More WSOP bracelets on the line as the 2016 WSOP heads into Week 3 (WSOP image)

As the 2016 World Series of Poker enters it’s third week of action, the schedule just keeps trucking along. Over the next seven days there will be another 12 bracelets awarded including four in $10,000 buy-in Championship events. This coming weekend brings the Electric Daisy Carnival event which regularly draws away a number of the whipper snappers allowing the WSOP schedule to focus on the Seniors.

Championship Events

The final table of the $10,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven event is Monday. Jason Mercier has the chip lead with nine players left but he’ll have to contend with Mike Watson, Stephen Chidwick, Benn Glaser, David Grey and Jesse Martin.

Four other $10,000 buy-in events get underway this week: Razz, HORSE, Limit Hold’em and Omaha Hi-Lo.

Championship Event Schedule

  • Razz: June 13 – 15
  • HORSE: June June 15 – 17
  • Limit Hold’em: June 17 – 19
  • Omaha Hi-Lo: June 19 – 21

In 2015, Phil Hellmuth won his 14th bracelet in the $10,000 Razz by beating out 103 players. Andrew Barber won the first WSOP bracelet of his career in the $10,000 HORSE event, which drew 204 players. Ben Yu won the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship by outlasting 117 players. Daniel Alaei won his fifth career bracelet in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo event after topping the 157-player field.

Two Seniors Events

One of the more popular events has always been the $1,000 buy-in Seniors Event, which allows players players that are at least 50 years old to play for the bracelet and the Golden Eagle Trophy. Last year the WSOP added the Super Seniors event, another $1,000 buy-in, this one with a minimum age of 65. Both events are on the schedule this week and based on field sizes the past two years, the Seniors Event this year could reach around 4,500 players all playing in a single flight on Friday. The Super Seniors event begins Sunday.

2015 Winners

  • Seniors Event – Travis Barker ($613,466)
  • Super Seniors Event – Jon Andolvec ($262,220)

The Millionaire Maker Final Table

On Tuesday two players will win $1,000,000. Well, one will win $1,065,000 and the bracelet while the runner-up is going to have to settle for $1,000,000. The Millionaire Maker final table is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and will be streamed by WSOP.com. As of Monday morning just 124 players remain with Mohsin Charania leading the way. Charania just needs a WSOP bracelet to complete poker’s ‘Triple Crown’. Other notables still chasing the seven figure dream include Sofia Lovgren, Adam Levy, Max Silver, Loni Harwood and Ismael Bojang.

Other Notable Events This Week

There are also two lower buy-in Six Max events on the schedule this week. The first, a $3,000 Six Max No Limit Hold’em tournament, runs Tuesday through Thursday. Last year the event had 319 entrants with Matthew Elsby coming out on top. The second one might just prove to be the more popular of the two. The $3,000 Six Max Pot Limit Omaha event runs Saturday through Monday. Last year Vasili Firsau topped 681 other players in the event to win his first career bracelet.