2009 WSOP Schedule Released; Rebuys No More
A total of 57 gold bracelets will be on the line this year when the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off from the Rio in Las Vegas on May 26th. This time, there will be several noticeable changes to the schedule, headlined by the elimination of all five rebuy events that were held during 2008. Harrah’s officials likely wanted to buoy the significance of winning a bracelet, which may have led to the decision. Also in 2009, a $40,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament can be found on the schedule in celebration of the 40th running of the heralded tournament series. Finally, the November Nine will return, as the final table of the WSOP Main Event will once again be pushed back.
In addition to the five rebuy tournaments, $1,500 and $5,000 Mixed Hold’em tournaments have been axed from the schedule. A total of a dozen events that appeared in 2008 will not be back on the docket in 2009. Instead, this year’s tournament schedule will include a $40,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, a “special stimulus” $1,000 No Limit Hold’em event, and $2,500 and $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha contests. A Triple Chance No Limit Hold’em event will kick off on June 28th, in which players will be able to purchase two additional chip stacks equal to their starting stack anytime during the first two levels of play. Busting out is not required in order to get additional chips.
A $2,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball tournament and a $2,500 Six-Handed Limit Hold’em tournament will also be part of the 2009 schedule of events. Brand new $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball and Seven Card Stud Hi-low Split-8 or Better events will also play out in the enormous Amazon Room, which will once again serve as the home of the WSOP festivities. In 2008, there were eight $10,000 buy-in “Championship” events. This year, that number has been bumped up to 10. In addition, the 2008 WSOP boasted 37 events that had buy-ins of $2,500 or below. This year, that number is 39.
The final table of the WSOP Main Event will once again be pushed back until November 7th. The finale will run through November 10th and the entire tournament series will pan out on ESPN, as was the case in 2008. Here’s a look at the schedule for the 2009 World Series of Poker:
May 27, 2009: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em (2 day event), $500
May 28, 2009: 40th Annual No-Limit Holdem (4 day event), $40,000
May 29, 2009: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3 day event), $1,500
May 30, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (4 day event), $1,000
May 31, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (4 day event), $1,000
June 1, 2009: Pot-Limit Omaha (3 day event), $1,500
June 1, 2009: World Championship Seven Card Stud (3 day event), $10,000
June 2, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $1,500
June 2, 2009: 2-7 Draw Lowball No-Limit (3 day event), $2,500
June 3, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed (3 day event), $1,500
June 3, 2009: Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha (3 day event), $2,500
June 4, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $2,000
June 4, 2009: World Championship Mixed Event (3 day event), $10,000
June 5, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $2,500
June 5, 2009: Limit Hold'em Six Handed (3 day event), $2,500
June 6, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $5,000
June 6, 2009: Seven Card Stud (3 day event) , $1,500
June 7, 2009: Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship (3 day event), $1,000
June 7, 2009: World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3 day event), $10,000
June 8, 2009: No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed (3 day event), $2,500
June 9, 2009: Pot-Limit Hold'em (3 day event), $1,500
June 9, 2009: H.O.R.S.E. (3 day event), $3.000
June 10, 2009: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (1,000 player max) (3 day event), $1,500
June 10, 2009: World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball No-Limit (3 day event), $10,000
June 11, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $1,500
June 11, 2009: Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (3 day event), $2,500
June 12, 2009: Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $1,500
June 12, 2009: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (3 day event), $5,000
June 13, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $1,500
June 13, 2009: World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em (256 player max) (3 day event), $10,000
June 14, 2009: Pot-Limit Omaha (3 day event), $2,500
June 14, 2009: H.O.R.S.E. (3 day event), $1,500
June 15, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $2,000
June 15, 2009: World Championship Limit Hold'em (3 day event), $10,000
June 16, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $1,500
June 17, 2009: Pot-Limit Omaha (3 day event), $5,000
June 18, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $2,000
June 18, 2009: World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3 day event), $10,000
June 19, 2009: Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $2,000
June 20, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $1,500
June 20, 2009: World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha (3 day event), $10,000
June 21, 2009: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (1,000 player max) (3 day event), $5,000
June 21, 2009: Mixed Event (3 day event), $2,500
June 22, 2009: Seniors No-Limit Hold’em World Championship (3 day event), $1,000
June 22, 2009: Seven Card Razz (3 day event), $2,500
June 23, 2009: World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em (3 day event), $10,000
June 23, 2009: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3 day event), $2,500
June 24, 2009: Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) (3 Day event), $2,500
June 25, 2009: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (3 day event), $1,500
June 26, 2009: World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (5 day event), $50,000
June 26, 2009: Limit Hold’em Shootout (1,000 player max) (3 day event), $1,500
June 27, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $1,500
June 28, 2009: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $3,000
June 28, 2009: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (3 day event), $1,500
June 29, 2009: No-Limit Hold’em (3 day event), $1,500
June 29, 2009: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (3 day event), $2,500
June 30, 2009: No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed (3 day event), $5,000
July 2, 2009: Ante Up For Africa Charity Event (1 day event), $5,000
July 3, 2009: World Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1A
July 4, 2009: World Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1B
July 5, 2009: World Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1C
July 6, 2009: World Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1D
We’d like to wish the best of luck to all PocketFivers participating in the world’s largest tournament series. We’ll have more information for you as it becomes available right here on PocketFives.com.
