Seasoned poker players are aware of the variety of poker games that exist outside of no-limit hold’em, but it is hard to ignore the rising popularity mixed games have had the past few years. Mixed game players will enjoy reading our list of some of the exciting mixed game tournaments scheduled to take place at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Las Vegas, Nevada (Friday, February 28th 2025) - As the game of poker continues to draw new fans and rise in popularity, not only are more players learning how to play Texas Hold’em, but a variety of mixed games as well.
Mixed game tournaments have slowly been drawing bigger fields the past few years, as games like Badugi, Seven Card Stud, and Razz become more common in poker rooms around the world.
Are you a mixed game master or a player looking to dip your toe in a new poker game? If so, read our list of 5 exciting mixed game tournaments featured on the 2025 WSOP schedule!
#1 - Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice
Buy-in: $1,500
Dates: Friday, May 30th - Sunday, June 1st, 2025
Featured Games: No-Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold'em, Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular Pot-Limit Hold'em Pot-Limit Omaha Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8
A popular mixed games tournament usually offered towards the beginning of each WSOP, the $1,500 Dealers Choice is one of the first few events offered at the 2025 WSOP, and is scheduled to start on Friday, May 30th.
Last year, Poker Hall of Fame member John Hennigan won his seventh career WSOP bracelet and $138,296 by outlasting the 530 player field in the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-max tournament.
#2 - Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Buy-in: $1,500
Dates: Wednesday, June 11th - Friday, June 13th, 2025
Featured Games: Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
While having less variety with game selection than a Dealers Choice event, H.O.R.S.E. is a staple of the game fancied by poker purists. Drawing a 835 total field with a prize pool over $1 million at the 2024 WSOP, the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament may very well draw over 1,000 players this year.
In 2024, multi-time WSOP champion Phillip Hui won the $193,545 first place prize and his fourth career bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.
#3 - Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix
Buy-in: $3,000
Dates: Saturday, June 21st - Monday, June 23rd, 2025
Featured Games: Limit Hold'em, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud, Razz, No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Looking for some medium stakes for your mixed games? Look no further than Event #58, offering a Nine Game Mix tournament with a $3,000 buy-in. One of the few mixed game events to include “the Cadillac of poker”, players can enjoy the occasional hand of Hold’em in this tournament.
At the end of last year's 7-handed $3,000 Nine Game Mix event, Brazilian crusher Yuri Dzivielevski finished on top of the 379 player field to win his fifth career WSOP bracelet and $215,982.
#4 - Event #18: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship
Buy-In: $10,000
Dates: Tuesday, June 3rd - Thursday, June 5th, 2025.
Featured Games: No-Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold'em, Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular, Pot-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Big O, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw, Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw, A-5 Lowball Triple Draw, Badugi, Badeucy, Badacy, No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, No-Limit Five-Card Draw High, 2-7 Razz
Looking to play lots of hands with nearly every game imaginable at your disposal?
The $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship offers six-figure stakes, 6-max action, and almost every game under the sun for mixed game players wanting to play against what will likely be one of the most skilled fields throughout the series.
One of the many multi-time bracelet winners to add to their collection at the 2024 WSOP, Robert Mizrachi joined the 5-time club by winning his fifth career WSOP event in last year's $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship plus $333,045.
#5 - Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Buy-In: $50,000
Dates: Tuesday, June 24th - Saturday, June 28th, 2025.
Featured Games: Limit Hold'em, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud, Razz, No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Are you ready to compete against the best poker players in the world in one of the most prestigious tournaments other than the WSOP Main Event?
Winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship is one of the biggest achievements a poker player can make in their career. Shaun Deeb, Scotty Nguyen, and Chip Reese are just a few of the acclaimed WSOP legends that have taken down the Poker Players championship.
Further adding to his legacy as one of the greatest WSOP players of all time, Daniel Negreanu won the 2024 $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $1,178,703 and bracelet number 7.