Just two days ago officials of the World Series of Poker released the schedule for the upcoming World Series of Poker Europe. The 2010 WSOPE will have five events and it will take place at the Casino at the Empire in London. The series will begin on September and take place over fourteen days.
The first event for the 2010 WSOPE will be the £2,650 no limit hold’em six handed event. This tournament will last three days and being on the fourteenth. This is a new event to the WSOPE schedule.
The next event will be a Pot Limit Omaha event which will have a buy-in of £5,250. This event will begin on the 16th and will take place over two days. The third event on the schedule is the £1,075 no limit hold’em tournament which will have three starting days and the first day will be the 17th. The winner will be determined on the 21st.
Another event on the schedule which is a new event is the No Limit Hold’em high roller heads up tournament. This event will have the same buy-in as the main event and it will begin on the 21st of September. This event will last three days and will see a winner crowned on the 23rd. all of the best poker players in Europe are expected to turn out for this event. This event is the first time a regular tournament has matched the buy-in of the main event in the WSOPE.
The last event of the series is of course the main event. This tournament will begin on the 23rd and will have two starting days. The buy-in is £10,000 plus £350. In last year’s WSOPE Main Event it was Barry Shulman who earned the first place win. Shulman earned prize of £801,000 and outlasted the field of 334 players. Other players to make the final table were: Antoine Saout, James Akenhead, Chris Bjorin, Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier.
Schedule for the 2010 WSOPE
Tuesday, September 14th
12:00pm: £2,500 + £150 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em – Day 1
Wednesday, September 15th
2:00pm: £2,500 + £150 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em – Day 2
Thursday, September 16th
2:00pm: £2,500 + £150 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em – Final Table
5:00pm: £5,000 + £250 Pot Limit Omaha – Day 1
Friday, September 17th
12:00pm: £1,000 + £75 No Limit Hold’em – Day 1A
3:00pm: £5,000 + £250 Pot Limit Omaha – Day 2
Saturday, September 18th
12:00pm: £1,000 + £75 No Limit Hold’em – Day 1B
3:00pm: £5,000 + £250 Pot Limit Omaha – Final Table
Sunday, September 19th
12:00pm: £1,000 + £75 No Limit Hold’em – Day 1C
Monday, September 20th
2:00pm: £1,000 + £75 No Limit Hold’em – Day 2
Tuesday, September 21st
2:00pm: £1,000 + £75 No Limit Hold’em – Final Table
5:00pm: £10,000 + £350 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up – Day 1
Wednesday, September 22nd
3:00pm: £10,000 + £350 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up – Day 2
Thursday, September 23rd
12:00pm: WSOP Europe Main Event – Day 1A
3:00pm: £10,000 + £350 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up Final Four
Friday, September 24th
12:00pm: WSOP Europe Main Event – Day 1B
Saturday, September 25th
12:00pm: WSOP Europe Main Event – Day 2
Sunday, September 26th
12:00pm: WSOP Europe Main Event – Day 3
Monday, September 27th
12:00pm: WSOP Europe Main Event – Day 4
Tuesday, September 28th
12:00pm: WSOP Europe Main Event – Final Table