Harrahs, owner and operator of the 2010 World Series of Poker, has released the official schedule of events for the 41st annual World Series of Poker set to kick off from May 27th, 2010 with the Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em, and final events on November 9th, 2010 with the Main Event final table.

The WSOP 2010 event list names a total of 57 bracelets poker events, including three brand new poker events ($50,000 Player’s Championship Event #2, $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Event #43, World Championship, $25,000 6-Handed No-Limit tournament Event #52). The WSOP 2010 schedule refers to several changes, for example, the $50.000 H.O.R.S.E event has been replaced with the $50,000 “Player’s Championship” (Event #2), featuring eight different games (Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball).

The first 5 weekends of the poker series (May 29-30, June 5-6, June 12-13, June 19-20 and June 26-27) will include $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournaments with two opening flights. Additionally, a sixth event schedule on July 1-2, will also feature the same event at the same buy-in level. The 41st annual 2010 WSOP will close on Monday, July 5th with the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship Main Event. The Main Event will take a break on July 17th, and will resume on four months later with the “November Nine” final table running from November 6th-9th

Other variations announced for the WSOP include a number of new rules that will control the daily amount of play, and the addition of more poker tables. According to the 2010 World Series of Poker official site, the entire convention center of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino will be commited to the WSOP 2010, with tournament tables in the 58,000 square foot Pavilion and the 38,000 square foot Amazon Room.

The 2010 World Series of Poker is also giving poker players over five months to sign-up for the first event on the WSOP 2010 schedule. Pre-registration for the World Series of Poker 2010 is offered at the Main Cage of the Rio Hotel and Casino Las Vegas and on the internet at the World World Series of Poker 2010 site. Sign-up for all bracelet poker events will remain open until the start of the third level (approximately 2 hours, 20 minutes after start time) or until all seats are sold.

“Whatever your game and whatever your bankroll, the 2010 WSOP schedule offers something for everyone. We are planning for the largest WSOP ever and look forward to welcoming all players to the Rio in Las Vegas next summer.” said WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel.

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Over the years, the competition from different types of overseas casinos and poker rooms has begun to put a dent into the profits that are generated in the Las Vegas area as they effectively siphon off more and more tourist dollars from the gambling capital. With this increased level of competition, the ubiquitous Texas Hold’em poker tournaments and other types of poker tournaments that are held in Las Vegas have begun to see less and less attention from the media and from gamers and gamblers in general. With this tendency to gravitate towards the newer and suddenly more popular poker rooms and casinos in recent years in overseas locations, Las Vegas and has seen a reduction in the type of income that it has come to depend upon in the past from incoming travelers and the tourist dollars that they bring with them to spend in the Las Vegas area, due largely to this heightened level of competition from around the world. With this reduction in income to the Las Vegas area, it is critical for local establishment proprietors to seek out new methods of generating this type of revenue and keep players coming into the Las Vegas hotels and casinos that are so dependent on this type of incoming tourist dollars.

As the popularity of Las Vegas as the Texas Hold’em poker tournament capital begins to diminish, areas around the world that are famous for entering into the poker tournament market in recent years begin to see more and more popularity with players from around the world who are more than happy to compete at these types of poker tournaments. As more and more tournaments are held in these overseas locations, there is less emphasis on the traditional Las Vegas area as the progenitor of these types of tournaments and more emphasis on cheaper, easier locations around the world that are oriented towards attracting this type of traffic. With all of the popularity of the Texas Hold’em poker tournament in recent years, it is not surprising to see so many competing areas around the world try to jump on the bandwagon and make the most of the revenue that is generated by these types of events. Taking back the title of Texas Hold’em poker tournament capital of the world is critical to Las Vegas in order to remain competitive with these Johnny-come-lately areas from around the world who have effectively begun to compete for the Las Vegas crown of gambling capital.

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Any player who is familiar with the online poker rooms and casinos can very likely tell you that there is a tremendous level of poker tournaments and different types of events that are designed to keep players actively engaged at the online poker rooms and casinos. With so many different types of tournaments, including the poker free roll tournaments that have become so popular on the Web, it is easy to see why so many players might need help keeping track of the action that exists all over the web. With so many different types of events and activities all going on at once, it requires this extra effort to understand where the best competitions are and where the players should focus their efforts in general. With so many different options and opportunities to participate in poker tournaments and different types of events, it can be almost impossible to choose between them. Fortunately, the poker information websites that feature the in-depth poker listings that keep track of all the different poker free roll tournaments and poker games as well as the ongoing efforts to win in pickup poker matches provide all the information that the player could ever need to keep track of their favorite online poker rooms and casinos and the online poker tournaments that they offer. With so many poker rooms and online casinos on the web, it is not surprising that these types of poker information and poker listing websites would pop up that specialize in keeping track of all this information for players to make use of.

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