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HEADLINE: World Series Of Poker
2008 Schedule
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Harrah's Entertainment announced the 2008 Schedule for
39th World Series of Poker today. Poker
professionals and amateurs alike will be competing for the glory
of winning the WSOP bracelet and loads of cash in 2008. Harrah's
announced that for the first time ever the WSOP will begin and
end with $10,000 buy-in World Championship events and feature
a total of eight $10,000 championship tournaments. Practice your
WSOP game at UltimateBet.com
"This is our most exciting WSOP poker schedule yet,"
said Jeffrey Pollack, commissioner of the WSOP. "Both amateur
and professional poker players will have new opportunities to
compete for a WSOP bracelet and can choose from the widest variety
of games and buy-ins ever offered in one poker tournament and
certainly at the WSOP.
The 2008 World Series of Poker events will start May 30 with
the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Pot-Limit
Hold'Em and will conclude on the 16th of July with the premiere
Final Table of the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of No
Limit Texas Hold 'Em WSOP Main Event.
In addition to the largest cash prizes in poker, winners of each
of the 55 poker events will receive exclusive World Series of
Poker gold bracelets. Last year, 54,288 poker players participated
and ranged in ages from 21 (Steve Billirakis) to 94 (Jack Ury)
who competed for Poker's largest total prize pool of over $150
million.
Read more for the Complete 2008 World Series of Poker Schedule
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The complete schedule of 2008 World Series of Poker events follows:
Date Day Time Event # 2008 Buy-In
May 28, 2008 Wednesday 9 AM Registration Opens, Live Action &
Satellites Begin
May 29, 2008 Thursday Registration, Live Action & Satellites
May 30, 2008 Friday 12 noon 1 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em
(3 day event) $10,000
May 31, 2008 Saturday 12 noon 2A No-Limit Hold'em (4 day event)
Day 1A $1,500
June 1, 2008 Sunday 12 noon 2B No-Limit Hold'em Day 1B
June 2, 2008 Monday 12 noon 3 Pot-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$1,500
June 2, 2008 Monday 5 PM 4 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) (3
Day event) $5,000
June 3, 2008 Tuesday 12 noon 5 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-Buys (3
day event) $1,000
June 3, 2008 Tuesday 5 PM 6 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3
day event) $1,500
June 4, 2008 Wednesday 12 noon 7 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$2,000
June 4, 2008 Wednesday 5 PM 8 World Championship Mixed Event
(3 day event)
Limit Holdem, Omaha Hi-Low
Split-8 or Better, Seven Card
Razz, Seven Card Stud,
Seven Card Stud Hi-Low
Split-8 or Better, No-Limit
Holdem, Pot-Limit Omaha,
2-7 Triple Draw Lowball $10,000
June 5, 2008 Thursday 12 noon 9 No-Limit Hold'em /Six Handed
(3 day event) $1,500
June 5, 2008 Thursday 5 PM 10 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8
or Better (3 day event) $2,500
June 6, 2008 Friday 12 noon 11 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (3
day event) $5,000
June 6, 2008 Friday 5 PM 12 Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $1,500
June 7, 2008 Saturday 12 noon 13 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$2,500
June 7, 2008 Saturday 5 PM 14 World Championship Seven Card
Stud (3 day event) $10,000
June 8, 2008 Sunday 12 noon 15 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World
Championship (3 day event) $1,000
June 8, 2008 Sunday 5 PM 16 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3
day event) $2,000
June 9, 2008 Monday 12 noon 17 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (3
day event) $1,500
June 9, 2008 Monday 5 PM 18 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/Re-Buys
(3 day event) $5,000
June 10, 2008 Tuesday 12 noon 19 Pot-Limit Omaha (3 day event)
$1,500
June 10, 2008 Tuesday 5 PM 20 Limit Hold'em (3 day event) $2,000
June 11, 2008 Wednesday 12 noon 21 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$5,000
June 11, 2008 Wednesday 5 PM 22 H.O.R.S.E. (3 day event)
Limit Holdem, Omaha Hi-Low
Split-8 or Better, Seven Card
Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven
Card Stud Hi-Low
Split-8 or Better $3,000
June 12, 2008 Thursday 12 noon 23 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$2,000
June 12, 2008 Thursday 5 PM 24 Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha (3 day
event) $2,500
June 13, 2008 Friday 12 noon 25 World Championship Heads Up
No-Limit Hold'em
(256 player max)
(3 day event) $10,000
June 13, 2008 Friday 5 PM 26 Seven Card Razz (3 day event) $1,500
June 14, 2008 Saturday 12 noon 27 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$1,500
June 14, 2008 Saturday 5PM 28 Pot-Limit Omaha W/Rebuys (3 day
event) $5,000
June 15, 2008 Sunday 12 noon 29 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$3,000
June 15, 2008 Sunday 5 PM 30 World Championship Limit Hold'em
(3 day event) $10,000
June 16, 2008 Monday 12 noon 31 No-Limit Hold'em /Six Handed
(3 day event) $2,500
June 17, 2008 Tuesday 12 noon 32 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$1,500
June 17, 2008 Tuesday 5 PM 33 World Championship Seven Card
Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (3 day event) $5,000
June 18, 2008 Wednesday 12 noon 34 Pot-Limit Omaha W/Re-Buys
(3 day event) $1,500
June 18, 2008 Wednesday 5 PM 35 Seven Card Stud (3 day event)
$1,500
June 19, 2008 Thursday 12 noon 36 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$1,500
June 19, 2008 Thursday 5 PM 37 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low
Split-8 or Better (3 day event) $10,000
June 20, 2008 Friday 12 noon 38 Pot-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$2,000
June 21, 2008 Saturday 12 noon 39 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$1,500
June 22, 2008 Sunday 12 noon 40 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.
(5 day event)
Limit Holdem, Omaha Hi-Low
Split-8 or Better,
Seven Card Razz,
Seven Card Stud, Seven Card
Stud Hi-Low Split-8
or Better $50,000
June 22, 2008 Sunday 5 PM 41 Mixed Hold'em (limit/no-limit)
(3 Day event) $1,500
June 23, 2008 Monday 12 noon 42 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World
Championship (3 day event) $1,000
June 24, 2008 Tuesday 12 noon 43 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8
or Better (3 day event) $1,500
June 25, 2008 Wednesday 12 noon 44 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-Buys
(3 day event) $1,000
June 25, 2008 Wednesday 5 PM 45 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
(3 day event) $2,500
June 26, 2008 Thursday 12 noon 46 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
(3 day event) $5,000
June 26, 2008 Thursday 5 PM 47 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
(3 day event) $1,500
June 27, 2008 Friday 12 noon 48 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$2,000
June 28, 2008 Saturday 12 noon 49 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$1,500
June 29, 2008 Sunday 12 noon 50 World Championship Pot Limit
Omaha (3 day event) $10,000
June 29, 2008 Sunday 5 PM 51 H.O.R.S.E. (3 day event) Limit
Holdem,
Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or
Better, Seven Card Razz,
Seven Card Stud, Seven Card
Stud Hi-Low Split-8
or Better $1,500
June 30, 2008 Monday 12 noon 52 No-Limit Hold'em (3 day event)
$1,500
July 1, 2008 Tuesday 12 noon 53 Limit Hold'em Shootout (2 day
event) $1,500
July 2, 2008 Wednesday 10 AM Media Event
July 2, 2008 Wednesday Satellite Day
July 2, 2008 Wednesday 2 PM Ante Up For Africa Charity Event
(1 day event) $5,000
July 3, 2008 Thursday 12 noon 54A World Championship No-Limit
Texas Hold'em Day 1A 2,500 Players $10,000
July 4, 2008 Friday 12 noon 54B Day 1B 2,500 Players
July 5, 2008 Saturday 12 noon 54C Day 1C 2,500 Players
July 6, 2008 Sunday 12 noon 54D Day 1D 2,500 Players
July 7, 2008 Monday OFF
July 7, 2008 Monday 12 noon 55 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
(2 day event) $500
July 8, 2008 Tuesday 12 noon Day 2A
July 9, 2008 Wednesday 12 noon Day 2B
July 10, 2008 Thursday 12 noon Day 3
July 11, 2008 Friday 12 noon Day 4
July 12, 2008 Saturday 12 noon Day 5
July 13, 2008 Sunday 12 noon Day 6
July 14, 2008 Monday 12 noon Day 7
July 15, 2008 Tuesday OFF
July 16, 2008 Wednesday 12 noon Final Table
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