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World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2020- Official Schedule (Final Version) [POSTPONED]

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Over the past couple of months the WSOP has done well in keeping the conversation going about the world’s most anticipated poker series of the year. With the 51st series in 2020 we are entering the second half of a century of WSOP history and once again thousands of players are expected to rain down from all over the world on the RIO All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas this summer.

Each year the organizers are expected to create something bigger, something better, something unexpected or innovative. And this year the WSOP team kept announcing updates on the schedule on a regular basis that created buzz and lively conversations in the poker community.

Some of the updates announced innovations, others even some more back-to-the-roots approaches and of course not all announcements were received positively by the community.

101 Bracelet Events

All in all the 2020 WSOP schedule is made up of 101 bracelet events, of which 87 are live tournaments and 14 are being conducted online. All tournaments will take place between 26th May and 15th July.

Most of the announcements over the past few months were around added tournaments, special formats, structure changes etc.. Most notable was the decision to make many of the events freezeouts with no re-entries whatsoever. This was greeted with delight by the poker community as it restores a more pure feeling to the prestigious bracelet events.

The $1,500 “Mystery Bounty” tourney with its randomly assigned bounty prizes up to $250,000 raised some eyebrows but most poker fans seem curious about how this will turn out and many recreational players might make it their “one shot” at a WSOP event this year.The online events are still being considered as less valuable as the live events, but these give players a chance that cannot make it out to the Rio or to Nevada altogether as players in New Jersey will be eligible to participate from the other side of the nation.

And of course the most important of it all, the $10,000 Main Event, will take place from 1st to 15th July and stay just as it is.

Organisational Improvements

How the change from re-entries to freezeout will affect participation numbers in the events is difficult to predict. One thing is clear, however, and that is the fact that many players will attend, especially for the specialty events like the $400 Colossus, the $888 Crazy Eights, the $1,500 Mystery Bounty or the $1,111 Little One For One Drop. These events have completely blown the registration process apart in the past and the WSOP now announced in their latest press release that there are some significant improvements to the registration and payout process.

The press release reads, “[…] while the event schedule is now finalized, several notable enhancements are coming to the 2020 WSOP which will be detailed in the coming months. The first area of improvement involves the registration process.”

The main change will be a separation of the registration and payout rooms to avoid congestion. Players that are used to the old locations should make sure to reorient themselves where to go to buy-in to events or cash out their winnings.

The WSOP encourages players to register for WSOP Tournament accounts online and also promises to make heavier use of the registration kiosks that were introduced last year and that were featured regularly on Daniel Negreanu’s video blogs while grinding many events over the last summer.

“The WSOP Tournament Account is a no-brainer for anyone who plays more than a couple WSOP events annually,” said Negreanu. “Literally I went to the registration cage once to set it up, then utilized the self-serve kiosks the rest of the summer to register for any event I wanted to play. I was in and out of the kiosk in less than a minute and on my way to my seat.”

Now that the schedule is complete, everyone can make their travel arrangements to Las Vegas this summer. And as the WSOP announced more updates on further enhancements around the event, we are sure to read more press releases over the next couple of weeks to keep our interest piqued.

Make sure to check back for more news about the World Series of Poker here on Somuchpoker.com.

Full 2020 WSOP Schedule

Start Date

Time

Event

Starting Stack

Level Length (minutes)

Reentry

May 27

11 a.m.

$1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em

20,000

30

None

3 p.m.

$500 Casino Employees

25,000

40

1

May 28

10 a.m.

$500 BIG 50 Flight A

50,000

50

1/flight

3 p.m.

$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo

25,000

40/60

None

May 29

10 a.m.

$500 BIG 50 Flight B

50,000

50

1/flight

3 p.m.

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em

150,000

60

1

May 30

10 a.m.

$500 BIG 50 Flight C

50,000

50

1/flight

3 p.m.

$1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed

25,000

40/60

1

May 31

10 a.m.

$500 BIG 50 Flight D

50,000

50

1/flight

3:30 p.m.

