Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008

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WSOP changing 2008 schedule

By Arthur Crowson

Although the 2008 World Series of Poker is still months away, organizers are already making some minor changes to the schedule.

The $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. event was originally scheduled to kick off at noon on Sunday, June 22, but will now begin at 5 p.m. Wed., June 25. The switch will change the $2,500 2-7 Triple-Draw Lowball contest to June 22 at noon.

The $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. is considered by many to be the most elite poker tournament in the world. Because every contestant must try their hand at every major poker variant, it's seen as the acid test for well-rounded players. The past two years it has been held in the Amazon Room and was packed with players like Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and T.J. Cloutier.

In 2006 the late Chip Reese conquered all challengers in the epic tournament while in 2007 Freddy Deeb took down first.

The changes were made to enable ESPN to film extensive coverage of the H.O.R.S.E. event. ESPN is expected to begin airing footage of the 2008 WSOP action in July.

The 39th edition of the WSOP will run from May 30 through July 16, 2008 and will include 55 bracelet tournaments. Buy-ins for the open events will range from $1,000 to $50,000. The buy-in for the Main Event will remain at the same level it's been at since the tournament's inception: $10,000.

Click here to see the complete schedule for the 2008 WSOP.

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