World Series of Poker / WSOP Guide
The World Series of Poker made its entry into the poker world in 1970 but it was more than 20 years earlier that the idea that became the WSOP was born.
The World Series of Poker annual event is unparalleled by any other poker event and is considered by all as the king of poker crowns....to be a World Series of Poker champion.
In 1949, gambling icon Benny Binion hosted a high-stakes poker marathon between famed gamblers Nicholas 'Nick the Greek' Dandolos, and Johnny Moss. Moss won "the biggest game in town" and an estimated $2 million pay packet. 21 years later Binion revived the event and dubbed it the "World Series Of Poker". Again, Johnny Moss won. In 2004 2,576 entered the 35th Championship event, playing for a total prize pool of more than $49 million in forty five events and in 2005 this was surpassed still with bigger payout's and competition between the worlds pros and amateurs alike just as fierce.
Need inspiration? Just look at Chris Moneymaker, who won the 2003 WSOP Championship having started in a $40 online satellite. All the top poker rooms feature online qualifiers and with more and more interest and more expansive coverage from year to year the online market looks set to continue to grow at an unbelievable rate. As such more and more online qualifiers will be available for 2007.
The WSOP the most awaited poker event in the calendar and is considered by many to be the ultimate in achievements in any poker career. The set up of the tournament is such that there are many different games played in the build up to the No-limit holdem grand final event. These games include Texas Hold'em Limit, Omaha Pot Limit, 7-Card-Stud Hi/Lo, Pot Limit, No Limit, and other types of poker such as Razz and Lowball.
The winner of each WSOP event gets the sought after World Series of Poker bracelet in addition to some hefty prize pools. The winner of the main event gets the ultimate prize including millions of dollars and the title of World Champion for at least a year (until the next event).
Top 15 WSOP Bracelet Winners
There have been a great many bracelets given out over the years. Ever wondered who is at the top of the bracelet winners top lists. Well in Top15Poker tradition here are the Top 15 WSOP bracelet winners going into 2007.
# |
Name |
Cashes |
Bracelets |
Winnings |
1 |
Phil Helluth |
57 |
10 |
$4,907,222 |
2 |
Johnny Chan |
35 |
10 |
$3,815,014 |
3 |
Doyles Brunson |
27 |
10 |
$2,535,391 |
4 |
Johnny Moss |
25 |
9 |
$824,922 |
5 |
Billy Baxter |
24 |
7 |
$958,257 |
6 |
Eric Seidel |
43 |
7 |
$3,185,150 |
7 |
Jay Heimowitz |
35 |
6 |
$1,499,590 |
8 |
Men Nguyen |
54 |
6 |
$2,056,622 |
9 |
TJ Clutier |
51 |
6 |
$4,263,134 |
10 |
Chris Ferguson |
45 |
5 |
$3,139,981 |
11 |
Berry Johnston |
51 |
5 |
$1,943,330 |
12 |
Phil Ivey |
24 |
5 |
$2,664,282 |
13 |
Layne Flack |
17 |
5 |
$1,681,420 |
14 |
Ted Forrest |
16 |
5 |
$1,053,284 |
15 |
Stu Ungar |
15 |
5 |
$2,078,838 |
WSOP Schedule 2007
This years events will be held at the Rio casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and will consist of 55 WSOP events.
