The 2019 World Series of Poker begins on May 29 and runs through July 16. The site, as it has been since 2005, is the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Television coverage of the 2019 WSOP main event — poker’s world championship — goes from July 3 through July 16. There will be coverage on ESPN networks during every night of the tournament, with supplemental coverage provided by PokerCentral.
There are a number of significant changes and special events in store for the 2019 WSOP, from the adoption of a big blind ante for all no-limit hold’em events, to a slight increase in chip stack size for most events and the ability for players to enter the main event all the way up to the start of Day 2 of the tournament, on either July 6 or 7. For full details into all of these changes, you can visit WSOP.com.
A record number of WSOP gold bracelets will be on the line in the summer of 2019. Here’s what we know about the schedule so far:
All times listed below local (Las Vegas — PT)
Wednesday, May 29
11 a.m.
$500 casino employees event
12 p.m.
$10,000 super turbo bounty no-limit hold’em
Thursday, May 30
Flight A: 11 a.m.
Big 50 – $500 no-limit hold’em
– $5 million guaranteed prizepool
– $1 million guaranteed minimum winner’s prize
3 p.m.
$1,500 limit Omaha hi-lo 8 or better
Friday, May 31
Flight B: 11 a.m.
Big 50 – $500 no-limit hold’em
– $5 million guaranteed prizepool
3 p.m.
50th anniversary high roller – $50,000 no-limit hold’em
Saturday, June 1
Flight C: 10 a.m.
Big 50 – $500 no-limit hold’em
– $5 million guaranteed prizepool
3 p.m.
$2,500 limit mixed triple draw
– A-5 triple draw lowball, 2-7 triple draw lowball and badugi
Sunday, June 2
Flight D: 10 a.m.
Big 50 – $500 no-limit hold’em
– $5 million guaranteed prizepool
6 p.m.
$10,000 short deck no-limit hold’em
– All deuces, threes, fours and fives removed from standard 52-card deck
Monday, June 3
11 a.m.
$600 no-limit hold’em deepstack
– $500,000 guaranteed prizepool
3 p.m.
$1,500 dealer’s choice
– Six-handed tables
– 20 games to choose from
6 p.m.
$5,000 no-limit hold’em
Tuesday, June 4
11 a.m.
$1,000 no-limit hold’em super turbo bounty
– Each bounty worth $300
3 p.m.
$1,500 no-limit 2-7 lowball draw
Wednesday, June 5
11 a.m.
$1,500 HORSE
3 p.m.
$10,000 heads-up no-limit hold’em
4 p.m.
$1,500 six-handed no-limit hold’em
Thursday, June 6
11 a.m.
$1,500 no-limit hold’em shootout
3 p.m.
$10,000 limit Omaha hi-lo 8 or better
Friday, June 7
Flight A: 10 a.m.
Millionaire Maker – $1,500 no-limit hold’em
– $1 million guaranteed first place prize
3 p.m.
$1,500 seven-card stud
Saturday, June 8
Flight B: 10 a.m.
Millionaire Maker – $1,500 no-limit hold’em
– $1 million guaranteed first place prize
3 p.m.
$10,000 no-limit 2-7 lowball draw
Sunday, June 9
11 a.m.
$1,000 double stack no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$1,500 eight game mix
Monday, June 10
11 a.m.
$600 pot-limit Omaha deepstack
12 p.m.
$2,620 no-limit hold’em marathon
3 p.m.
$1,500 seven-card stud hi-lo 8 or better
Tuesday, June 11
11 a.m.
$1,000 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$10,000 HORSE
Wednesday, June 12
11 a.m.
$1,000 pot-limit Omaha
3 p.m.
$3,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em
Thursday, June 13
10 a.m.
$1,000 seniors no-limit hold’em championship
– Players must be at least 50 years old
3 p.m.
$1,500 limit 2-7 lowball triple draw
Friday, June 14
Flight A: 10 a.m.
$1,000 double stack no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$10,000 dealer’s choice
– Six-handed tables
– 20 games to choose from
Saturday, June 15
Flight B: 10 a.m.
$1,000 double stack no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$3,000 no-limit hold’em shootout
Sunday, June 16
11 a.m.
$800 no-limit hold’em deepstack
– $750,000 guaranteed prizepool
Monday, June 17
10 a.m.
$1,000 super seniors no-limit hold’em
– Players must be at least 60 years old
12 p.m.
$1,500 pot-limit Omaha
3 p.m.
$10,000 seven-card stud
Tuesday, June 18
11 a.m.
$600 mixed no-limit hold’em/pot-limit Omaha deepstack
– $500,000 guaranteed prizepool
– Eight-handed tables
3 p.m.
