schedule of all the events at this year’s big tourney:

June 1, 12pm – Event 1: World Championship, Mixed Hold’em $5000
June 1, 5pm – Event 2: Casino Employee No-Limit Hold’em $500
June 2, 12pm – Event 3: No-Limit Hold’em $1500
June 3, 12pm – Event 4: Pot-Limit Held’em $1500
June 4, 12pm – Event 5: Omaha 7-Card Stud Hi-Low Eight-or-Better $2500
June 4, 12pm – Event 6: Limit Hold’em $1500
June 4, 5pm – Event 7: Pot-Limit Omaha w/rebuys $5000
June 5, 12pm – Event 8: No-Limit Hold’em w/rebuys $1000
June 5, 5pm – Event 9: Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $1500
June 6, 12pm – Event 10, No-Limit Hold’em $2000
June 6, 5pm – Event 11: World Championship 7-card Stud $5000
June 7, 12pm – Event 12: No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed $1500
June 8, 12pm – Event 13: World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em $5000
June 8, 5pm – Event 14: 7-card Stud $1500
June 9, 12pm – Event 15: No-Limit Hold’em $1500
June 9, 5pm – Event 16: H.O.R.S.E. $2500
June 10, 12pm – Event 17: World Championship Ladies Event No-Limit Hold’em $1000
June 10, 5pm – Event 18: World Championship Limit Hold’em $5000
June 11, 12pm – Event 19: No-Limit Hold’em $2500
June 11, 5pm – Event 20: 7-card Stud Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better $2000
June 12, 12pm – Event 21: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout $1500
June 13, 12pm – Event 22: No-Limit Hold’em $5000
June 14, 12pm – Event 23: Pot-Limit Omaha $1500
June 14, 5pm – Event 24: World Championship 7-card Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $3000
June 15, 12pm – Event 25: No-Limit Hold’em $2000
June 15, 5pm – Event 26: H.O.R.S.E. $5000
June 16, 12pm – Event 27: No-Limit Hold’em $1500
June 17, 12pm – Event 28: No-Limit Hold’em $3000
June 17, 5pm – Event 29: 7-card Razz $1500
June 18, 12pm – Event 30: N-Limit Hold’em Six Handed $2500
June 19, 12pm – Event 31: World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em $5000
June 19, 5pm – Event 32: 7-card Stud $2000
June 20, 12pm – Event 33: Pot-Limit Omaha w/rebuys $1500
June 20, 5pm – Event 34: Limit Hold’em $3000
June 21, 12pm Event 35: No-Limit Hold’em $1500
June 21, 5pm – Event 36: World Championship Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $5000
June 22, 12pm – Event 37: Pot-Limit Omaha $2000
June 23, 12pm – Event 38: No-Limit Hold’em $1500
June 24, 12pm – Event 39: World Championship H.O.R.S.E. $50,000
June 24, 5pm – Event 40: Mixed Hold’em $1500
June 25, 12pm – Event 41: World Championship Seniors No-Limit Hold’em $1000
June 25, 5pm – Event 42: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better $1500
June 26, 12pm – Event 43: Limit Hold’em $2000
June 27, 12pm – Event 44: Omaha Hi-Lo Split $2000
June 28, 12pm – Event 45: No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed $5000
June 28, 5pm – Event 46: 7-card Stud Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better $1000
June 29, 12pm – Event 47: No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed $5000
June 29, 5pm – Event 48: Limit 2-7 Triple-Draw w/rebuys $1000
June 30, 12pm – Event 49: No-Limit Hold’em $2000
July 1, 12pm – Event 50: World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha $10,000
July 1, 5pm – Event 51: S.H.O.E. $1000
July 2, 12pm – Event 52: No-Limit Hold’em w/rebuys $1000
July 3, 12pm – Event 53: Limit Hold’em Shootout $1500
July 4, 12pm – Event 54: World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys $5000
July 6, 12pm – Event 55: Main Event No-Limit Hold’em Day 1A $10,000
July 7, 12pm – Main Event: Day 1B
July 8, 12pm – Main Event: Day 1C
July 1012pm – Main Event: Day 2
July 11, 12pm – Main Event: Day 3
July 12, 12pm – Main Event: Day 4
July 13, 12pm – Main Event: Day 5
July 14, 12pm – Main Event: Day 6
July 15, 12pm – Main Event: Day 7
July 17, 12pm – Main Event: Final Table

Are You Ready for the 2007 WSOP Schedule?

Schedule of Events

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