Poker players and fans got a bit of an early Christmas present on Tuesday as the 2018 World Series of Poker schedule was released. The schedule is, by far, the most robust yet, with 78 bracelet events spread over 49 days.

“With today’s announcement, we hope there is enough time to adjust your holiday wish list,” said WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel. “We feel very good about the multitude of offerings on the 2018 World Series of Poker schedule and look forward to welcoming everyone to the Rio in Las Vegas this summer.”

The 2018 WSOP runs May 30 – July 17 and as has been the case for a number of years now, the opening event is the $565 Casino Employees event. The first open event, which goes later that same day, is also one of nine new events on the 2018 schedule. The $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty is a single-day event and each player is a $3,000 bounty.

The other new events on the schedule are the $100,000 Super High Roller (Event #5), $365 Pot Limit Omaha (Event #11), $1,000 Double Stack (Event #34), $565 Online PLO Six-Handed (Event #47), $1,500 PLO Bounty (Event #67), $1,000 Double Stack 30-minute Levels (Event #73), $1,500 The Closer NLHE (Event #75), and $50,000 High Roller (Event #77).

The Main Event begins July 2 with the first of three starting flights and runs through the final table on July 14. Unlike 2017, players making the final table will not have any days off before play resumes.

One major departure from recent history is the inlcusion of post-lim events. In the past two years the Little One for One Drop has been the only event to start after the Main Event began. In 2018, there are 13 events that begin after the Main Event including the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop.

There are four events on the schedule with a guarantee. The $1,500 Millionaire Maker has a $1,000,000 guarantee for first place, the $888 Crazy Eights events guarantees $888,888 for first, the $565 Colossus guarantees $1,000,000 for first, while the $1,500 Closer has a $1,000,000 guarantee on the prize pool.

Broadcast and live stream schedules will be announced at a later date.

EVENT #	DATE	BUY-IN	EVENT
1	May 30-31	$565	Casino Employees No Limit Hold’em
2	May 30	$10,000	No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty
3	May 31 – June 2	$3,000	No Limit Hold’em Shootout
4	May 31 – June 2	$1,500	Omaha Hi-Lo
5	June 1-4	$100,000	No Limit Hold’em High Roller
6	June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29	$365	THE GIANT – No Limit Hold’em
7	June 2-6	$565	COLOSSUS – No Limit Hold’em
8	June 2-4	$2,500	Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
9	June 3	$365	ONLINE No Limit Hold’em
10	June 3-5	$10,000	Omaha Hi-Lo Championship
11	June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1	$365	THE GIANT – Pot Limit Omaha
12	June 4-6	$1,500	Dealers Choice Six-Handed
13	June 5-7	$1,500	No Limit Hold’em
14	June 5-7	$1,500	No Limit Deuce to Seven
15	June 6-8	$1,500	HORSE
16	June 6-8	$10,000	Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em Championship
17	June 7-9	$1,500	No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
18	June 7-9	$10,000	Dealers Choice Six-Handed
19	June 8-10	$565	Pot Limit Omaha
20	June 8-11	$5,000	No Limit Hold’em
21	June 9-13	$1,500	MILLIONAIRE MAKER No Limit Hold’em
22	June 9-11	$1,500	Eight Game Mix
23	June 10-12	$10,000	No Limit Deuce to Seven Championship
24	June 11-15	$2,620	THE MARATHON – No Limit Hold’em
25	June 11-13	$1,500	Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
26	June 12-14	$1,000	Pot Limit Omaha
27	June 12-14	$10,000	HORSE
28	June 13-15	$3,000	No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
29	June 13-15	$1,500	Triple Draw Duece-to-Seven
30	June 14-16	$1,500	Pot Limit Omaha
31	June 14-16	$1,500	Seven Card Stud
32	June 15-17	$1,000	Seniors No Limit Hold’em
33	June 15-19	$50,000	Poker Players Championship
34	June 16-20	$1,000	DOUBLE STACK No Limit Hold’em
35	June 16-18	$1,500	Mixed Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8; Omaha Hi-Lo; Big O
36	June 17-19	$1,000	SUPER SENIORS No Limit Hold’em
37	June 18-20	$1,500	No Limit Hold’em
38	June 18-20	$10,000	Seven Card Stud Championship
39	June 19-21	$1,500	No Limit Hold’em Shootout
40	June 19-21	$2,500	Mixed Big Bet
41	June 20-22	$1,500	Limit Hold’em
42	June 20-22	$25,000	Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed High Roller
43	June 21-23	$2,500	No Limit Hold’em
44	June 21-23	$10,000	Triple Draw Duece-to-Seven Championship
45	June 22-23	$1,000	No Limit Hold’em (30-minute levels)
46	June 22-24	$2,500	Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
47	June 22	$565	ONLINE Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed
48	June 23-27	$1,500	MONSTER STACK No Limit Hold’em
49	June 23-25	$10,000	Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Championship
50	June 24-26	$1,500	Razz
51	June 25-27	$1,500	No Limit Hold’em Bounty
52	June 25-27	$10,000	Limit Hold’em Championship
53	June 26-28	$1,500	Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
54	June 26-28	$3,000	No Limit Hold’em
55	June 27-29	$1,000	Tag Team No Limit Hold’em
56	June 27-29	$10,000	Razz Championship
57	June 28-30	$1,000	Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship
58	June 28-30	$5,000	No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
59	June 29	$1,000	No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty
60	June 29 – July 1	$10,000	Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship
61	June 29 – July 1	$1,000	ONLINE No Limit Hold’em Championship
62	June 30 – July 3	$888	CRAZY EIGHTS No Limit Hold’em Eight-Handed
63	June 30	$3,200	ONLINE No Limit Hold’em High Roller
64	July 1-3	$10,000	Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship
65	July 2-13	$10,000	THE MAIN EVENT
66	July 5-7	$1,500	No Limit Hold’em
67	July 6-8	$1,500	Pot Limit Omaha Bounty
68	July 7-11	$1,111	LITTLE ONE FOR ONE DROP No Limit Hold’em
69	July 8-10	$3,000	Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed
70	July 9-11	$3,000	Limit Hold’em Six-Handed
71	July 10-11	$5,000	No Limit Hold’em (30 minute levels)
72	July 10-13	$1,500	Mixed No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed
73	July 11-12	$1,000	DOUBLE STACK No Limit Hold’em 30 minute levels
74	July 11-13	$10,000	No Limit Six-Handed
75	July 12-15	$1,500	THE CLOSER No Limit Hold’em’em (30 minute levels) $1M GTD
76	July 12-14	$3,000	HORSE
77	July 13-14	$50,000	No Limit Hold’em High Roller
78	July 15-17	$1,000,000	BIG ONE FOR ONE DROP