Our readers may want to diarise May 29 to July 17 next year following Tuesday’s release of the 2018 World Series of Poker schedule advising that the prestigious event will again take place at the Rio in Las Vegas.
The online poker component in the series has been boosted, and there will now be four bracelet events taking place on the WSOP.com website. Players will have to be located within Nevada state borders to compete in the events, which include:
Event 9 (Sunday, June 3): $365 NLHE with unlimited reentries
Event 47 (Friday, June 22): $565 PLO 6-Handed with unlimited reentries
Event 61 (Friday, June 29): $1,000 NLHE Championship with unlimited reentries
Event 63 (Saturday, June 30): $3,200 NLHE High Roller with unlimited reentries
Looked at more generally, next year’s schedule promises plenty of variety and opportunity, with more bracelet events than ever before at 78 and major events culminating in the $10,000 buy-in Main Event between July 2 and July 14, which is again expected to attracts thousands of entries.
Other featured events include the $1,111 Little One for One Drop, $1 million Big One for One Drop, and a $50,000 buy-in NLHE High Roller.
There are also a slew of events designed to keep players interested and in Las Vegas while the main event is running, including a $10,000 buy-in NLHE 6-Handed Championship competition.
There are nine new events on the schedule, several of these attractive to Pot Limit Omaha fans, along with a $10,000 buy-in Super Turbo Bounty NLHE.
Full details can be accessed on the World Series of Poker website.