WSOP unveils 2013 schedule

2013-02-19

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(US).- The owner of the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament series, Caesars Entertainment, announced that the 44th edition of the land-based behemoth is set to run for 18 days beginning on May 29. The WSOP dates back to 1970 and this year’s edition from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will feature 62 bracelet events, one more than last year, and be exclusively televised on ESPN.

“Dreams are dealt each year at the WSOP,” said Ty Stewart, Executive Director for the WSOP. “From the opening weekend where we will make yet another millionaire to the main event, which awards the largest single prize in the world, the WSOP is an annual affirmation about the strength and global appeal of the game.”

One of the highlight’s of this year’s WSOP is sure to be the Millionaire Maker, which will be a us$ 1,500 buy-in no-limit hold‘em affair set take place on June 1 with the winner walking away with a cash prize of us$ 1 million.

The 44th annual WSOP is to conclude with its us$ 10,000 buy-in no-limit hold‘em main event beginning on July 6. Like last year, this game will pause on July 15 when the final nine players have been determined with play scheduled to resume in November.

“Bring your bankroll, whatever it is, and come have the time of your life,” said Jack Effel, Tournament Director for the WSOP. “We think this is the most diverse schedule we’ve ever had and we’ll be ready for an all-time turn-out at the 44th annual WSOP.”

Other WSOP 2013 highlights are sure to include Event Two on May 29, which will be a us$ 5,000 buy-in eight-handed no-limit hold‘em affair, in addition to the next day’s us$ 1,000 buy-in single re-entry no-limit hold‘em tournament.

The WSOP 2013 will also see the Poker Players Championship return on June 30 with the game’s greatest all-around players each stumping up a us$ 50,000 buy-in to participate in an eight-game mixed event to determine the world’s best and who will have their name added to the prestigious Chip Reese Trophy.

Finally, this year’s Las Vegas poker extravaganza will feature the us$ 1,111 buy-in Little One For One Drop no-limit hold‘em tournament for charity from July 3 with busted players being given the chance to re-enter as many times as they want over the initial four levels.

“The 2013 WSOP marks the 44th running of the game’s most prestigious annual tournament,” read a statement from the WSOP. “In 2012, the WSOP generated 74,766 entries, [which was] the second-most ever, from 101 different nations. Players competed for more than us$ 222 million in prize money, [which was] the most ever, as a total of 61 championship gold bracelets, globally recognised as the game’s top prize, were awarded.”