Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

2016 World Series of Poker schedule announced

More chips and more people make the money this year at the WSOP in Las Vegas.

Joe McKeehen WSOP Main Event
World Champion Joe McKeehen

The hotly anticipated World Series of Poker schedule has been unveiled and while the events themselves look largely the same, regulars will see plenty of changes within the events they know and love. 

The big change is that the majority of events now have a 15% payout structure, a 50% increase in most cases. This means that lots of events will make the money on Day 1. 

The $10,000+ events, including the Main Event, will get at least 50,000 chips.

More millionaires guaranteed

WSOP tournament floor
15% make the money

The $565 Colossus will award a guaranteed $1 million to the winner, and the Millionaire Maker will guarantee at least $1 million each to the top two finishers. 

This will be the first WSOP without a Pot Limit Hold'em event. 

As revealed last week there will be a $1,000 Tag Team Event with teams of 2-4 players. Every member of the winning team will win a bracelet. 

The only other new format is the $1,000 Top-Up Turbo event, which will see players given the opportunity to top up their starting stack before the event begins in live and online satellites. 

You can check out the full schedule below:

2016 World Series of Poker schedule

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.