It’s getting towards that time again with the 40th World Series of Poker festival nearly upon us. This years 57 event festival starts on May 17th, with the Texas Holdem Main event July 3rd to 15th. Sunpoker are running small buy in satelites ($4 + $7) on a daily basis to the weekly $535 qualifier for the $10,000 Texas Holdem and Pot Limit Omaha events.
- Main Event satelites: started on March 20th with $535 Super Satellites every Sunday from March 29th. These will run every Sunday thereafter at 20:00 GMT. The winner of these packages include:
- $10,000 + $250 buy-in to the WSOP Main Event, Plus $1,900 for flights and spending.
$850 for 7 Nights’ accommodation at the Rio, July 4th – July 11th, 2009. - Pot Limit Omaha satelites: Sun have a special promotion for the WSOP Pot Limit Omaha $10,000 buy-in tournament. Satellites start on April 16th with Super Satellites ($500 + $35) on May 9th and May 23rd at 20:00 GMT. Winners of this package include:
- $10,000+$250 buy-in to the PLO Main Event + $250 reg fee $2,100 for flights and spending.
$650 for 5 Nights’ accommodation at the Rio, June 18th – June 23rd, 2009.
Events List
| Wed, May 27th | Casino Employees No-Limit Holdem | $500 |
| 12:00 PM | (Event 1) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 2-Day Event |
| Thu, May 28th | 40th Annual No limit Holdem | $40,000 |
| 12:00 PM | (Event 2) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 4-Day Event |
| Fri, May 29th | Omaha Hi/Low sp8/better (Event 3) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sat, May 30th | No limit Holdem (Event 4) | $1,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 4-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 1st | Pot Limit Omaha (Event 5) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 1st | World Championship 7 Card Stud | $10,000 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 6) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | No Limit Holdem (Event 7) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | 2-7 Draw Lowball (Event 8.) | $2,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | No Limit Holdem 6 Handed (Event 9) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | Pot limit Holdem/Omaha (Event 10) | $2,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Thu, Jun 4th | No limit Holdem (Event 11) | $2,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Thu, Jun 4th | World Championship Mixed event | $10,000 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 12) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Fri, Jun 5th | No Limit Holdem (Event 13) | $2,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Fri, Jun 5th | Limit Holdem 6 Handed (Event 14) | $2,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sat, Jun 6th | No Limit Holdem (Event 15) | $5,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sat, Jun 6th | Seven Card Stud (Event 16) | $1,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sun, Jun 7th | Ladies No Limit Holdem World Championship | $1,000 |
| 12:00 PM | (Event 17) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sun, Jun 7th | World Championship Omaha Hi/low Sp8/Better | $10,000 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 18) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 8th | No Limit Holdem 6 handed (Event 19) | $2,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Tue, Jun 9th | Pot Limit Holdem (Event 20) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Tue, Jun 9th | H.O.R.S.E (Event 21) | $3,000 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Wed, Jun 10th | No Limit Holdem Shootout (1000 player max) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | (Event 22) No Rebuys/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Wed, Jun 10th | World championship 2-7 Draw Low Ball | $10,000 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 23) No Rebuys/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Thu, Jun 11th | No Limit Holdem (Event 24) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Thu, Jun 11th | Omaha / 7 Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better | $2,500 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 25) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Fri, Jun 12th | Limit Holdem (Event 26) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Fri, Jun 12th | Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Sp8 or Better | $5,000 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 27) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sat, Jun 13th | No Limit Holdem (Event 28) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sat, Jun 13th | World Championship Heads Up No limit Holdem | $10,000 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 29) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sun, Jun 14th | Pot Limit Omaha (Event 30) | $2,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sun, Jun 14th | H.O.R.S.E (Event 31) | $1,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 15th | No Limit Holdem (Event 32) | $2,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 15th | World Championship Limit Holdem (Event 33) | $10,000 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Tue, Jun 16th | No Limit Holdem (Event 34) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Wed, Jun 17th | Pot Limit Omaha (Event 35) | $5,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Thu, Jun 18th | No Limit Holdem (Event 36) | $2,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Thu, Jun 18th | World Championship 7 Card Stud Hi-Low Sp8/better | $10,000 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 37) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Fri, Jun 19th | Limit Holdem (Event 38) | $2,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sat, Jun 20th | No Limit Holdem (Event 39) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sat, Jun 20th | World Championship Pot Limit Omaha | $10,000 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 40) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sun, Jun 21st | No Limit Holdem Shootout (1000 player max) | $5,000 |
| 12:00 PM | (Event 41) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sun, Jun 21st | Mixed Event (Event 42) | $2,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 22nd | Seniors No Limit Holdem World Championship | $1,000 |
| 12:00 PM | (Event 43) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 22nd | Seven Card Razz (Event 44) | $2,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Tue, Jun 23rd | World Championship Pot Limit Holdem (Event 45) | $10,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Tue, Jun 23rd | Omaha Hi-Low Sp8/Better (Event 46) | $2,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Wed, Jun 24th | Mixed Holdem Limit/No Limit (Event 47) | $2,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Thu, Jun 25th | Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Sp8/Better (Event 48) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Fri, Jun 26th | World Championship H.O.R.S.E (Event 49) | $50,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 5-Day Event |
| Fri, Jun 26th | Limit Holdem Shootout (1,000 player max) | $1,500 |
| 5:00 PM | (Event 50) No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sat, Jun 27th | No Limit Holdem (Event 51) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sun, Jun 28th | Triple Chance No Limit Holdem (Event 52) | $3,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Sun, Jun 28th | Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 53) | $1,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 29th | No Limit Holdem (Event 54) | $1,500 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Mon, Jun 29th | 2-7 Triple Draw LowBall (Limit) (Event 55) | $2,500 |
| 5:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Tue, Jun 30th | No Limit Holdem / 6 Handed (Event 56) | $5,000 |
| 12:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 3-Day Event |
| Thu, Jul 2nd | Ante Up For Africa Charity | $5,000 |
| 2:00 PM | No Rebuy/Add-ons | 1-Day Event |
| Main | World Championship No Limit Texas Holdem | $10,000 |
| Event | Event 57 No Rebuy/Add-ons | 13-Day Event |
| Fri, July 3rd | Day 1A (3,000 players) | |
| Sat, July 4th | Day 1B (3,000 players) | |
| Sun, July 5th | Day 1C (3,000 players) | |
| Mon, July 6th | Day 1D (3,000 players) | |
| Tue, July 7th | Day 2A | |
| Wed, July 8th | Day 2B | |
| Thu, July 9th | Rest Day | |
| Fri, July 10th | Day 3 | |
| Sat, July 11th | Day 4 | |
| Sun, July 12th | Day 5 | |
| Mon, July 13th | Day 6 | |
| Tue, July 14th | Day 7 | |
| Wed, July 15th | Day 8 | |
| Nov 7-10 TBC | FINAL TABLE |