2019 World Series of Poker dates announced

The 50th World Series of Poker (WSOP) – the longest-running, richest and most prestigious tournament series – opens its doors on Tuesday, 28 May 2019 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

This marks the 50th running of the famed tournament series and special events are being planned throughout to commemorate, including a celebratory gala and awards evening on Saturday, June 29 and a huge opening weekend event. The full schedule is still being assembled, but seven notable events have been finalized.

Date — Event — Buy-in — Chips — Levels — Re-entry — Guarantee — Time
30 May — Big 50 No-Limit Hold'em — $500 — 50,000 — 50 minutes — 1/flight — $5,000,000/$1 million winner — 11 a.m.
31 May — Big 50 No-Limit Hold'em — $500 — 50,000 — 50 minutes — 1/flight — $5,000,000/$1 million winner — 11 a.m.
1 June — Big 50 No-Limit Hold'em — $500 — 50,000 — 50 minutes — 1/flight — $5,000,000/$1 million winner — 10 a.m.
2 June — Big 50 No-Limit Hold'em — $500 — 50,000 — 50 minutes — 1/flight — $5,000,000/$1 million winner — 10 a.m.
7 June — Millionaire No-Limit Hold'em — $1,500 — 25,000 — 60 minutes — 1/flight — $1 million to winner — 10 a.m.
8 June — Millionaire No-Limit Hold'em — $1,500 — 25,000 — 60 minutes — 1/flight — $1 million to winner — 10 a.m.
13 June — Seniors No-Limit Hold'em (50+) — $1,000 — 20,000 — 60 minutes — 1 — none — 10 a.m.
14 June — Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em — $1,000 — 40,000 — 60 minutes — 1/flight — none — 10 a.m.
15 June — Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em — $1,000 — 40,000 — 60 minutes — 1/flight — none — 10 a.m.
21 June — Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em — $1,500 — 50,000 — 60 minutes — none — none — 10 a.m.
22 June — Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em — $1,500 — 50,000 — 60 minutes — none — none — 10 a.m.
28 June — Crazy Eight's No-Limit Hold'em — $888 — 40,000 — 30 min day 1/60 min day 2 — unlimited — $888,888 to winner — 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
29 June — Crazy Eight's No-Limit Hold'em — $888 — 40,000 — 30 min day 1/60 min day 2 — unlimited — $888,888 to winner — 10 a.m.
30 June — Crazy Eight's No-Limit Hold'em — $888 — 40,000 — 30 min day 1/60 min day 2 — unlimited — $888,888 to winner — 10 a.m.
3 July — Main Event World Championship — $10,000 — 60,000 — 2 hours — none — none — 12 noon
4 July — Main Event World Championship — $10,000 — 60,000 — 2 hours — none — none — 12 noon
5 July — Main Event World Championship — $10,000 — 60,000 — 2 hours — none — none — 12 noon

The Big 50 is a must-play event for poker players. To celebrate our 50th, the WSOP is making everyone’s initial entry into this event rake-free. All $500 of the entry will go entirely to the prize pool. (Anyone who re-enters pays the normal rake, including re-entries into another flight). The Big 50 features four starting flights (Thursday-Sunday am) where players begin play with a whopping 50,000 in chips and play 12, 50-minute levels on Day 1. The WSOP has a $5 million prize pool guarantee, as well as ensuring the winner claims $1 million for the Big 50.

“We’re excited to commence our golden event,” said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. “We expect our opening weekend Big 50 event to be one of the largest in our history, and certainly one of the best value tournaments ever offered. This is part of our concerted plans to make the 2019 WSOP a better value all-around.”