Ancora una volta ospitate al Rio All-Suite Hotel e Casinò di Las Vegas la quarantesima edizione delle WSOP, che si svolgeranno dal 26 maggio al 15 luglio 2009. I tornei saranno addirittura 57 per comporre così il più grande programma di tornei mai visto, e ancora una volta sarà l’ESPN ad avere l’esclusiva del tavolo finale del main event che nuovamente si svolgerà in ritardo rispetto ai campionati, il 7 novembre.
Due le novità maggiori proposte ad inizio WSOP: lo “Stimulus Special” torneo $1,000 no-limit hold’em, ideato per attirare il maggiorn numero di giocatori cercando di farlo diventare secondo sollo forse al main event, e il $40’000 NLHE creato per festeggiare la quarantesima edizione.
Programma completo delle WSOP 2009 con data, ora, evento, titolo e Buy-In(gli eventi contrassegnati sono quelli che assegnano braccialetti e titolo mondiale):
5/26 9 AM Apertura iscrizioni, Inizio satelliti
5/27 12 PM #1 Casino Employees NLHE (2-day event) $500
5/28 12 PM #2 40th Annual NLHE (4-day event) $40,000
5/29 12 PM #3 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $1,500
5/30 12 PM #4A NLHE (4-day event) $1,000
5/31 12 PM #4B NLHE (4-day event) $1,000
6/1 12 PM #5 PLO (3-day event) $1,500
6/1 5 PM #6 *World Championship Seven Card Stud (3-day event) $10,000
6/2 12 PM #7 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/2 5 PM #8 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) (3-day event) $2,500
6/3 12 PM #9 NLHE Six-handed (3-day event) $1,500
6/3 5 PM #10 PLHE/PLO (3-day event) $2,500
6/4 12 PM #11 NLHE (3-day event) $2,000
6/4 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 12 PM #13 NLHE (3-day event) $2,500
6/5 5 PM #14 LHE Six-handed (3-day event) $2,500
6/6 #12 PM #15 NLHE (3-day event) $5,000
6/6 #5 PM #16 Seven Card Stud (3-day event) $1,500
6/7 12 PM #17 *Ladies NLHE World Championship (3-day event) $1,000
6/7 5 PM #18 *World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $10,000
6/8 12 PM #19 NLHE Six Handed (3-day event) $2,500
6/9 12 PM #20 PLHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/9 5 PM #21 H.O.R.S.E. (3-day event) $3,000
6/10 12 PM #22 NLHE Shootout (1,000 player max) (3-day event) $1,500
6/10 5 PM #23 *World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-limit) (3-day event) $10,000
6/11 12 PM #24 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/11 5 PM #25 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (3-day event) $2,500
6/12 12 PM #26 LHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/12 5 PM #27 PLO Hi-low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $5,000
6/13 12 PM #28 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/13 5 PM #29 *World Championship Heads-Up NLHE (256-player max) (3-day event) $10,000
6/14 12 PM #30 PLO (3-day event) $2,500
6/14 5 PM #31 H.O.R.S.E. (3-day event) $1,500
6/15 12 PM #32 NLHE (3-day event) $2,000
6/15 5 PM #33 *World Championship LHE (3-day event) $10,000
6/16 12 PM #34 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/17 12 PM #35 PLO (3-day event) $5,000
6/18 12 PM #36 NLHE (3-day event) $2,000
6/18 5 PM 37 *World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $10,000
6/19 12 PM 38 LHE (3-day event) $2,000
6/20 12 PM 39 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/20 5 PM 40 *World Championship PLO (3-day event) $10,000
6/21 12 PM 41 NLHE Shootout (1,000 player max) (3-day event) $5,000
6/21 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 12 PM 43 *Seniors NLHE World Championship (3-day event) $1,000
6/22 5 PM 44 Seven Card Razz (3-day event) $2,500
6/23 12 PM 45 *World Championship PLHE (3-day event) $10,000
6/23 5 PM 46 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $2,500
6/24 12 PM 47 Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit) (3-day event) $2,500
6/25 12 PM 48 PLO Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3-day event) $1,500
6/26 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 5 PM 50 LHE Shootout (1,000 player max) (3-day event) $1,500
6/27 12 PM 51 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/28 12 PM 52 Triple Chance NLHE (3-day event) $3,000
6/28 5 PM 53 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better (3-day event) $1,500
6/29 12 PM 54 NLHE (3-day event) $1,500
6/29 5 PM 55 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (3-day event) $2,500
6/30 12 PM 56 NLHE / Six-handed (3-day event) $5,000
7/1 Satellite Day
7/2 Satellite Day
7/2 2 PM Ante Up For Africa Charity Event (NLHE) (1-day event) $5,000
Main Event:
7/3 12 PM 57A *World Championship NLHE Day 1A $10,000
7/4 12 PM 57B Day 1B
7/5 12 PM 57C Day 1C
7/6 12 PM 57D Day 1D
7/7 12 PM Day 2A (1A + 1B)
7/8 12 PM Day 2B (1C + 1D)
7/9 Pausa
7/9 1 PM Media Event
7/10 12 PM Day 3
7/11 12 PM Day 4
7/12 12 PM Day 5
7/13 12 PM Day 6
7/14 12 PM Day 7 (Si gioca fino agli ultimi 27)
7/15 12 PM Day 8 (Si gioca fino agli ultimi 9)
11/7-10 TBD Tavolo Finale