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2012 WSOP Schedule

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

The 43rd Annual World Series of Poker starts May 27, 2012.  Here’s the schedule of events. NO LIMIT tournaments are highlighted with the green background. registration form for all events =  2012 WSOP registration form

2012 Dates Buy In Event
5/27 – Sun – Noon $500 Event #1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em; 2-day tournament; Structure Sheet
5/28 - Mon – Noon $1,500 Event #2: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
5/29 - Tue – Noon $3,000 Event #3: Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em / Pot-Limit Omaha (512 player max);3-day tournament;
Structure Sheet
5/29 – Tue – 5:00PM $1,500 Event #4: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
5/30 – Wed – Noon $1,500 Event #5: Pot-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
5/31 – Thurs – Noon $5,000 Event #6: No-Limit Hold’em Mixed Max; 4-day tournament; Structure Sheet
(Day 1= 9-handed; Day 2= 6-handed; Days 3&4= Heads Up)
5/31 – Thurs – 5:00PM $1,500 Event #7: Seven Card Stud; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/1 – Fri – Noon $1,500 Event #8: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/2 – Saturday – Noon $1,500 Event #9A: No-Limit Hold’em Re-entry; 5-day tournament; Structure Sheet
(Re-entry available. Players who are eliminated in 9A may re-enter in 9B.)
6/3 – Sun – Noon $1,500 Event #9B: No-Limit Hold’em; 5-day tournament; Same as above
6/3 – Sun – 5:00PM $5,000 Event #10: Seven Card Stud; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/4 – Mon – Noon $1,500 Event #11: Pot-Limit Omaha; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/5 – Tue – Noon $10,000 Event #12: Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em; 512 player max; 4-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/5 – Tue – 5:00PM $1,500 Event #13: Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/6 – Wed – Noon $1,500 Event #14: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout; 2,000 player max; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/6 – Wed – 5:00PM $5,000 Event #15: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/7 – Thurs – Noon $1,500 Event #16: No-Limit Hold’em/Six Handed; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/8 – Fri -Noon $10,000 Event #17: Pot-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/8 – Fri -5:00PM $2,500 Event #18: Seven Card Razz; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/9 – Sat – Noon $1,500 Event #19: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/9 – Sat – 5:00PM $5,000 Event #20: Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/10 – Sun – Noon $1,000 Event #21: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/10 – Sun – 5:00PM $2,500 Event #22: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit); 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/11 – Mon – Noon $3,000 Event #23: No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/11 – Mon – 5:00PM $5,000 Event #24: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/12 – Tue – Noon $1,500 Event #25: Limit Hold’em Shootout; 3-day tournament;Structure Sheet
6/12 – Tue 5:00PM $3,000 Event #26: Pot-Limit Omaha; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/13 – Wed – Noon $1,500 Event #27: H.O.R.S.E.; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
6/14 – Thu -Noon $2,500 Event #28: No-Limit Hold’em / Four Handed; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/15 – Fri – 10:00AM $1,000 Event #29: Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet  
Must be 50 or older.
6/15 – Fri – 5:00PM $1,500 Event #30: 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit); 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/16 – Sat Noon $1,500 Event #31: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/16 – Sat – 5:00PM $10,000 Event #32: H.O.R.S.E.; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
6/17 – Sun – Noon $1,000 Event #33: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/18 – Mon – Noon $5,000 Event #34: Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/18 – Mon – 5:00PM $2,500 Event #35: Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit); 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/19 – Tue – Noon $3,000 Event #36: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (2,000 player max); 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/19 – Tue – 5:00PM $2,500 Event #37: Eight Game Mix; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
6/20 – Wed – Noon $1,500 Event #38: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/21 – Thurs – Noon $10,000 Event #39: Pot-Limit Omaha; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/21 – Thurs – 5:00PM $2,500 Event #40: Limit Hold’em / Six-Handed; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/22 – Fri – Noon $3,000 Event #41: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/22 – Fri – 5:00PM $2,500 Event #42: Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/23 – Sat – Noon $1,500 Event #43: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/24 – Sun – Noon $1,000 Event #44: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/24 – Sun – 5:00PM $50,000 Event #45: The Poker Players Championship; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better, No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
6/25 – Mon – Noon $2,500 Event #46: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/26 – Tue – Noon $1,500 Event #47: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/26 - Tue – 5:00PM $3,000 Event #48: Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/27 – Wed – Noon $1,500 Event #49: Ante Only No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/28 – Thu – Noon $5,000 Event #50: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/29 – Fri – Noon $1,000 Event #51: Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
6/29 – Fri – 5:00PM $2,500 Event #52: 10-Game Mix / Six Handed; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet

