Written by Sadonna | Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

The 2011 WSOP schedule was officially released and posted this week on the WSOP’s official website.   This year’s poker mecca will officially begin on May 31st, 2011, and will feature 58 total bracelet events, with the Main Event starting play on July 7th.  Last year’s WSOP was one of the largest overall tournament fields in the history of the 30+ year tournament series.

All play will of course be done at the Rio Casino and Resort, who has been host to the event for several+ years now.  It is expected to be yet another record-shattering series this year, especially with the elimination of $2k events and the addition of more $1,000 and $1,500 bracelet events being put in their place.

One of the more significant changes that this year’s World Series will feature is a $25,000 Heads-Up event that will take place at the beginning of the summer’s festivities.  There will be a maximum of 256 entrants allowed and will have a possible prize pool of $6.4 million if it sells out.

In addition, a $5,000 6-handed Pot-Limit Omaha and $2,500 Ten Game bracelet event has also been added to the mix, along with the elusive $3,000 Limit Holdem tournament being re-included into the schedule after a notable layoff from the schedule over the past few years.

The grand daddy of them – aka the Main Event – will also start in 3- to 4-day waves to handle the large opening field it’s once again expecting.  It will be played down to 9 people from July 7th through July 19th, and the final 9 players will have a few month-layoff to prepare for the live November final table, with the event being replayed on ESPN a few days after the champion is crowned.

2011 WSOP Full Schedule

Event #      Date & Time           Tournament Type         Buy-in Amount

1   May 31, noon Casino Employees Event No-Limit Hold ’em (two-day event)  $500

2   May 31, 5 p.m. Heads-Up No-Limit Hold ’em Championship (four-day event)  $25,000

3   June 1, noon Omaha High-Low Split Eight-or-Better (three-day event)  $1,500

4   June 2, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $5,000

5   June 2, 5 p.m. Seven Card Stud (three-day event)  $1,500

6   June 3, noon Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

7   June 3, 5 p.m. Pot-Limit Hold ’em Championship (three-day event)  $10,000

8   June 4, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (two starting days, five-day event)  $1,000

9   June 4, 5 p.m. 2-7 Draw Lowball No-Limit (three-day event)  $1,500

10  June 6, noon Six-Handed No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

11   June 6, 5 p.m. Omaha High-Low Split Eight-or-Better Championship (three-day event)  $10,000

12  June 7, noon. Triple Chance No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

13  June 8, noon No-Limit Hold ’em Shootout (three-day event)  $1,500

14  June 8, 5 p.m. Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $3,000

15  June 9, noon Pot-limit Hold’em (three-day event)  $1,500

16  June 9, 5 p.m. 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (three-day event)  $10,000

17  June 10, noon HORSE (three-day event)  $1,500

18  June 11, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

19  June 11, 5 p.m. Six-Handed Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $2,500

20  June 12, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,000

21  June 12, 5 p.m. Seven Card Stud Championship (three-day event)  $10,000

22  June 13, noon Pot-Limit Omaha (three-day event)  $1,500

23  June 13, 5 p.m. Eight-Game Mix (limit hold ’em, Omaha high-low split, razz, seven card stud, seven card stud high-low, no-limit hold ’em, pot-limit Omaha, 2-7 triple draw; three-day event)  $2,500

24  June 14, noon No-Limit Hold ’em Shootout(three-day event)  $5,000

25  June 14, 5 p.m. Seven Card Stud High-Low (three-day event)  $1,500

26  June 15, noon Six-handed No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $2,500

27  June 15, 5 p.m. Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $10,000

28  June 16, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

29  June 16, 5 p.m. 10-Game Mix (no-limit hold ’em, razz, limit hold ’em, Badugi, seven card stud, 2-7 draw lowball, Omaha high-low split, pot-limit Omaha, 2-7 triple draw lowball and seven card stud high-low split eight-or-better; three-day event)  $2,500

30  June 17, noon Seniors No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,000

31  June 17, 5 p.m. Pot-Limit Omaha (three-day event)  $3,000

32  June 18, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

33  June 18, 5 p.m. Seven Card Stud High-Low Split Eight-or-Better Championship (three-day event)  $10,000

34  June 19, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,000

35  June 20, noon Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha (three-day event)  $5,000

36  June 21, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $2,500

37  June 21, 5 p.m. HORSE Championship (three-day event)  $10,000

38  June 22, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

39  June 22, 5 p.m. Pot-Limit Hold ’em/Pot-Limit Omaha (three-day event)  $2,500

40  June 23, noon Six-Handed No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $5,000

41  June 24, noon Limit Hold ’em Shootout (three-day event)  $1,500

42  June 24, 5 p.m. Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (three-day event)  $10,000

43  June 25, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

44  June 25, 5 p.m. Razz (three-day event)  $2,500

45  June 25, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

46  June 27, noon Six-Handed No-Limit Hold ’em Championship (three-day event)  $10,000

47  June 27, 5 p.m. Omaha/Seven Card Stud High-Low Eight-or-Better (four-day event)  $2,500

48  June 28, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

49  June 28, 5 p.m. 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (limit; three-day event)  $2,500

50  June 29, noon Triple Chance No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $5,000

51  June 30, noon Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight-or-Better (three-day event)  $1,500

52  June 30, 5 p.m. Mixed Hold ’em (three-day event)  $2,000

53  July 1, noon Ladies No-Limit Hold ’em Championship (three-day event)  $1,000

54  July 2, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (two starting days, five-day event)  $1,000

55  July 2, 5 p.m. The Poker Players’ Championship (five-day event)  $50,000

56  July 2, noon No-Limit Hold ’em (three-day event)  $1,500

57  July 5, 5 p.m. Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight-or-Better $5,000

58  July 7 – July 19 No-Limit Hold ’em Main Event $10,000

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