WSOP Announces 2009 Schedule, With No Rebuy Events!
The 40th annual
World Series of Poker schedule has been announced and what are the highlights for 2009? In addition to
a couple of new events, there will be more bracelets added, no rebuys
and once again, the delay of the final table with the "November Nine"
will return.
Two more gold bracelet events will be
added this year to total 57. The World Series of Poker's 40th anniversary
will be commemorated with one of the 57 gold bracelets in a $40,000
event of No Limit Hold'em on May 28th.
There will be an event that they are
calling a stimulus special, on the opening weekend of May. It will be
a $1000 No Limit Hold'em and will be held May 30th and 31st. The prize
purse is probable to be close to $5 million in what could be larger
than any event besides the Main Event.
It is unknown whether or not the popular rebuy events will ever return,
but as of this year, they have all four been demolished. There will
be ten of the $10,000 "World Championship" buy-in events in various
poker disciplines and seven of the always popular No Limit Hold'em
open $1500 buy-in tournaments.
The Ladies Only NLHE will return, as
well as the Seniors Only NLHE, along with the third annual of both the
$50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. and the Ante Up For Africa celebrity $5,000
buy-in No-Limit Hold'em charity tournaments.
Even though there was a bit of controversy
over last years decision by ESPN and Harrah's to delay final table
play in order to get a TV ratings boost, it will continue the same for
a second time this year. The Main event begins July 3rd and ceases on
July 15th with nine players reaching the final table. The players will
then return to the Rio for the final table on November 7th through the
10th with ESPN again providing prime time coverage with a live audience.
Players that would like to pre-register
can do so through the WSOP website or at the Rio in Las Vegas in late
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