No-Limit Hold’em, Seven Card Razz, Limit Hold’em, Badugi (Limit), Seven Card Stud, 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit), Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) and Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
6/30 – Sat – 10:00AM $560 Doubles No-Limit Hold’em; 1-day tournament; Structure Sheet
Non-bracelet event
6/30 – Sat – Noon $1,500 Event #53: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/1 – Sun – Noon $1,000 Event #54: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/1 – Sun – 1:11 PM $1,000,000 Event #55: The Big One for One Drop – No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/2 - Mon – Noon $1,500 Event #56: No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/3 – Tue – Noon $10,000 Event #57: No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/3 – Tue – 5:00PM $3,000 Event #58: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better; 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/4 – Wed – Noon $1,000 Event #59A: No-Limit Hold’em; 4-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/5 – Thu – Noon $1,000 Event #59B: No-Limit Hold’em; 4-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/5 – Thurs – 5:00PM $10,000 Event #60: 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit); 3-day tournament; Structure Sheet
7/6 – Fri – Noon $560 Bracelet Bounty No-Limit Hold’em; 1-day tournament; Structure Sheet
Non-bracelet event
7/6 – Fri – Noon $10,000 WSOP National Championship; 3-day tournament;
Structure Sheet
WSOP Circuit Qualifiers Pay No Entry Fee. All other qualifiers pay $10,000. Entire entry fee goes towards prize pool.
7/7 – Sat – Noon $10,000 Event #61A: No-Limit Hold’em Main Event; 10-day tournament; Structure Sheet
Day 1B start Sun Jul 8
Day 1C start Mon, Jul 9

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2012 WSOP Bloggers Wanted

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

You’re a poker fanatic? You dream about playing in the WSOP, but, can’t afford it yet? There’s another way to be part of the action…Write about it!

Pokernews is advertising for paid and unpaid, experienced and newbie bloggers to cover the 2012 WSOP from May 27 – July 16.

From the Pokernews article “2012 World Series of Poker Blogger and Interns”

“Do you have your finger on the pulse of all things poker? Does covering the most prestigious poker event of the year sound right up your alley? If so, then submit your application for PokerNews Live Reporting Blogger now. We’re currently looking for both experienced bloggers, and first-timers.”

Requirements

  • You must be available to work the entire length of the World Series of Poker (May 27 through July 16)
  • You must be at least 21 years old
  • Must have a vast knowledge of multiple variants of poker including Texas hold’em, Omaha, and stud games
  • Must be a proficient writer, have a strong sense of grammar, and an eye for detail

You got what it takes? Get the 2012 WSOP Pokernews Blogger Requirements

Application deadline: April 20, 2012

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WSOP 2012 Dates Announced

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

It’s official! WSOP announced on Facebook… The 2012 WSOP dates have been posted; May 27, 2012 – July16,2012!  Schedule to be released in less than an hour…WOOT! WOOT!

2012 WSOP Official Dates Announced

2012 WSOP Official Dates Announced 1/31/2012

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2011-2012 WSOP Circuit Schedule

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

What’s left in the 2011-2012 WSOP Circuit?

