Mixed games are all over the WSOP calendar with nearly half of the schedule featuring non-Hold’em and PLO tournaments. (Photo courtesy Jason Somerville)

The World Series of Poker is the best tournament series on the planet because to the volume and variety available to its hundreds of thousands of customers. No Limit Hold’em events are the primary driver of customer traffic during the seven weeks the WSOP is in session but the mixed game events also pique a certain part of the market interest.

The World Series has made a strong effort to include a wide variety of mixed game events across the 74 tournaments on the schedule with every game in the eight-game mix (H.O.R.S.E., Pot Limit Omaha, and 2-7 Triple Draw) having a $1,500 and $10,000 option available.

This format was first introduced in 2014 and has been met with high turnouts in all varieties of games at both buy in levels.

Additionally, there is a $1,500 and $10,000 Dealers Choice available. The $1,500 Dealers Choice event was such a massive success in 2014 that the WSOP added a $10,000 version in 2015 and it has stayed on the schedule ever since.

While not normally in the standard eight-game mix, No Limit Single Draw has been a staple on the WSOP schedule for many years and returns once again with a $1,500 and $10,000 event.

H.O.R.S.E. tournaments continue to populate the WSOP schedule and this year, three tournaments of everyone’s favorite mixed game are available at the $1,500, $3,000, and $10,000 price points.

The $2,500 is a tender sweet spot for mixed game events and three events carry that buy in in 2017. The Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event returns for yet another year and should have another loaded final table with past winners including Owais Ahmed, Mike Gorodinsky and none other than Phil Ivey.

The WSOP introduced the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (A-5,2-7, Badugi) event in 2016 and it drew 236 players with Chris Vitch taking home the title. That event is back for 2017.

The newest event at the $2,500 buy-in level is the Big Bet Mix tournament. Players have been clamoring for this format for years and will have their wish granted on June 30. Seven total games are included in the mix including the non-bracelet event games of Big O, No-Limit 5-Card Draw High, and, Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.

Last, but far from least, is the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. The world’s elite mixed game players will be in attendance for one of the most sought after bracelets on the schedule. The event went through a few structure changes in recent years but for the past few years, has stuck to the eight-game format that is back once again this year.

In total, there are more than enough events to satisfy the mixed game craving for players of all bankroll levels and the best all-around players will be out to prove their lot when the World Series kicks off on May 31.