$2,500 mixed big bet
– A rotation of seven no-limit and pot-limit games
Wednesday, June 19
11 a.m.
$1,500 no-limit hold’em bounty
3 p.m.
$25,000 pot-limit Omaha high roller
Thursday, June 20
11 a.m.
$1,000/$10,000 ladies no-limit hold’em championship
– Official buy-in is $10,000, but women get a 90 percent discount on the buy-in (used to dissuade men from entering)
12 p.m.
$2,500 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$10,000 limit 2-7 lowball triple draw
Friday, June 21
Flight A: 10 a.m.
Monster Stack – $1,500 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$2,500 mixed Omaha hi-lo 8 or better & seven-card stud hi-lo 8 or better
Saturday, June 22
Flight B: 10 a.m.
Monster Stack – $1,500 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
eight-handed $10,000 pot-limit Omaha
Sunday, June 23
12 p.m.
$800 eight-handed no-limit hold’em deepstack
– $750,000 guaranteed prizepool
3 p.m.
$1,500 razz
Monday, June 24
11 a.m.
$1,500 no-limit hold’em super turbo bounty
– Each bounty worth $500
2 p.m.
$1,000 tag team no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$50,000 Poker Players Championship
– Played with an eight-game format
– Six-handed tables
Tuesday, June 25
11 a.m.
$600 no-limit hold’em deepstack championship
– $500,000 guaranteed prizepool
3 p.m.
$1,500 pot-limit Omaha 8 or better
Wednesday, June 26
Flight A: 10 a.m.
Colossus – $400 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$10,000 razz
Thursday, June 27
Flight B: 10 a.m.
Colossus – $400 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$1,500 Omaha mix
– Three types of Omaha played on rotation: pot-limit Omaha hi-lo 8 or better, limit Omaha hi-lo 8 or better and Big O
Friday, June 28
Flight A: 10 a.m.
Crazy Eights – $888 no-limit hold’em
– $888,888 guaranteed first place prize
3 p.m.
$10,000 pot-limit Omaha hi-lo 8 or better
Flight B: 5 p.m.
Crazy Eights – $888 no-limit hold’em
– $888,888 guaranteed first place prize
Saturday, June 29
Flight C: 10 a.m.
Crazy Eights – $888 no-limit hold’em
– $888,888 guaranteed first place prize
3 p.m.
$1,500 limit hold’em
Sunday, June 30
Flight D: 10 a.m.
Crazy Eights – $888 no-limit hold’em
– $888,888 guaranteed first place prize
3 p.m.
$10,000 seven-card stud hi-lo 8 or better
Monday, July 1
11 a.m.
Mini main event – $1,000 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$5,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em
Tuesday, July 2
11 a.m.
Salute to Warriors – $500 no-limit hold’em
– Proceeds from the event will be donated to the USO and other veterans organizations
3 p.m.
$10,000 limit hold’em
Wednesday, July 3
Flight A: 12 p.m.
The Main Event – $10,000 no-limit hold’em world championship
– Players can enter until the start of play on Day 2 (July 6 or 7)
Thursday, July 4
Flight B: 12 p.m.
The Main Event – $10,000 no-limit hold’em world championship
– Players can enter until the start of play on Day 2 (July 6 or 7)
Friday, July 5
Flight C: 12 p.m.
The Main Event – $10,000 no-limit hold’em world championship
– Players can enter until the start of play on Day 2 (July 6 or 7)
Saturday, July 6
Flight A: 12 p.m.
Little One for One Drop – $1,111 no-limit hold’em
Sunday, July 7
Flight B: 12 p.m.
Little One for One Drop – $1,111 no-limit hold’em
Monday, July 8
Flight C: 12 p.m.
Little One for One Drop – $1,111 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$3,000 six-handed limit hold’em
Tuesday, July 9
11 a.m.
$1,500 pot-limit Omaha bounty
3 p.m.
$3,000 no-limit hold’em
Wednesday, July 10
11 a.m.
$1,500 mixed no-limit hold’em pot-limit Omaha
3 p.m.
50th Annual WSOP’s bracelet winners only event – $1,500 no-limit hold’em
– Only WSOP bracelet winners (from any year) are allowed to participate in this event
Thursday, July 11
11 a.m.
$1,500 no-limit hold’em double stack
3 p.m.
High Roller – $100,000 no-limit hold’em
Friday, July 12
Flight A: 11 a.m.
The Closer – $1,500 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$3,000 six-handed pot-limit Omaha
Saturday, July 13
Flight B: 11 a.m.
The Closer – $1,500 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$10,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em
Sunday, July 14
Flight C: 11 a.m.
The Closer – $1,500 no-limit hold’em
3 p.m.
$3,000 HORSE
Monday, July 15
12 p.m.
$5,000 no-limit hold’em
