2009 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced

January 26, 2009

After a long wait, Harrah’s has finally announced the official schedule for the 40th annual World Series of Poker. there is even a 40k buy-in to celebrate the 40 years of WSOP glory!

The 2009 WSOP will again be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, running May 26 – July 15, 2009. Contrary to rumors of a possible trimming of the series, the WSOP will instead offer its largest-ever schedule of events. 57 different bracelet tournaments which is two more than 2008.

Also announced was the controversial “final table delay” which caused quite a stir last year. The 3 month delay is hated by almost all poker players, but ratings rule and the ratings for the 2008 main event final table were up almost 50% from 2007. So, players will just have to get used to it.

Here is an excerpt form the official WSOP website:

The complete 2009 schedule as announced will again include the much-discussed delay for the Main Event final table, with 2009’s eventual “November Nine” slated to return to the Rio on November 7th for the prestigious title. Denmark’s Peter Eastgate survived the 117-day delay in 2008 to win the WSOP’s top honor, the first time that such a pause had been introduced. ESPN will return to provide special prime-time coverage of the final table.

This year’s WSOP schedule introduces a handful of new ideas, along with the return of many of the most popular events and traditional World Series of Poker offerings. Among the new wrinkles is a $1,000 no-limit hold’em “Stimulus Special” to be held on the WSOP’s opening weekend, May 30-31. WSOP officials project this tourney to be the largest-ever event outside the Main Event itself, shattering the mark established in 2008. The event’s prize purse is expected to approach $5 million.

The stimulus special will be joined by a second distinctive offering later in the series, a $40,000 buy-in NLHE event designed to commemorate the WSOP’s 40th edition. That event begins on May 28th, assuring that the WSOP jumps from the starting blocks in the last days of May.

So as you can see they are doing everything they can to spice up the 2009 WSOP tournaments, officials expect more record breaking prize pools and an even bigger turnout than the 2008 WSOP. Below is the official tournament schedule:

Date (Day) Time Event # Title Buy-In

5/26 (T) 9 AM Registration Opens, Live Action & Satellites Begin

5/27 (W) 12 PM #1 Casino Employees NLHE (2-day event) $500

5/28 (Th) 12 PM #2 40th Annual NLHE (4-day event) $40,000

5/29 (F) 12 PM #3 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $1,500

5/30 (Sa) 12 PM #4A NLHE (4-day event) $1,000

5/31 (Su) 12 PM #4B NLHE (4-day event) $1,000

6/1 (M) 12 PM #5 PLO (3-day event) $1,500

6/1 (M) 5 PM #6 *World Championship Seven Card Stud (3-day event) $10,000

6/2 (T) 12 PM #7 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/2 (T) 5 PM #8 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) (3-day event) $2,500

6/3 (W) 12 PM #9 NLHE Six-handed (3-day event) $1,500

6/3 (W) 5 PM #10 PLHE/PLO (3-day event) $2,500

6/4 (Th) 12 PM #11 NLHE (3-day event) $2,000

6/4 (Th) 5 PM #12 *World Championship Mixed Event (3-day event) $10,000
LHE, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz , Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, NLHE, PLO, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball

6/5 (F) 12 PM #13 NLHE (3-day event) $2,500

6/5 (F) 5 PM #14 LHE Six-handed (3-day event) $2,500

6/6 (Sa) #12 PM #15 NLHE (3-day event) $5,000

6/6 (Sa) #5 PM #16 Seven Card Stud (3-day event) $1,500

6/7 (Su) 12 PM #17 *Ladies NLHE World Championship (3-day event) $1,000

6/7 (Su) 5 PM #18 *World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $10,000

6/8 (M) 12 PM #19 NLHE Six Handed (3-day event) $2,500

6/9 (T) 12 PM #20 PLHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/9 (T) 5 PM #21 H.O.R.S.E. (3-day event) $3,000

6/10 (W) 12 PM #22 NLHE Shootout (1,000 player max) (3-day event) $1,500

6/10 (W) 5 PM #23 *World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-limit) (3-day event) $10,000

6/11 (Th) 12 PM #24 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/11 (Th) 5 PM #25 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (3-day event) $2,500

6/12 (F) 12 PM #26 LHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/12 (F) 5 PM #27 PLO Hi-low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $5,000

6/13 (Sa) 12 PM #28 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/13 (Sa) 5 PM #29 *World Championship Heads-Up NLHE (256-player max) (3-day event) $10,000

6/14 (Su) 12 PM #30 PLO (3-day event) $2,500

6/14 (Su) 5 PM #31 H.O.R.S.E. (3-day event) $1,500

6/15 (M) 12 PM #32 NLHE (3-day event) $2,000

6/15 (M) 5 PM #33 *World Championship LHE (3-day event) $10,000

6/16 (T) 12 PM #34 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/17 (W) 12 PM #35 PLO (3-day event) $5,000

6/18 (Th) 12 PM #36 NLHE (3-day event) $2,000

6/18 (Th) 5 PM 37 *World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $10,000

6/19 (F) 12 PM 38 LHE (3-day event) $2,000

6/20 (Sa) 12 PM 39 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/20 (Sa) 5 PM 40 *World Championship PLO (3-day event) $10,000

6/21 (Su) 12 PM 41 NLHE Shootout (1,000 player max) (3-day event) $5,000

6/21 (Su) 5 PM 42 Mixed Event (3-day event) $2,500
LHE, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz , Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, NLHE, PLO, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball

6/22 (M) 12 PM 43 *Seniors NLHE World Championship (3-day event) $1,000

6/22 (M) 5 PM 44 Seven Card Razz (3-day event) $2,500

6/23 (T) 12 PM 45 *World Championship PLHE (3-day event) $10,000

6/23 (T) 5 PM 46 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $2,500

6/24 (W) 12 PM 47 Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit) (3-day event) $2,500

6/25 (Th) 12 PM 48 PLO Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $1,500

6/26 (F) 12 PM 49 *World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (5-day event) $50,000
LHE, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

6/26 (F) 5 PM 50 LHE Shootout (1,000 player max) (3-day event) $1,500

6/27 (Sa) 12 PM 51 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/28 (Su) 12 PM 52 Triple Chance NLHE (3-day event) $3,000

6/28 (Su) 5 PM 53 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better (3-day event) $1,500

6/29 (M) 12 PM 54 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500

6/29 (M) 5 PM 55 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (3-day event) $2,500

6/30 (Tu) 12 PM 56 NLHE / Six-handed (3-day event) $5,000

7/1 (W) Satellite Day
7/2 (Th) Satellite Day

7/2 (Th) 2 PM Ante Up For Africa Charity Event (NLHE) (1-day event) $5,000

Main Event begins:
7/3 (Fr) 12 PM 57A *World Championship NLHE Day 1A $10,000
7/4 (Sa) 12 PM 57B Day 1B
7/5 (Su) 12 PM 57C Day 1C
7/6 (M) 12 PM 57D Day 1D
7/7 (T) 12 PM Day 2A (1A + 1B)
7/8 (W) 12 PM Day 2B (1C + 1D)

7/9 (Th) Off day
7/9 (Th) 1 PM Media Event

7/10 (F) 12 PM Day 3
7/11 (Sa) 12 PM Day 4
7/12 (Su) 12 PM Day 5
7/13 (M) 12 PM Day 6
7/14 (T) 12 PM Day 7 (Play down to 27 players)
7/15 (W) 12 PM Day 8 (Play down to 9 players)

11/7-10 TBD Final Table

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