02/02/12 to
02/14/12		 Harrah’s Tunica
results		 Tunica Resorts, Mississippi
02/16/12 to
02/28/12		 Palm Beach Kennel Club
results		 West Palm Beach, Forida
02/21/12
to
02/26/12		 Emerald Casino
results		 Gauteng, South Africa
03/01/12 to
03/13/12		 Caesars Atlantic City
results		 Atlantic City, New Jersey
03/15/12 to
03/26/12		 Harrah’s Rincon (San Diego) Casino & Resort Valley Center, California
03/29/12 to
04/10/12		 Horseshoe Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, Iowa
04/12/12 to
04/23/12		 Harrah’s St. Louis Maryland Heights, Missouri
04/26/12 to
05/07/12		 Harrah’s Chester Chester, Pennsylvania
05/10/12 to
05/21/12		 Harrah’s New Orleans New Orleans,Louisiana

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Pius Heinz Wins the 2011 WSOP

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Tuesday, November 8, 2011, three entered center stage at the Penn & Teller Theater in the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. One emerged with the grand prize – Pius Heinz.

My personal favorite, 2011 WSOP Player of the Year Ben Lamb came in third – AND – it happened so fast, frankly, my head was still spinning 2/3 way through the 119-hand heads-up play between Heinz and Staszko.

On the first hand, Lamb (SB) went All In after a re-raise from Staszko (BB). Heinz had folded the button. You can imagine the noise in the Penn & Teller Theater. It was unbelieving frenzy. If Lamb won the hand, Staszko would be out and we would be down to heads up. If Staszko were to win the hand, he’d double up and Lamb’s stack would be decimated -  and we’d be very close to heads up.

Lamb had KJo. Staszko had a pair 7s. Lamb was unable to improve and Staszko took the hand. Lamb had 12.7M left in his stack. On the fourth hand, holding Q6o, Lamb went all in for the rest of chips and Staszko snap-called with a pair of Js. Lamb was out in third place winning a little over $4M.

After Ben Lamb busted (6:13PM PST) , the chip counts were:

Pius Heinz 117.3M
Martin Staszko 88.6M

Heinz and Staszko went on to play another 119 hands over approx. 6 hours. From what I’ve read, it wasn’t all “the Heinz show” which some might have expect due to his past performance and his chip stack. Reports are that Heinz did a good job of chipping away at Staszko’s stack, then Staszko would win a monster, and win all his chips back. In fact, at 11:30 PM PST the stacks were within 15M of where they had been 5 hours before.

Staszko was busted November 9, 2011 at approx. 12:23 AM PST when he went all in for his remaining 39.5M chips. His 10 7 c were beat by Heinz’s AKo. Staszko takes home $5.4M and Heinz $8.7M

Play ended during level 43: 1.2M/2.4M; $300K ante

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2011 WSOP final Final Table Tonight

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Is this the start of a new tradition? The November Three? I don’t get it. Is it more exciting because you don’t know who the final two are? Is the third player there to make sure that final table play is delayed until after 12:00 am so that the winner will not be known until (Wednesday) November 9th?

Starting stacks for this evening’s 2011 WSOP final Final Table.

  • Pius Heinz – 107,800,000
  • Ben Lamb –    55,400,000
  • Martin Staszko – 42,700,000

I presume that the 2011 WSOP final Final Table will be streamed on WatchESPN. That will probably at this link:

2011 WSOP Final Table play (Second table) – Announced here (no live link yet) : WSOP on WatchESPN

You can watch the replays of Sunday night’s activities when they started with 9 players…2011’s November Nine.

Replays of the 2011 WSOP Final Table (First table) playing down to 3

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2 Days ’til the 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table!

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

The 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table takes place at the start of next week - November 6-8, 2011. Unlike previous years, when they played down to 2 starting on Saturday and played heads-up play on Monday, this year, the November Nine will start play on Sunday and play heads up on Tuesday.

TV Coverage:

  • Sunday, November 6, ESPN2 will carry every single poker hand beginning at 12:30 PM PT.
  • Tuesday, November, 8, ESPN will carry the finale beginning at 6:00 PM PT.
    * Just prior to the finale on Tuesday, Linda Johnson and Barry Greenstein will be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame

Online Coverage:

  • ESPN3 and WSOP.com will provide streaming in various countries as well

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Railing the WSOP Europe €3,200 NL Hold’em Shootout

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Railing the WSOP Europe EV#4: €3,200 No Limit Hold’em Shootout event being played at Majestic Barrière in Cannes, France. Down to the Final Two Players – both Americans- Michael Watson and Tristan Wade. They are 600K chips apart right now and Michael has the lead. (1,480,000 and 880,000)

Today, railing is from my desktop. WSOP is streaming it live. Go to WSOP.com and click on the right (LIVE FROM FRANCE). The final tables that are playing will display. Choose the one you want to watch. If there is only one, you will be taken to that final table.