$400 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em

15,000

15

1

6 p.m.

$25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em

150,000

20

None

June 1

11 a.m.

$600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack

30,000

30

1

3 p.m.

$2,500 Mixed Limit Triple Draw Lowball

35,000

60

1

June 2

11 a.m.

$1,000 Super Turbo Bounty

20,000

20

None

3 p.m.

$1,500 Stud

25,000

40/60

None

June 3

11 a.m.

$1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

25,000

40/60

1

3 p.m.

$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship

60,000

60/90

None

June 4

11 a.m.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout

25,000

40/60

None

3 p.m.

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.

25,000

40/60

None

June 5

10 a.m.

$1,500 Millionaire Maker Flight A

25,000

60

1/flight

1 p.m.

$50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed

300,000

60

1

3 p.m.

$1,500 Mixed PLO Hi-Lo, Omaha Hi-Lo, Big O

25,000

40/60

1

June 6

10 a.m.

$1,500 Millionaire Maker Flight B

25,000

60

1/flight

3 p.m.

$10,000 Stud Championship

60,000

60/90

None

June 7

11 a.m.

$1,000 FORTY STACK No-Limit Hold’em

40,000

30

1

3 p.m.

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

40,000

60

None

3:30 p.m.

$777 WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha (7-Handed)

20,000

15

3

June 8

11 a.m.

$600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack 8-Handed

30,000

30

1

3 p.m.

$10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em

60,000

60

1

June 9

11 a.m.

$1,500 Super Turbo Bounty

25,000

20

None

3 p.m.

$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

60,000

60/90

None

3:30 p.m.

$800 WSOP.com ONLINE Freezeout Knockout Deepstack

40,000

10

None

June 10

11 a.m.

$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed

20,000

40/60

1

3 p.m.

$1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

25,000

60

1

June 11

11 a.m.

$2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em

35,000

40/60

None

3 p.m.

$1,500 Stud Hi-Lo

25,000

40/60

None

June 12

10 a.m.

$1,500 MONSTER STACK Flight A

50,000

60

None

2 p.m.

$10,000 Super Turbo Bounty

60,000

20

None

3 p.m.

$1,500 2-7 Triple Draw

25,000

40/60

1

June 13

10 a.m.

$1,500 MONSTER STACK Flight B

50,000

60

None

3 p.m.

$10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship

60,000

60/90

None

June 14

11 a.m.

$800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack

40,000

30

1

3 p.m.

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)

25,000

40/60

1

3:30 p.m.

$500 WSOP.com ONLINE Turbo Deepstack (8-Handed)

40,000

10

1

June 15

11 a.m.

$500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout

25,000

30

None

3 p.m.

$10,000 2-7 Single Draw Championship

60,000

60/90

1

June 16

11 a.m.

$600 Mixed NLH/PLO Deepstack

8-Handed

30,000

30

3 p.m.

$1,500 Razz

25,000

40/60

None

June 17

11 a.m.

$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em

20,000

60

1

12 p.m.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT

25,000

40

None

3 p.m.

$25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed

150,000

60

1

June 18

10 a.m.

$1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (50+)

20,000

60

1

1 p.m.

$3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout

40,000

40/60

None

3 p.m.

$10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship

60,000

60

None

June 19

10 a.m.

$1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em Flight A

40,000

60

1/flight

3 p.m.

$2,500 Nine-Game Mix

35,000

60

1

June 20

10 a.m.

$1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em Flight B

40,000

60

1/flight

3 p.m.

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship 8-Handed

60,000

60

None

June 21

11 a.m.

$800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 8-Handed

40,000

30

1

3 p.m.

$5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em

8-Handed

50,000

40

3:30 p.m.

$500 WSOP.com ONLINE Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em

20,000

15

None

June 22

10 a.m.

$1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (60+)

20,000

60

1

2 p.m.

$1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em

20,000

60

None

3 p.m.

$50,000 Poker Players Championship

300,000

100

None

June 23

11 a.m.

