2020 WSOP Schedule: What We Know (So Far) as Online Events Announced

With just months to go until the 2020 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, the poker world is still awaiting the final schedule of bracelet events.

PokerNews takes a look at everything we know so far about the 51st annual WSOP, from the biggest buy-in bracelet event in history to any exciting new events announced.

When is the WSOP?

In 2019, the Rio played host to a record-breaking festival, with 187,298 entries generating $293,183,345 in prize money. The 51st annual World Series of Poker will run from Tuesday, May 26 to Wednesday, July 15 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

How many events will there be?

This year the WSOP have been releasing the events in batches. As of February 10th, 79 live and online events have been announced:

• 11th December 2019: Main Event, BIG 50 and Seniors Event confirmed
• 19th December 2019: Key Weekend & Signature No-Limit Hold'em Events such as the Millionaire Maker, Monster Stack, Colossus and Little One for One Drop announced
• 9th January 2020: WSOP $10,000 Championship Events unveiled, featuring new $10,000 buy-in Online High Roller. They also announced a new High Roller Leaderboard.
• 15th January 2020: 'Value Menu' which consists of two-dozen events priced $1,000 and under
• 23rd January 2020: 'Freezeout Series' which are a half-dozen new No-Limit Hold'em events that will utilize the freezeout format. They also announced a new Mystery Bounty tournament.
• 29th January 2020: Nine High Roller events will take place, including a $250,000 buy-in Super High Roller, the biggest buy-in tournament ever at the WSOP.
• 5th February 2020: $1,500 Buy-in Events were finalized. They also announced a new dedicated $1,500 buy-in event leaderboard.
• 13th February: A total of 14 Online Bracelet events announced, including a stretch of eight events over eight consecutive days from June 28-July 5.

When is the 2020 WSOP Main Event?

The biggest, richest and most prestigious poker festival in the world will once again be headlined by the $10,000 Main Event Championship, which will begin with three starting flights on July 1, July 2 and July 3 2020.

Players who survive either Day 1a or 1b will return for Day 2ab on July 4, while players who survive Day 1c will return for Day 2c on July 5.

The fields will combine on July 6 and the tournament is expected to reach a final table on July 10. Following an off day on July 11, the Main Event final table will be televised on ESPN/ESPN2 from July 12-14.

Main Event Schedule

How much does it cost to enter the 2020 WSOP?

This year the World Series of Poker will have bracelet events for all bankrolls, from the $400 Colossus (June 24-25) to the $250,000 Super High Roller (June 27). Buy-ins for non-bracelet tournaments at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in 2020 will start as low as $75.

Single table satellites for all poker variants at low, medium and high limits will begin on May 26 and run throughout the festival.

When are the WSOP Online Events?

The WSOP.com ONLINE poker platform will run fourteen gold bracelet events, an increase of five from 2019. A $10,000 online Championship event on July 2nd had already been announced, but there is also an additional $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event on June 30th.

“We believe the 2020 offering of online gold bracelet events features our best schedule yet,” said WSOP.com’s Director of Online Poker Danielle Barille. “This year we offer a consistent schedule of Sunday events every week of the WSOP, plus a special selection of eight events from June 28 to July 5 to coincide with the biggest week of the live WSOP when most players are in town to play.”

All WSOP.com online gold bracelet events are expected to be open to anyone inside the borders of Nevada or New Jersey during the event dates. Players do not have to be residents of those states, they simply must conduct all game play while physically inside them.

Players participating in WSOP.com online events can do so via desktop, mobile or tablet for all No-Limit Hold’em events. The Pot-Limit Omaha event will require a desktop connection

When is the WSOP High Roller Series?

Nine events featuring a buy-in of $25,000 and up make up the 2020 WSOP High Roller Series, and headlining the Series is the brand new $250,000 buy-in Super High Roller. This will be the largest buy-in bracelet event in the WSOP's history.

The Series includes the Heads-up Championship, whose buy-in has increased from $10,000 to $25,000 and the first-ever $50,000 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha Event.

When are the 2020 WSOP Championship Events?

There will be 16 tournaments priced at the $10,000 mark, forming part of the WSOP's tradition of offering all variants of poker. These 16 tournaments will feature formats encompassing 24 different game types, with the $50,000 Poker Players Championship adding a ninth discipline to its rotation, with the addition of No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw.

"We are proud to be the only tournament series who spreads such an offering..."

“The Championship Events are always among the most special offered at the WSOP each year,” said WSOP Vice President Jack Effel. “We are proud to be the only tournament series who spreads such an offering and have worked with some of the games most distinguished players this off-season to ensure our schedule and the events themselves align well with where poker is in 2020.”

All the Championship events will be part of a new leaderboard the WSOP has planned for 2020. There will be a point-tracking leaderboard throughout the summer where a winner will be crowned with prizes up for grabs.

More details about leaderboards will be announced closer to the WSOP.

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What is the Value Menu at the 2020 WSOP?

The WSOP announced that 25 different tournaments will be spread at the Rio priced $1,000 or under, and these tournaments would constitute the 'Value Menu'. These new tournaments will drive new players to the WSOP while also creating large prize pools, offering "something for everyone" at the world's favourite poker festival.

"Delivering large prize pools, new players and exciting formats are core objectives of the WSOP"

“Everyone loves good value and the WSOP has continued to enhance its offering to meet the demand at these meaningful price points,” said WSOP Vice President Jack Effel. “Delivering large prize pools, new players and exciting formats are core objectives of the WSOP and these 25 events are key to meeting this mandate.”

Here are the 25 events that make up the 'Value Menu':

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What is the Freezeout Series at the 2020 WSOP?

The 'Freezeout Series' are a half-dozen new No-Limit Hold'em tournaments priced between $500 and $5,000 that will utilize the freezeout format, meaning only one entry is allowed.

WSOP staples such as the Monster Stack, Main Event and the Mini-Main Event will keep the freezeout format, with more than 40 events on this year's schedule giving players just one shot to turn their buy-in into a bracelet.

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How does the WSOP Mystery Bounty Event work?

On Saturday, June 28 at 11 a.m., the $1,500 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em tournament gets underway, with a 50,000 chip starting stack and a guaranteed $1,000,000 in "mystery bounties."

On the face of it, the tournament will run as a normal freezeout bounty tournament, with part of the prize pool going towards bounties and the remainder going to a finishing position. However, the WSOP has announced that not all bounties will have the same value, with bounties ranging from the standard amount of $100 up to $250,000.

Every player is a bounty, and any player eliminated must turn over their assigned bounty chip to the player that eliminated them.

How can I buy into the WSOP?

Registration for individual events won't open until April, however, last year players were able to register online using either a credit card, wire transfer or cashier's check.

Alternatively, anyone could register in person receiving their starting seat assignment and receipt. This guarantees players entry into an event. Players may use cash, casino chips and cashier's checks as methods of payment. For 2019, in-person event registration was able to be made using either credit or debit cards (card processing fees apply).

Remember to bring a valid photo ID and your Caesars Rewards Loyalty card to register for events. Participants residing outside the United States must also provide a second form of identification.

Full 2020 WSOP Schedule So Far

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