WSOP Unveils More 2020 Dates; Offers Chance at Super Bowl Tickets
Poker players received a bit of a Christmas present early on Thursday. The more of the schedule set.
The series outlined 12 more major events for the 2020 event, which is set to run from May 26 to July 15 at the Rio in Las Vegas. More events weren’t expected until 2020 but the WSOP went ahead and released another slate of dates.
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Big field WSOP event dates released
With a dozen more dates released, more of the WSOP schedule has begun to take shape. The series confirmed three events last week. Those included the Big 50, Seniors Championship, and Main Event.
On Wednesday, the WSOP fleshed out a few more popular events that have become staples at the annual mecca for the game.
Here are the events released with a complete schedule of all events below.
- Casino Employees Championship
- Ladies Championship
- Super Seniors
- Millionaire Maker
- Monster Stack
- Double Stack
- Tag Team
- Colossus
- Crazy Eights
- Mini Main Event
- Little One for One Drop
- The Closer
A look at the WSOP 2020 schedule so far
Many of those events released are popular and attract large fields. Some help anchor the series’ weekend schedule throughout the summer.
“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,” WSOP Vice President Jack Effel said in a news release.
“We hope this announcement right before the holidays can help you lock in travel plans so you can 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.”
Here’s a look at the complete schedule of the 15 events released so far:
| Starting Flight Dates | Event | Buy-in | Re-entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | $1,000 | Freezeout |
| May 27 | Casino Employees Event No-Limit Hold’em | $500 | 1 |
| May 28 | Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| May 28, 29, 30, 31 | Big 50 | $500 | 1 per flight |
| May 29 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | $25,000 | 1 |
| May 30 | Dealers Choice 6-Handed | $1,500 | 1 |
| May 31 | Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em | $25,000 | Freezeout |
| May 31 | WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em | $400 | 1 |
| June 1 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | $600 | 1 |
| June 1 | Mixed Limit Triple Draw Lowball | $2,500 | 1 |
| June 2 | Super Turbo Bounty NLH - $300 bounty/player | $1,000 | Freezeout |
| June 2 | Seven Card Stud | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 3 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 | 1 |
| June 3 | Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 4 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 4 | H.O.R.S.E. | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 5-6 | Millionaire Maker | $1,500 | 1 per flight |
| June 5 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | $50,000 | 1 |
| June 5 | Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo 8; Omaha Hi-Lo 8; Big 0 | $1,500 | 1 |
| June 6 | Seven Card Stud | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 7 | Forty Stack No-Limit Hold’em (40,000 starting chips) | $1,000 | 1 |
| June 7 | HORSE | $3,000 | Freezeout |
| June 7 | WSOP.com ONLINE PLO 7-Handed | $777 | 3 |
| June 8 | Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack 8-Handed | $600 | 1 |
| June 8 | Short Deck | $10,000 | 1 |
| June 9 | Super Turbo Bounty NLH ($500 bounties) | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 9 | HORSE | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 9 | WSOP.com ONLINE Freezeout Knockout Deepstack NLHE | $800 | Freezeout |
| June 10 | Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed | $1,000 | 1 |
| June 10 | No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | $1,500 | 1 |
| June 11 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | $2,500 | Freezeout |
| June 11 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 12-13 | Monster Stack |
$1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 12 | Super Turbo Bounty NLH | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 12 | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | $1,500 | 1 |
| June 13 | Dealers Choice 6-Handed | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 14 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | $800 | 1 |
| June 14 | Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) | $1,500 | 1 |
| June 14 | WSOP.com ONLINE 8-Handed NLH Turbo Deepstack | $500 | 1 |
| June 15 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | $500 | Freezeout |
| June 15 | No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | $10,000 | 1 |
| June 16 | 8-Handed Mixed NLH/PLO Deepstack | $600 | 1 |
| June 16 | Razz | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 17 | Ladies Championship | $1,000 (ladies) $10,000 (men) |
1 |
| June 17 | Shootout No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 17 | High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed | $25,000 | 1 |
| June 18 | Seniors Championship (age 50 and up) | $1,000 | 1 |
| June 18 | No-Limit Hold'em | $3,000 | Freezeout |
| June 18 | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 19-20 | Double Stack | $1,000 | 1 per flight |
| June 19 | Nine-Game Mix (6-Handed) | $2,500 | 1 |
| June 20 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 21 | 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | $800 | 1 |
| June 21 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | $5,000 | Freezeout |
| June 21 | WSOP.com ONLINE Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em | $500 | Freezeout |
| June 22 | Super Seniors (age 60 and over) |
$1,000 | 1 per flight |
| June 22 | Tag Team (two-person teams) | $1,000 per team | Freezeout |
| June 22 | Poker Players Championship | $50,000 | Freezeout |
| June 23 | Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em | $600 | 1 |
| June 23 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) | $1,500 | 1 |
| June 24-25 | Colossus | $400 | 1 per flight |
| June 24 | Razz | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 25 | No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $5,000 | 1 |
| June 26-27 | Crazy Eights | $888 | 1 per flight |
| June 26 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 27 | Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em | $250,000 | 1 |
| June 27 | Limit Hold’em | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 28 | Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em ($1 million in bounty guarantees; $250,000 max bounty) |
$1,500 | Freezeout |
| June 28 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 28 | WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em Championship | $1,000 | 1 |
| June 29 | Mini Main Event | $1,000 | Freezeout |
| June 29 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 29 | WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em | $500 | 1 |
| June 30 | FINAL 500 Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold’em | $500 | 1 |
| June 30 | Limit Hold’em | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| June 30 | WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | $1,500 | 1 |
| July 1, 2, 3 | Main Event | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| July 1 | WSOP.com ONLINE High Roller NLH 8-Handed | $3,200 | 1 |
| July 2 | WSOP.com Online NLHE Super High Roller | $10,000 | Freezeout |
| July 3 | WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em | $400 | 1 |
| July 4-6 | Little One for ONE DROP No-Limit Hold’em | $1,000 + $111 | Unlimited |
| July 4 | WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack | $500 | 1 |
| July 5 | Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $3,000 | Freezeout |
| July 5 | WSOP.com ONLINE 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | $600 | 1 |
| July 6 | Mixed No-Limit Hold’em; Pot-Limit Omaha (8-hand) | $5,000 | 1 |
| July 7 | Bounty No-Limit Hold’em ($500 bounties) | $1,500 | Freezeout |
| July 7 | High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha | $50,000 | 1 |
| July 8 | Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha ($500 bounties) | $1,500 | 1 |
| July 8 | No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $3,000 | 1 |
| July 9 | Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold’em | $1,500 | 1 |
| July 9 | Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/PLO (8-Handed) | $1,500 | 1 |
| July 9 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | $50,000 | 1 |
| July 10-11 | The Closer | $1,500 | 1 per flight |
| July 10 | Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed | $3,000 | 1 |
| July 11 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | $100,000 | 1 |
| July 12 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | $800 | 1 |
| July 12 | Eight Game Mix (6-Handed) | $1,500 | 1 |
| July 12 | WSOP.com ONLINE Summer Saver No-Limit Hold’em | $500 | 1 |
| July 13 | Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em | $1,000 | 1 |
| July 13 | Mixed Big Bet | $2,500 | 1 |
| July 14 | No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | $5,000 | 1 |
Online events not yet revealed, Super Bowl tickets up for grabs online
With a shared liquidity market between New Jersey poker sites, online poker should remain a major part of the 2020 events. The ultimate court decision on the Wire Act may decide that future beyond 2020.
On Thursday, the Department of Justice extended its deadline to June 30 for operators to come into compliance. The DOJ has argued that the Wire Act extends to other forms of online gambling beyond simply sportsbooks.
The New Hampshire lottery filed suit and won the first round. The event is back in an appeals court now and the fight is expected to extend into the summer.
While that date comes about halfway through the WSOP, Online Poker Report notes:
“Also included is a stipulation that the grace period could end 60 days after final judgment in New Hampshire.”
The series offered its most online tournaments to date in 2019, with nine exclusive online bracelet events. Even if the court rules in favor of the DOJ, that extension may at least allow real money online players in New Jersey to participate.
In the meantime, players in Nevada and New Jersey can take advantage of a unique opportunity at WSOP.com. The site is currently running its Sit ‘N’ Go to the Super Bowl promotion through Jan. 19.
Players can win a trip for two to Miami to see Super Bowl LIV. To earn entries into a drawing for the tickets, players simply have to do the following:
- Make a first time deposit on WSOP.com
- Win a Sit ‘N’ Go tournament of $1 or greater buy-in
- Play in a $100,000 guaranteed Sunday tournament
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