$600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship

30,000

40/60

1

3 p.m.

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo (8-Handed)

25,000

40/60

1

June 24

10 a.m.

$400 Colossus Flight A

40,000

40

1/flight

3 p.m.

$10,000 Razz Championship

60,000

60/90

None

June 25

10 a.m.

$400 Colossus Flight B

40,000

40

1/flight

3 p.m.

$5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

50,000

60

1

June 26

10 a.m.

$888 Crazy Eights Flight A

40,000

30/40

1/flight

3 p.m.

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship

60,000

60

None

5 p.m.

$888 Crazy Eights Flight B

40,000

30/40

1/flight

June 27

10 a.m.

$888 Crazy Eights Flight C

40,000

30/40

1/flight

12 p.m.

$250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em

1,500,000

60

1

3 p.m.

$1,500 Limit Hold’em

25,000

40/60

None

5 p.m.

$888 Crazy Eights Flight D

40,000

30/40

1/flight

June 28

11 a.m.

$1,500 MYSTERY BOUNTY No-Limit Hold’em

50,000

30

None

3 p.m.

$10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship

60,000

60/90

None

3:30 p.m.

$1,000 WSOP.com ONLINE CHAMPIONSHIP

20,000

15

1

June 29

11 a.m.

$1,000 Mini Main Event

60,000

30

None

3 p.m.

$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

60,000

60

None

3:30 p.m.

$500 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em

15,000

15

1

June 30

11 a.m.

$500 Final 500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold’em

25,000

40

1

3 p.m.

$10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship

60,000

60/90

None

3:30 p.m.

$1,500 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed

20,000

15

1

July 1

11 a.m.

$10,000 Main Event Flight A

60,000

120

None

3:30 p.m.

$3,200 WSOP.com ONLINE High Roller (8-Handed)

25,000

20

1

July 2

11 a.m.

$10,000 Main Event Flight B

60,000

120

None

12 p.m.

$10,000 WSOP.com ONLINE Super High Roller Championship

30,000

20

None

July 3

11 a.m.

$10,000 Main Event Flight C

60,000

120

None

3:30 p.m.

$400 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em

15,000

15

1

July 4

12 p.m.

$1,000+$111 Little One for One Drop Flight A

40,000

60

Unlimited

3:30 p.m.

$500 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack

40,000

8

1

July 5

12 p.m.

$1,000+$111 Little One for One Drop Flight B

40,000

60

Unlimited

3 p.m.

$3,000 Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

40,000

60

None

3:30 p.m.

$600 WSOP.com ONLINE 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

15,000

15

1

July 6

12 p.m.

$1,000+$111 Little One for One Drop Flight C

40,000

60

Unlimited

6 p.m.

$5,000 Mixed NLH/PLO 8-Handed

50,000

30

1

July 7

12 p.m.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty

25,000

40/60

None

3 p.m.

$50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha

300,000

40

1

July 8

12 p.m.

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty

25,000

40/60

1

3 p.m.

$3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

40,000

30

1

July 9

12 p.m.

$1,500 FIFTY STACK No-Limit Hold’em

50,000

30

1

3 p.m.

$1,500 Mixed NLH/PLO (8-Handed)

25,000

40/60

1

6 p.m.

$50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em

300,000

40

1

July 10

12 p.m.

$1,500 The Closer Flight A

25,000

30

1/flight

3 p.m.

$3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed

40,000

60

1

July 11

12 p.m.

$1,500 The Closer Flight B

25,000

30

1/flight

3 p.m.

$100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em

600,000

40

1

July 12

11 a.m.

$800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack

40,000

30

1

3 p.m.

$1,500 Eight-Game Mix

25,000

40/60

1

3:30 p.m.

$500 WSOP.com ONLINE SUMMER SAVER

20,000

15

1

July 13

11 a.m.

$1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em

20,000

20

1

3 p.m.

$2,500 Mixed Big Bet

35,000

60

1

July 14

3 p.m.

$5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed

50,000

30

1

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