2012 World Series of Poker Schedule Released

The 2012 WSOP schedule has been released and features 61 bracelet events running from May 27th – July 9th.

New events this year include Event #3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha; Event #6: $5,000 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold’em; Event #28: $2,500 Four-Handed No-Limit Hold’em; and Event #49: $1,500 Ante Only No-Limit Hold’em. Event #55 is a $1M buy-in charity event for One Drop called “The Big One for One Drop”, 22 players have already registered for the seven figure buy-in event.

The Rio has added 92 tables in the Brasilia Room, bringing the total number of tables up to 470. This has allowed for some important changes to the Main Event. Instead of the usual four starting days, there are only three, and the traditional day off has been removed. The final table has also been moved up a week to accommodate the U.S. presidential election and will be held in two stages playing from nine players down to two and concluding with the head’s up match two days later.

WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel, who has overseen the event for the past six years, had this to say: