01 Feb 12

2012 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced

Check out the full schedule for the 2012 World Series of Poker, which begins on May 27 at the Rio in Las Vegas.

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Reigning champion Pius Heinz
 
More events, new formats, rumours quashed, and a seven figure buy-in tournament - it is the 2012 WSOP schedule, which has just been officially announced.

2012 WSOP Schedule Higlights

• 61 events between May 27 - July 16 - Three more events than last year. 

• Rio to expand - An additional 92 poker tables will be added to the Rio this year to accommodate the action.

• October Nine - Rather than delayed until November, the final table will take place one week earlier, between October 28-30. This was something of a red herring by the WSOP, who had us all speculating that the final table delay itself would no longer be delayed.

• New formats - Lots of new formats have been included in the schedule this year. We have a four handed event, a re-entry event, and a mix-max event (nine handed on day 1, six handed on day 2, heads-up on the final day).

There is also a PLO/NLH heads-up event, and most intriguingly, an 'ante only' event. This is where nobody posts small or big blinds, but everyone posts an ante each hand, from the very beginning.

• $1 million buy-in - We knew about this already, but on July 1 the series will play host to the biggest buy-in tournament in history, the 'Big One for One Drop' event.

You can check out the full schedule below:

2012 WSOP Schedule
Event Number Starting Date Name Buy-in
#1 May 27
 Casino Employees
 $500
#2 May 28
 No Limit Hold'em $1,500
#3 May 29
 Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha (512 player max)
 $3,000
#4 May 29
 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better $1,500
#5 May 30
 Pot Limit Hold'em
 $1,500
#6 May 31
 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed Max
$5,000
#7 May 31
 Seven Card Stud
 $1,500
#8 June 1
 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
 $1,500
#9 June 2
 No-Limit Hold'em Re-entry
 $1,500
#10 June 3
 Seven Card Stud
 $5,000
#11 June 4
 Pot Limit Omaha
 $1,500
#12 June 5
 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em (512 player max) $10,000
#13 June 5
 Limit Hold'em
$1,500
#14 June 6
 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 player max)
 $1,500
#15 June 6
 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
 $5,000
#16 June 7
 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
 $1,500
#17 June 8
 Pot Limit Hold'em
 $10,000
#18 June 8
 Seven Card Razz
 $2,500
#19 June 9
 No Limit Hold'em $1,500
#20 June 9
 Limit Hold'em
 $5,000
#21 June 10
 No Limit Hold'em $1,000
#22 June 10 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
 $2,500
#23 June 11
 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
 $3,000
#24 June 11
 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
 $5,000
#25 June 12
 Limit Hold'em Shootout
 $1,500
#26 June 12
 Pot Limit Omaha
 $3,000
#27 June 13
 H.O.R.S.E.
 $1,500
#28 June 14
 No-Limit Hold'em / Four Handed
 $2,500
#29 June 15
 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship (50+)
 $1,000
#30 June 15
 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit)
 $1,500
#31 June 16 No Limit Hold'em $1,500
#32 June 16
 H.O.R.S.E. $10,000
#33 June 17
 No Limit Hold'em $1,000
#34 June 18
 Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed
 $5,000
#35 June 18
 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)
 $2,500
#36 June 19
 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 player max)
 $3,000
#37 June 19
 Eight Game Mix
 $2,500
#38 June 20
 No Limit Hold'em
 $1,500
#39 June 21
 Pot Limit Omaha
 $10,000
#40 June 21
 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
 $2,500
#41 June 22
 No Limit Hold'em $3,000
#42 June 22
 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better
 $2,500
#43 June 23
 No Limit Hold'em
 $1,500
#44 June 24
 No Limit Hold'em $1,000
#45 June 24
 The Poker Players Championship
 $50,000
#46 June 25
 No Limit Hold'em
$2,500
#47 June 26
 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
 $1,500
#48 June 26
 Limit Hold'em
 $3,000
#49 June 27
 Ante Only No-Limit Hold'em
 $1,500
#50 June 28 No Limit Hold'em
 $5,000
#51 June 29
 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
 $1,000
#52 June 29
 10-Game Mix / Six Handed
 $2,500
#53 June 30
 No Limit Hold'em
$1,500
#54 July 1
 No Limit Hold'em
 $1,000
#55 July 1
 The Big One for One Drop - No-Limit Hold'em
 $1,000,000
#56 July 2
 No Limit Hold'em $1,500
#57 July 3
 No Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
 $10,000
#58 July 3
 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $3,000
#59 July 4
 No Limit Hold'em
$1,000
#60 July 5
 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit)
 $10,000
#61 July 7
 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
 $10,000


No-Limit Hold'em Mixed Max