The 2020 World Series of Poker schedule just got a lot more exciting as 17 events were added to the calendar. The 51st WSOP runs from May 26-July 15 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and poker’s greatest festival will now include the “Freezeout Series.”
The “Freezeout Series” is a collection of 17 events that brings back poker to its purest form without the possibility to re-enter. With buy-ins ranging from $500 up to $5,000, these events will appeal to players of all levels but in particular, the recreational players that come out to Las Vegas for their one shot of glory.
$1,000,000 MYSTERY BOUNTY EVENT
On top of the additional freezeouts that have been added, the World Series of Poker is debuting a mindblowing new event titled “Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em”. This event will have a $1,000,000 in guaranteed bounties and at least one massive $250,000 bounty! What that means is that at least one player will receive one bounty worth what’s possibly near the top prize of this $1,500 buy-in event.
The Mystery Bounty event is a freezeout and starts with a 50,000 starting stack where a portion of the buy-ins go towards bounties. The size of the mystery bounties is assigned randomly per player and ranges from $2,500 up to $250,000. The standard bounty size for all other players will be $100. The size of the bounty for a given player will only be revealed when they cash out their bounty chip a the cage.
For the 2020 World Series of Poker, a $250,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em is making its debut on the schedule. Starting on June 27th, this three-day event will be the biggest buy-in of the schedule. In addition to this new event, a staple on the calendar, the $10,000 Heads Up Championship, will now be a $25,000 buy-in. This event will have a 64-player cap and will be first-come, first-serve and starts on May 31.
Here’s an overview of the events added to the 2020 WSOP schedule today.
| DATE |
EVENT |
BUY-IN |
CHIPS |
LEVELS |
Re-Entry |
TIME |
| May 27 |
Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
$1,000 |
20,000 |
30 minutes |
Freezeout |
11am |
| May 29 |
High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed |
$25,000 |
150,000 |
60 minutes |
1 |
3pm |
| May 31 |
Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em |
$25,000 |
150,000 |
20 minutes |
Freezeout |
6pm |
| June 4 |
Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
$1,500 |
25,000 |
40/60 minutes |
Freezeout |
11am |
| June 7 |
Forty Stack No-Limit Hold’em |
$1,000 |
40,000 |
30 minutes |
1 |
11am |
| June 11 |
Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
$2,500 |
35,000 |
40/60 minutes |
Freezeout |
11am |
| June 15 |
Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
$500 |
25,000 |
30 minutes |
Freezeout |
11am |
| June 18 |
Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
$3,000 |
40,000 |
40/60 minutes |
Freezeout |
1pm |
| June 19 |
Nine-Game Mix (6-Handed) |
$2,500 |
35,000 |
60 minutes |
1 |
3pm |
| June 21 |
Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
$5,000 |
50,000 |
40 minutes |
Freezeout |
3pm |
| June 27 |
Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
$250,000 |
1,500,000 |
60 minutes |
1 |
12noon |
| June 28 |
Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
($1 million in bounty guarantees; $250,000 max bounty |
$1,500 |
50,000 |
30 minutes |
Freezeout |
11am |
| July 6 |
Mixed No-Limit Hold’em; Pot-Limit Omaha (8-hand) |
$5,000 |
50,000 |
30 minutes |
1 |
6pm |
| July 7 |
High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha |
$50,000 |
300,000 |
40 minutes |
1 |
3pm |
| July 9 |
Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold’em |
$1,500 |
50,000 |
30 minutes |
1 |
12noon |
| July 12 |
No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
$800 |
40,000 |
30 minutes |
1 |
11am |
| July 13 |
Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em |
$1,000 |
20,000 |
20 minutes |
1 |
11am |
The 2020 World Series of Poker broadcast schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned to Poker Central for more information on both the Main Event and bracelet event schedule.
