Holy Cow! Here it is. The last week of the WSOP. Well as far as new events are concerned.

There are no new events today, and the long awaited Event 57 – the MAIN EVENT – No Limit Hold’em Championship begins tomorrow (Monday, July 5th) at Noon. The Main Event will play until July 17, 2010, when there will be 9 players remaining for the Main Event Final Table in November.

There will be 4 day 1s and 2 day 2s, then the entire field will play together beginning day 3 on July 12, 2010. (July 11, 2010 is a no play day.)

The WSOP has posted important information for 2010 Main Event players:
Reminder to all WSOP Players. Very Important to note that the WSOP reminds all Main Event runners to register early as they will be level-loading the days and will not guarantee entrance to those registering at the last minute.
 

We are one week away from the
*** 2010 WSOP Main Event ***
July 5, 2010 at Noon

This is the last full week of tournaments for the 2010 WSOP and it is full of  highly-anticipated events as well as high stakes events.  The Tournament of Champions, a $25K 6-handed no limit holdem tournament and a $10K Pot Limit Omaha tournament will be played.

This week there are no limit hold’em tournaments Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. If that is not enough no limit hold’em for you, the  Ante Up for Africa charity tournament runs on Saturday.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Noon: Tournament of Champions; 8-day event

Monday, June 28, 2010

Noon: Event #49 $1,500  No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

5:00PM: Event #50 $5,000  Pot-Limit Omaha; 3-day event

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Noon: Event #51 $3,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Noon: Event #52 $25,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em; 4-day event

5:00PM: Event #53 $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout; 3-day event

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Noon: Event #54 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em; 4-5-day event depending on the field size

 5:00PM: Event #55 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship; 3-day event

Friday, July 2, 2010

5:00PM: Event #56 $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Saturday, July 3, 2010

2:00PM: $5,000 Ante Up For Africa Poker Tournament; 1-day event

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All tournaments this week are 3-day tournaments except for the Saturday $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament. That is scheduled to run 4 days – but – could run only 3, depending on the number of runners.

Three days this week, a new no limit hold’em tournament will begin:

1. Monday’s $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
2. Wednesday’s $1,500 No limit Hold’em
3. Saturday’s $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament for the masses

Thursday has a Mixed Hold’em tournament.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

5:00PM Event #38: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship; 3-day event

Monday, June 21, 2010

Noon: Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout*; 3-day event
* Maximum 2,000 players

5:00PM: Event #40: $2,500 Seven Card Razz; 3-day event

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Noon: Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better; 3-day event

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Noon: Event #42: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

5:00PM: Event #43: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship; 3-day event
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

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Noon: Event #44: $2,500 Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit); 3-day event

Friday, June 25, 2010

5:00PM: Event #46: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better; 3-day event

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Noon: Event #47: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em; 4-day event that could span 5 calendar days

5:00PM: Event #48: $2,500 Mixed Event; 3-day event

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All tournaments this week are 3-day tournaments except for the Saturday $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament. That is scheduled to run 4 days – but – could run only 3, depending on the number of runners.

Five days this week, a new no limit hold’em tournament will begin: 

1. the $2,500 six-handed no limit holdem on Monday
2. the $1,500 no limit holdem on Wednesday
3. the $5K six-handed no limit hold’em on Thursday
4. the $1,000 Senior no limit hold’em tournament on Friday
5. the $1,000 no limit hold’em tournament on Saturday

 I’m going to love this week – and – hate this week, trying to keep up with all the action.

Sunday, June 13, 2010 – No tournaments starting on this Sunday

Monday, June 14, 2010

Noon: Event #26: $2,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

5:00PM: Event #27: $1,500  Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better; 3-day event

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Noon: Event #28: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha; 3-day event

5:00PM: Event #29: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship; 3-day event

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Noon: Event #30: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

5:00PM: Event #31: H.O.R.S.E. ; 3-day event
Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Limit Hold’em,  Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Noon: Event #32: $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

5:00PM: Event #33: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha; 3-day event

Friday, June 18, 2010

Noon: Event #34: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship; 3-day event
Senior = over 50 years of age

5:00PM: Event #35: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship* ; 3-day event
* Maximum 256 players

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Noon: Event #36: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em; 4-day event that could span 5 calendar days

5:00PM: Event #37: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. ; 3-day event
Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Limit Hold’em,  Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

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 Week three of the 2010 WSOP offers 11 new tournaments, including 4 No Limit Hold’em tournaments.  

1. Mondays’ Six-handed no limit hold’em tournament
2. Tuesday’s $5K no limit hold’em tournament 
3. Friday’s Ladies no limit hold’em tournament
4. Saturday’s $1,000 no limit hold-em tournament

Most tournaments run 3 days with the exception of the Ladies No Limit Hold’em tournament and the weekend $1,000 tournament. Both are scheduled to be 4-day events that may actually be played over 5 calendar days; it depends on the number of runners for each tournament.

