LAS VEGAS (Dec. 19,
2019) – A dozen key tent pole events have
been finalized for the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP), set to run from May
26 to July 15, 2020 at the Rio
All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Annual signature No-Limit Hold’em events such as Casino Employees, Ladies and Super Seniors
have finalized dates, while popular events like the Millionaire Maker, Monster
Stack, Double Stack, Tag Team, Colossus, Crazy Eights, Mini Main
Event, Little One for One Drop and The
Closer also return to anchor weekends and fill out key time periods in the
schedule for the 51st running of poker’s richest and most popular
tournament series.
All of today’s announced events, plus the three
previously announced (BIG 50, Seniors & Main Event) are events that have been on the schedule in the past
and have proved to be the most popular, attracting huge fields and gigantic
prize pools.
A list of all the events confirmed thus far for the
2020 World Series of Poker:
DATE
|
EVENT
|
BUY-IN
|
CHIPS
|
LEVELS
|
Re-Entry
|
TIME
|
May 27
|
Casino Employees
|
$500
|
25,000
|
40 minutes
|
1
|
3pm
|
May 28 &
29 30 & 31
|
BIG 50
|
$500
|
50,000
|
50 minutes
|
1/flight
|
10am
|
June 5 &
6
|
Millionaire Maker
|
$1,500
|
25,000
|
60 minutes
|
1/flight
|
10am
|
June 12
& 13
|
Monster Stack
|
$1,500
|
50,000
|
60 minutes
|
Freezeout
|
10am
|
June 17
|
Ladies No-Limit Hold’em
|
$10,000/$1,000
|
20,000
|
60 minutes
|
1
|
11am
|
June 18
|
Seniors – Age 50+
|
$1,000
|
20,000
|
60 minutes
|
1
|
10am
|
June 19
& 20
|
Double Stack
|
$1,000
|
40,000
|
60 minutes
|
1/flight
|
10am
|
June 22
|
Super Seniors – Age 60+
|
$1,000
|
20,000
|
60 minutes
|
1/flight
|
10am
|
June 22
|
Tag Team – 2-person teams
|
$1,000/Team
|
20,000
|
60 minutes
|
Freezeout
|
2pm
|
June 24
& 25
|
Colossus
|
$400
|
40,000
|
40 minutes
|
1/flight
|
10am
|
June 26
& 27
|
Crazy Eights 8-Handed
|
$888
|
40,000
|
30/40 minutes
|
1/flight
|
10am & 5pm
|
June 29
|
Mini Main Event
|
$1,000
|
60,000
|
30 minutes
|
Freezeout
|
11am
|
July 1, 2
& 3
|
Main Event
|
$10,000
|
60,000
|
120 minutes
|
Freezeout
|
11am
|
July 4, 5
& 6
|
Little One for One Drop
|
$1,000 + $111
|
40,000
|
60 minutes
|
Unlimited
|
12pm
|
July 10
& 11
|
The Closer
|
$1,500
|
25,000
|
30 minutes
|
1/flight
|
12pm
|
Events listed with two or more starting days
utilize multiple starting flights to accommodate the expected participation
numbers. For every event listed with two
or more dates, they will each have a starting flight at the respective time(s)
listed.
“While we are still putting together the 2020 WSOP
schedule in its entirety, we have cemented the key No-Limit Hold’em events that
anchor it all,” said WSOP Vice President Jack Effel. “We hope this announcement right before the
holidays can help you lock in travel plans so you can join us at the Rio in Las
Vegas for the 51st running of the WSOP. We will continue to fill out the rest of the
schedule and provide updates as we progress.”
A record 187,298
entries participated in the 2019 WSOP,
creating a 50-year high of $293,183,345
in prize money. The average WSOP gold bracelet event in 2019 had a $3,257,592
prize pool.
The 2019 WSOP featured huge field sizes once again
in signature events, with the Main Event (8,569),
Big 50 (28,371), Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em (6,150), Millionaire Maker (8,809), Double
Stack (6,214), Monster Stack (6,035),
Crazy Eights (10,185), Seniors Championship (5,916), Colossus (13,109), Deepstack Championship (6,140), Mini
Main Event (5,521) and Little One for
One Drop (6,248) all exceeding 5,000 entrants each and combining to attract
a staggering 111,267 entries. All these signature events are expected to
return in 2020.
Buy-ins for tournaments at the Rio in 2020 will
start as low as $75. Single table
satellites and all your favorite live poker
games: low, medium and high limit will
begin on May 26 and run 24
hours a day throughout the seven-week series taking place in the spacious Rio
Convention Center for the 16th consecutive year.
Room reservations are being accepted across
Caesars’ Las Vegas properties with rates as low as $33 for existing Caesars
Rewards members by using the booking code WSOP20. Visit Las
Vegas - WSOP to
make your room reservations for the 2020 WSOP.
Individual event online pre-registration won’t open
until March/April, after all events have been determined and approved by
regulators.
More than 500 poker tables will be set up across nearly
200,000 square-feet of ballroom space to accommodate the thousands of players
from around the world who attend poker’s annual Woodstock.
WSOP.com’s
real-money online poker offerings in New
Jersey and Nevada will be the exclusive online home for players in these states
to win seats into WSOP events, including the Main Event, as well as to
participate in the exclusive online WSOP official gold bracelet events. While in New Jersey or Nevada, eligible
players can play on WSOP.com, whether a resident or not. Satellites have begun
and are expected to run regularly throughout the WSOP. 888Poker
remains WSOP.com’s international online poker partner in most jurisdictions,
with plenty of satellite qualifications planned to award seats to the WSOP in
Las Vegas.
The full event-by-event schedule is expected to be
released sometime in the first quarter of 2020.
All above announced dates, times and events are subject to change.
About the World Series
of Poker
The World Series of
Poker® is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world,
having awarded more than $3.29 billion in prize money and the prestigious gold
bracelet, globally recognized as the sport’s top prize. Featuring a
comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is
poker’s longest-running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2019, the event attracted 187,298 entrants
from 118 different countries to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las
Vegas, and awarded more than $293 million in prize money. In addition, the WSOP
has formed groundbreaking alliances in broadcasting, digital media and
corporate sponsorships, while successfully expanding the brand internationally
with the advent of the World Series of Poker Europe in 2007 and the World
Series of Poker Asia-Pacific in 2013 and the WSOP International Circuit Series
in 2015. For more information on the World Series of Poker, please visit www.wsop.com.