Friday, June 01, 2007 to Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Rio Casino
3700 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV United States
800-752-9746
# |
Buy In Amount / Event |
Scheduled Date |
1 |
$5000 World Championship Mixed Hold'em Limit/No-Limit (Event 1) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 1st to Sun, Jun 3rd |
2 |
$500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em (Event 2) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 1st to Sat, Jun 2nd |
3 |
$1500 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 3) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sat, Jun 2nd to Mon, Jun 4th |
4 |
$1500 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 4) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jun 3rd to Tue, Jun 5th |
5 |
$2500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 5) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jun 3rd to Tue, Jun 5th |
6 |
$1500 Limit Hold'em (Event 6) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Mon, Jun 4th to Wed, Jun 6th |
7 |
$5000 Pot Limit Omaha W/Rebuys (Event 7) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Mon, Jun 4th to Tue, Jun 5th |
8 |
$1000 No-Limit Hold’em w/Re-Buys (Event 8) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Tue, Jun 5th to Thu, Jun 7th |
9 |
$1500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 9) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Tue, Jun 5th to Thu, Jun 7th |
10 |
$2000 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 10) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Wed, Jun 6th to Fri, Jun 8th |
11 |
$5000 World Championship Seven Card Stud (Event 11) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Wed, Jun 6th to Fri, Jun 8th |
12 |
$1500 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed (Event 12) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Thu, Jun 7th to Sat, Jun 9th |
13 |
$5000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 13) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 8th to Sun, Jun 10th |
14 |
$1500 Seven Card Stud (Event 14) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 8th to Sat, Jun 9th |
15 |
$1500 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 15) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sat, Jun 9th to Mon, Jun 11th |
16 |
$2500 H.O.R.S.E. (Event 16) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sat, Jun 9th to Mon, Jun 11th |
17 |
$1000 World Championship Ladies Event No-Limit Hold’em (Event 17) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jun 10th to Tue, Jun 12th |
18 |
$5000 World Championship Limit Hold'em (Event 18) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jun 10th to Tue, Jun 12th |
19 |
$2500 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 19) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Mon, Jun 11th to Wed, Jun 13th |
20 |
$2000 Seven Card Stud Hi-low-8 or Better (Event 20) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Mon, Jun 11th to Wed, Jun 13th |
21 |
$1500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (event 21) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Tue, Jun 12th to Wed, Jun 13th |
22 |
$5000 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 22) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Wed, Jun 13th to Fri, Jun 15th |
23 |
$1500 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 23) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Thu, Jun 14th to Fri, Jun 15th |
24 |
$3000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 24) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Thu, Jun 14th to Fri, Jun 15th |
25 |
$2000 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 25) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 15th to Sun, Jun 17th |
26 |
$5000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event 26) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 15th to Sun, Jun 17th |
27 |
$1500 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 27) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sat, Jun 16th to Mon, Jun 18th |
28 |
$3000 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 28) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jun 17th to Tue, Jun 19th |
29 |
$1500 Seven Card Razz (Event 29) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jun 17th to Mon, Jun 18th |
30 |
$2500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 30) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Mon, Jun 18th to Wed, Jun 20th |
31 |
$5000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em (Event 31) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Tue, Jun 19th to Thu, Jun 21st |
32 |
$2000 Seven Card Stud (Event 32) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Tue, Jun 19th to Wed, Jun 20th |
33 |
$1500 Pot Limit Omaha W/Re-Buys (Event 33) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Wed, Jun 20th to Thu, Jun 21st |
34 |
$3000 Limit Hold’em (Event 34) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Wed, Jun 20th to Fri, Jun 22nd |
35 |
$1500 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 35) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Thu, Jun 21st to Sat, Jun 23rd |
36 |
$5000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 36) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Thu, Jun 21st to Sat, Jun 23rd |
37 |
$2000 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 37) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 22nd to Sun, Jun 24th |
38 |
$1500 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 38) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sat, Jun 23rd to Mon, Jun 25th |
39 |
$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (Event 39) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jun 24th to Thu, Jun 28th |
40 |
$1500 Mixed Hold'em limit/no-limit (Event 40) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jun 24th to Tue, Jun 26th |
41 |
$1000 World Championship Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (Event 41) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Mon, Jun 25th to Wed, Jun 27th |
42 |
$1500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (Event 42) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Mon, Jun 25th to Tue, Jun 26th |
43 |
$2000 Limit Hold’em (Event 43) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Tue, Jun 26th to Thu, Jun 28th |
44 |
$2000 Omaha Hi-Low Split (Event 44) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Wed, Jun 27th to Fri, Jun 29th |
45 |
$5000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 45) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Thu, Jun 28th to Sat, Jun 30th |
46 |
$1000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 46) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Thu, Jun 28th to Sat, Jun 30th |
47 |
$2000 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 47) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 29th to Sun, Jul 1st |
48 |
$1000 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) W/Rebuys (Event 48) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jun 29th to Sun, Jul 1st |
49 |
$1500 No-Limit Hold’em (Event 49) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sat, Jun 30th to Mon, Jul 2nd |
50 |
$10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 50) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jul 1st to Mon, Jul 2nd |
51 |
$1000 S.H.O.E (Event 51) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Sun, Jul 1st to Mon, Jul 2nd |
52 |
$1000 No-Limit Hold’em w/Re-Buys (Event 52) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Mon, Jul 2nd to Wed, Jul 4th |
53 |
$1500 Limit Hold’em Shootout (Event 53) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Tue, Jul 3rd to Wed, Jul 4th |
54 |
$5000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/Re-Buys (Event 54) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Wed, Jul 4th to Thu, Jul 5th |
55 |
10,000 World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 55) No Rebuy/Add-ons Structure Sheet |
Fri, Jul 6th to Tue, Jul 17th |
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