Here’s what I see when they are on break.

WSOP Europe Streaming Live

On Break

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Play Down to November Nine

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

OMG!  Today is the last day of the Summer session of the 2011 WSOP Main Event.
The day started with 22. While waiting for the 1/2 hour streaming delay… 4 busted out, so, when streaming started, the players had redrawn and were seated at two full 9-person tables with 18 remaining.

Today they’ll play down to 9… and the 2011 November Nine will be crowned!

Anton Makievskyi is ahead of the field with 29K chips. He is followed by Eoghan O’Dea (21.5K), Konstantinos Mamaliadis (16.5K), Ben Lamb (15.7K), Andrey Pateychuk (13.3K).

Lars Bonding (US), Chris Moore (US), Gionno Demers (US), and Aleksandr Mozhnyakov (RU) were the four who started the day and busted in the first 30 minutes.

Oldest in field is 51, Sam Barnhart of Little Rock, AR.

Youngest in field is 21, Andrey Pateychuk of Moscow, Russia.

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Railing Poker Players Championship

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

While strolling through the RIO today getting a feel for the WSOP, taking in the sounds and trying to wrap my brain  around the endless sea of poker players in front of me with no horizon in sight – I stumbled upon the area reserved for Day 4 action of the $50K Poker Players Championship.

When I arrived, there were four empty tables with bags of chips.  I had missed the updates the night before, so, decided to wait around to see if any of the elite poker players showed up. Ha! Not only did the elite poker players show up, but, each table was loaded with incredible talent.

1 Matt Glantz 259,000
2 Phil Galfond 47,000
3 Barry Greenstein 440,000
4 David Baker 277,000
5 –empty– –
6 Phil Hellmuth 1,174,000
7 Michael Binger 274,000
8 Josh Arieh 1,819,000

The table in front of me was so packed with power…I chuckled to myself over the serendipity of me ending up at that spot at that time. A handout told me that these (table to the right) were the players who were going to be playing four feet in front of me. I would actually be able to hear the table banter.

Matt Glantz, Phil Galfond, Barry Greenstein, David Baker Poker Players Championship Day 4

(Front L-R) Matt Glantz, Phil Galfond, Barry Greenstein, David Baker settling in at the table at the start of day 4 of the Poker Players Championship

Phil Hellmuth, Michael Binger, Minh Ly, Robert Mizrachi day 4 Poker Players Championship

Michael Binger in the forefront, Phil Hellmuth staring me down, Minh Ly in the striped shirt sitting down in the background over Phil's shoulder, and Robert Mizrachi in the red shirt standing up in the background stacking his chips

And let the play begin!

josh Arieh, Michael Binger, Phil Hellmuth Day 4 Poker Players Championship

Chip leader entering day 4 Josh Arieh (white shirt), Michael Binger, Phil Hellmuth Day 4 Poker Players Championship

Right away there was some action. Phil Galfond, short stacked with 47K, went All In from the Big Blind on the first hand and was busted by chip leader Josh Arieh.

I stood on the rail for the whole first level. No incredible hands, but there were some of the “old” Phil antics with him reacting upon being three-bet and four-bet and being shown bluffs. Looked to me like every other player at the table was doing his best to get Phil on tilt. He shook his hands, whined, stood up a couple of times. Thankfully, there were no ugly *Northern European* smackdowns as in the past. All in all, Phil was well behaved.

Of note is the fact that Phil’s wife Katherine is sitting just off the table to the left directly in across from him.

Notable players at other tables: Gus Hansen, Jeff Lisandro, David Oppenheim, Robert Mizrachi, Minh Ly,  Shaun Deeb, Brain Rast, Scott Sevier.

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