2015 World Series of Poker Schedule Released
The 2015 World Series of Poker schedule has been released with a Wednesday, May 27, 2015 starting date, ending with the main event that kicks off July 5. The final table – known as the November Nine – will complete play at a yet-to-be-determined date during the month of November. Poker fans will rejoice with all the new offerings.
Here’s a look at some of the hotter events that will be taking place at this year’s World Series of Poker
Friday, June 5/Saturday, June 6: Millionaire Maker – The second Friday/Saturday of the series marks the return of the successful Millionaire Maker event with a couple new wrinkles sure to be a hit with players. In the 2015 iteration, players will begin with 7,500 in starting chips – an increase of 66.6 percent. The event moves to two starting days to make things more comfortable for players. The Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em event on June 5-6 will again feature a $1,500 investment, with the winner guaranteed to earn at least $1,000,000. The event will feature two starting flights, Flight A on June 5 at 10:00 AM and Flight B on June 6 at 10:00 AM. Eliminated Flight A players may re-enter Flight B. The tournament starts with no ante, and blinds of 25/50, giving players 150 big blinds at the outset. This event featured a record 7,977 entries in 2014 and the winner, Jonathan Dimmig earned $1,319,587 and the prize pool last year exceeded $10.7 million.
Friday, June 12/Saturday, June 13: Monster Stack – The no-doubt-about-it tournament of 2014 was the WSOP’s Monster Stack. It returns in 2015 with some new wrinkles. It will include two starting flights, one on Friday, June 12 and the other on Saturday, June 13. This year, both flights will begin at 10:00 AM. Players will begin with 15,000 in starting chips for their $1,500 investment, and with the move off of a Thursday start in 2014, the expectation is this event will exceed the record 7,863 unique entries and $10.6 million prize pool of its debut.
Friday, June 19: Seniors Championship – Easily one of the most anticipated events each summer, this year will be no exception. In 2014, the event attracted 4,425 entries, creating a $3,892,500 prize pool. Dan Heimiller captured the gold bracelet and the $627,462 first place prize. In 2015, the Seniors Championship will begin at 10:00 AM on June 19, with a special addition. Players will begin play with 5,000 in starting chips – an increase of 66.6% over the previous starting stack. The $1,000 buy-in event will see players start with 100 big blinds, with Level 1 starting with no ante and blinds at 25/50. In addition to the Seniors Event, this year a Super Seniors $1,000 buy-in event is being added for players ages 65 and older. The Super Seniors event is expected to be in close proximity to the Seniors event.
Thursday, June 25: Ladies Championship – The Ladies event in 2015 moves to a Thursday start at 12 noon. The $10,000 buy-in (90% off for ladies) event will also get a big boost in starting chips, with players getting 5,000 chips and a 100-big blinds for Level 1. The move to Thursday is in response to feedback of participants looking to maintain the option to play one of the big open No-Limit Hold’em events that run on the coinciding weekend.
Sunday, June 28: ONE DROP High Roller – With the Big One for ONE DROP on its biannual leave, the ONE DROP High Roller returns with a $111,111 buy-in at 1:00 PM on Sunday, June 28. If 2013 is any indication, this event stands to be the largest field for a six-figure buy-in of any tournament in the world. ONE DROP founder Guy Laliberté is one of the first commitments to the tournament, which drew a staggering 166 unique players with Anthony Gregg winning $4,830,619 in 2013. This event will continue with its charitable component.
Tuesday, June 30: Little One for ONE DROP – The fourth biggest tournament of 2014 returns with some terrific enhancements for the 2015 version. The event will now feature a $1,000 buy-in, with players getting an increased starting stack of 5,000 in chips, an increase of 25 percent. But better yet, if players pay an additional $111, they will be able to double their starting stack to 10,000 in chips. We call this add-on feature the “Donating for Double” with all $111 going directly to support our charity partner, the ONE DROP organization (www.ONEDROP.org). Players will be required to pay for their add-on at the time of registration if they elect that option. The event will feature two starting flights, Flight A at 10:00 AM on June 30 and Flight B at 4:00 PM the same day. This is also an unlimited re-entry event during the open registration period. Players may re-enter the same flight or the alternate flight as often as they wish. Same rules apply as original entry. $1,000 buy-in for 5,000 in chips, with 10,000 chips being the starting stack if a player adds-on the $111 “Donating for Double” feature.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
