Published on December 11th, 2007 8:45 pm EST

world series of poker 2008 schedule - wsopHarrah's have released their schedule for the 2008 World Series of Poker.

There will be 55 events this year. In an interesting twist, there will be a $10,000 championship event starting the World Series of Poker, and a $10,000 Championship closing the World Series of Poker. The first bracelet event, which will begin on May 30th, 2008, is the World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em event with a $10k buyin. The final table of the $10k No Limit Hold'em Championship will take place on July 16th.

There are going to be six other Championship events this year in addition to Pot Limit Hold'em and No Limit Hold'em: Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em, Seven-Card Stud, Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Low Split Eight or Better, Pot Limit Omaha, and a Mixed Event.

There will be eight $1500 No Limit Hold'em buy-in tournaments this year. The first of these has two starting days to accomodate the expected tidal wave of interest. It will begin on May 31st, and be bracelet event #2.

WSOP officials have said that they plan on having a "soft opening" of the tournament room which will begin on May 28th. This is to accomodate early registrations and satellite tournaments.

WSOP officials have also said that the much-maligned poker tents won't be in use this year.

The main event of the event begins on July 3rd, 2008.

Here is the full schedule -->

May 28th, 29th - "Soft Opening" of Tournament Room

May 30th - World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em ($10k buyin, 3 day event)

May 31st - No Limit Hold'em Day 1A ($1500 buyin, 4 day event)

June 1st - No Limit Hold'em Day 1B

June 2nd - Pot Limit Hold'em ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 2nd - Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit, $5000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 3rd - No Limit Hold'em w/ Rebuys ($1000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 3rd - Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 4th - No Limit Hold'em ($2000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 4th - World Championship Mixed Event ($10000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 5th - No Limit Hold'em Six Handed (1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 5th - Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better ($2500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 6th - No Limit Hold'em Shootout ($5000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 6th - Limit Hold'em ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 7th - No Limit Hold'em ($2500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 7th - World Championship Seven Card Stud ($10,000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 8th - Ladies No Limit Hold'em World Championship ($1000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 8th - Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($2000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 9th - No Limit Hold'em Shootout ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 9th - No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/Re-Buys ($5000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 10th - Pot Limit Omaha ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 10th - Limit Hold'em ($2000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 11th - No Limit Hold'em ($5000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 11th - H.O.R.S.E. ($3000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 12th - No Limit Hold'em ($2000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 12th - Pot Limit Hold'em / Omaha ($2500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 13th - World Championship of Heads-Up Poker NLHE ($10000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 13th - Seven Card Razz ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 14th - No Limit Hold'em ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 14th - Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys ($5000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 15th - No Limit Hold'em ($3000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 15th - World Championship of Limit Hold'em ($10000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 16th - No Limit Hold'em Six handed ($2500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 17th - No Limit Hold'em ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 17th - World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($5000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 18th - Pot Limit Omaha w/ re-buys ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 18th - Seven Card Stud ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 19th - No Limit Hold'em ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 19th - World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($10000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 20th - Pot Limit Hold'em ($2000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 21st - No Limit Hold'em ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 22nd - H.O.R.S.E. ($50,000 buyin, 5 day event)

June 22nd - Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit, $1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 23rd - Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship ($1000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 24th - Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 25th - No Limit Hold'em w/ Rebuys ($1000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 25th - 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Limit ($2500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 26th - No Limit Hold'em Six Handed ($5000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 26th - Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 27th - No Limit Hold'em ($2000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 28th - No Limit Hold'em ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 29th - World Championship of Pot Limit Omaha ($10000 buyin, 3 day event)

June 29th - H.O.R.S.E. ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

June 30th - No Limit Hold'em ($1500 buyin, 3 day event)

July 1st - Limit Shootout ($1500 buyin, 2 day event)

July 3,4,5,6 - Day 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D of Main Event

July 7th - off

July 8,9 - Day 2A, 2B

July 10,11,12,13,14 - play down to final table

July 15th - off

July 16th - Main Event Final Table


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