Sunday, June 6 5:00 PM

Event #15: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship; 3-day event

Monday, June 7, 2010 at Noon

Event #16: $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Noon

Event #17: $5000 No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at Noon

Event #18: $2,000 Limit Hold’em;

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Event #19: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit); 3-day event

Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Noon

Event #20: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha; 3-day event

Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Event #21: $1,500 Seven Card Stud; 3-day event

Friday, June 11, 2010 at Noon

Event #22: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship; 4-day event which may run 5 calendar days

Friday, June 11, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Event #23: $2,500 Six- Handed Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Noon

Event #24: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em; 4-day which may run 5 calendar days

Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship; 3- day event

The second week of the 2010 WSOP is jam-packed with new events. Each day there is at least one new tournament and some days there are two. Starting times are Noon and 5:00 pm each day. Most events are 3-day tournaments with the exception of the weekend $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament which because of the anticipated large number of entrants will run for 4 days – that may spill over to 5 calendar days. 

This week there are 5 No Limit Hold’em Poker Tournaments (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday); 3 $1,500 tournaments; 1 $5,000 shootout tournament and a $1,000 tournament on Saturday. Here’s the full schedule for the second week.

Sunday, May 30, 2010 5:00 pm

Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better; 3-day event

Monday, May 31, 2010 Noon

Event #5: $1,500  No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Noon

Event #6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout; 3-day event
(2000 players max)

Tuesday, June 1, 2010  5:00 pm

Event #7: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit); 3-day event

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Noon

Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Thursday, June 3, 2010 Noon

Event #9: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Thursday, June 3, 2010  5:00 pm

Event #10: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship; 3-day event

 Friday, June 4, 2010 Noon

Event #11: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Friday, June 4, 2010 5:00 pm

Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em; 3-day event

Saturday, June 5, 2010 Noon

Event #13: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em; 4-day event*
* depending on field size, may play over 5 calendar days

Saturday, June 5, 2010 5:00 pm

Event #14: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit);3-day event

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I voted for this year’s WSOP Tournament of Champions players way back in March (see 2010 WSOP Tournament of Champions). While I was at the WSOP website today, I noticed that voting is still allowed.  So, hop on over to the WSOP TOC Voting page.

Here’s this week’s events for the 2010 WSOP.

Friday, May 28, 2010

12:00 pm

Event #1:  $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em; 2-day event

5:00 pm 

Event #2: $50,000 The Poker Player’s Championship;  5-day event
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

Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:00 pm

Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em; 4-5 day event
May take 4 playing days & 5 calendar days to complete depending on size of field.

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The 2010 WSOP begins THIS Thursday. Can I be any more excited?  I don’t think so. It’ll get a little crazy here. Trying to monitor Twitter, to find out which live feeds will be made available and to post them and watch those with a 3 hour difference (ah…sleep…not for a while), to post the latest news, and oh, yeah, do my “real” job.

The Action
Many poker pros tweet about their progress.  If you want to follow your favorite poker pro, be sure to check out my post, “Poker Pros on Twitter“.  You can help –> If your favorite poker pro is missing and you have the Twitter information, be sure to leave it in the comments section and I will add it asap. 

Also follow WSOP Communications Director Seth Palansky on Twitter @WSOPRGUY , staff @WSOP, WSOP Tournament Director, Jack Effel @WSOPTD. Watch YouTube for video: http://www.youtube.com/WSOP and watch the WSOP Fan page.

The Players
If you want to learn more about each player, I recommend the poker player bios at Cardplayer.com, WSOP.com and Bluff Magazine  (looks like it is the same as WSOP.com)

Your Tweets
When you tweet about it, remember to use the hash tag #wsop.

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WOO HOO. It’s that time of year again. The 2010 WSOP starts Friday, May 28 and runs until Saturday, July 17th when the Main Event will play down to the November Nine.

2010 WSOP will be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. This year’s WSOP playing surface will cover 120,000 square feet of space and include 377 tables. 

I can’t wait to watch the live action that will be streamed (looking for that schedule and will post it), and follow the live blogs at bluffmagazine.com, pokerati.com, and more.

Having been spoiled by the timely updates and announcements from Jeffrey Pollack the former WSOP Commissioner (who retired from the post at the end of the 2009 WSOP), I have been searching for whom in the WSOP I might follow this year.  You would think WSOP Communications Director Seth Palansky would be a good choice. Turns out Seth’s not much of a communicator – at least not online.  Huh? What are we suppose to read the newspaper? Maybe he’s practicing up, so, here’s his online social media accounts in case he comes up to speed in a couple of weeks. Seth Palansky on Twitter: @WSOPRGUY; Seth Palansky on Facebook; Seth Palansky on LinkedIn. Maybe Seth will read this and provide us with the social media accounts of this year’s point person. Seth?

Okay, so back to the WSOP… The 2010 WSOP action will pause for 4 months, then resume with the final table of the 10K Main Event being played by the November Nine November 6 – 9, 2010. Presuming that the 2010 ME final table schedule follows that of the 2009 ME final table, the November Nine will begin play around noon on Saturday, November 6 and play down – whatever time it takes - to the final two. Reaching the final two will probably happen sometime on Sunday the 7th. The final two will rest and resume play at 10:00 pm on Monday, November 8, when play is expected to continue until and be completed on Tuesday, November 9.

Need to check out some links above, but, need to go right now. Will update later.