It is one of the most anticipated days in the poker year. Players and fans alike ask for the schedule, the details of live and online tournaments for the summer series, for months prior to its release each year. And on February 23, 2022, the World Series of Poker revealed the schedule and other important information for the 2022 WSOP.
In mid-November 2021, the WSOP revealed the bookend dates of the next series: May 31 to July 19. They confirmed the new location – Bally’s and Paris on the Las Vegas Strip – and Vince Vaughn as the Master of Ceremonies.
Today, the World Series delivered the details to tie it all together.
When and Where
The official dates remain the same, essentially. The only change is that the 2022 WSOP will wrap on July 20, one day later than predicted.
The 2022 WSOP will be back to its regular summertime schedule, complete with the Main Event taking place in the first half of July.
Everything will happen at two neighboring Caesars Entertainment properties: Paris and Bally’s. The latter will soon transform into Horseshoe Las Vegas. Some of that transformation will take place prior to the start of the WSOP.
Poker action will take place in both the Paris and Bally’s/Horseshoe convention areas, which will be the largest space available to the WSOP in its 53-year history. It will provide more than 200,000 square feet of space and room for 600 poker tables. At this point, the totality of the logistics is not available, but the main cage will be located at the Paris, and the TV set for filming final tables will be in the Bally’s Event Center.
There is an indoor walkway connecting the two casinos, and they share a parking garage. More information about WSOP parking will be revealed in the coming months.
WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart called this upcoming WSOP a historic one because of the move to the Las Vegas Strip and the size of the venue. He also predicted this to be one of the most anticipated, likely because of the pandemic disruptions of the past two years. Covid-19 forced the cancellation of the live 2020 WSOP and restricted the 2021 WSOP via mask and vaccination mandates, as well as the limited ability for non-North American players to travel.
Live Schedule
There will be 88 tournaments at Bally’s/Horseshoe and Paris, plus a Tournament of Champions to wrap the series in mid-July. Note that the Main Event is highlighted below.
Event
Dates
Buy-in
Tournament Description
Reentry?
Chips
1
May 31-June 1
$500
NLHE Casino Employees
1
25,000
2
May 31-June 2
$100,000
NLHE High Roller Bounty
1
600,000
$25K bounties
3
June 1-3
$2,500
NLHE Freezeout
0
35,000
4
June 1-3
$1,500
Dealers Choice 6-Handed
1
25,000
19 game choices
5
June 2-7
$500
NLHE Housewarming
1/flight
50,000
$5M GTD, 4 flights, payouts each flight
6
June 2-4
$25,000
NLHE Heads-Up Championship
0
150,000
64-player max
7
June 3-5
$1,500
Omaha-8 Hi-Lo
0
25,000
8
June 4-6
$25,000
NLHE High Roller Bounty
1
150,000
9
June 4-6
$1,500
Seven-Card Stud
0
25,000
10
June 5-7
$10,000
Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship
0
60,000
11
June 6-7
$600
NLHE Deepstack
1
30,000
12
June 6-8
$50,000
NLHE High Roller 8-Handed
1
300,000
13
June 6-8
$1,500
Limit Hold'em
0
25,000
14
June 7-9
$1,500
NLHE 6-Handed
1
25,000
15
June 7-10
$10,000
Omaha-8 Hi-Lo Championship
0
60,000
16
June 8-11
$3,000
NLHE
1
40,000
17
June 8-10
$2,500
Limit Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
1
35,000
A-5, 2-7, Badugi
18
June 9-10
$1,000
NLHE Freezeout
0
20,000
19
June 9-12
$25,000
PLO-8 High Roller 8-Handed
2
150,000
20
June 9-11
$1,500
Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
1
25,000
21
June 10-14
$1,500
NLHE Monster Stack
0
50,000
2 flights, players busting A may enter B
22
June 10-12
$10,000
Seven-Card Stud Championship
0
60,000
23
June 11-13
$3,000
Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
0
40,000
24
June 12-13
$1,000
NLHE Flip & Go presented by GGPoker
Unlimited
20,000
Pineapple-style SNG in 1st round
25
June 12-13
$800
NLHE Deepstack
1
40,000
26
June 12-14
$10,000
Limit Hold'em Championship
0
60,000
27
June 13-15
$1,500
NLHE Shootout
0
25,000
2,000-player max
28
June 13-15
$50,000
PLO High Roller
2
300,000
29
June 13-15
$1,500
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
2
25,000
30
June 14-16
$1,000
PLO 8-Handed
2
20,000
31
June 14-16
$10,000
Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
0
60,000
32
June 15-17
$1,500
HORSE
0
25,000
LHE, O-8, Razz, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud-8
33
June 15-16
$3,000
NLHE 6-Handed
1
40,000
34
June 16-18
$1,500
NLHE Freezeout
0
25,000
35
June 16-18
$2,500
Mixed Big Bet
2
35,000
7 games
36
June 16-18
$1,500
Seven-Card Stud-8 Hi-Lo
0
25,000
37
June 17-21
$1,500
NLHE Millionaire Maker
1
25,000
$1M GTD for winner, 2 flights
38
June 17-19
$10,000
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
1
60,000
39
June 18-21
$3,000
PLO 6-Handed
2
40,000
40
June 18-20
$10,000
Seven-Card Stud-8 Hi-Lo Championship
0
60,000
41
June 19
$1,000
NLHE Super Turbo Bounty
0
20,000
$300 bounties
42
June 19-21
$100,000
NLHE High Roller
1
20,000
43
June 20-21
$500
NLHE Freezeout
0
25,000
44
June 20-23
$10,000
HORSE Championship
0
60,000
LHE, O-8, Razz, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud-8
45
June 21-23
$1,500
PLO 8-Handed
2
25,000
46
June 21-24
$5,000
NLHE 6-Handed
1
50,000
47
June 22-25
$1,000
NLHE Seniors Championship
1/flight
20,000
2 flights, ages 50+
48
June 22-24
$1,500
Eight-Game Mix 6-Handed
1
25,000
49
June 23-25
$2,000
NLHE
1
30,000
50
June 23-25
$250,000
NLHE Super High Roller
1
1,500,000
51
June 24-27
$400
NLHE Colossus
1/flight
40,000
2 flights, payouts each flight
52
June 24-26
$2,500
Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed
1
35,000
53
June 25-26
$5,000
Mixed NLHE-PLO 8-Handed
2
50,000
54
June 26-28
$500
NLHE Salute to Warriors
1
50,000
proceeds to USO and veterans' groups
55
June 26-28
$1,000
NLHE Tag Team
0
20,000
2-person teams, must register together
56
June 26-30
$50,000
Poker Players Championship 6-Handed
0
300,000
9 games
57
June 27-30
$600
NLHE Deepstack Championship
1
30,000
58
June 27-29
$1,500
PLO-8 Hi-Lo 8-Handed
2
25,000
59
June 28-July 1
$1,000
NLHE Super Seniors
1
20,000
ages 60+
60
June 28-30
$10,000
NLHE Short Deck
1
60,000
61
June 29-July 2
$1,000
NLHE Ladies Championship
1
20,000
$10K buy-in, women discounted to $1K
62
June 29
$1,500
NLHE Super Turbo Bounty
0
25,000
$500 bounties
63
June 29-July 2
$10,000
PLO-8 Hi-Lo 8-Handed Championship
0
60,000
64
June 30-July 1
$600
PLO Deepstack 8-Handed
2
30,000
65
June 30-July 2
$3,000
NLHE Freezeout
0
40,000
66
July 1-3
$1,000
NLHE Mini Main Event
0
60,000
67
July 1-2
$10,000
NLHE Super Turbo Bounty Freezeout
0
60,000
$3K bounties
68
July 2-6
$1,000
NLHE Million Dollar Bounty
0
40,000
4 flights, payouts each flight
bounties begin Day 2, top bounty $1M GTD
69
July 2-5
$10,000
PLO-8 8-Handed Championship
1/flight
60,000
70
July 3-16
$10,000
NLHE Main Event
0
60,000
4 flights, final table July 15-16
71
July 7-11
$1,111
NLHE One More for One Drop
Unlimited
40,000
3 flights, fees to One Drop
72
July 7-9
$1,500
Mixed Omaha
2
25,000
PLO-8, O-8, Big O
73
July 8-10
$1,500
Razz
0
25,000
74
July 9-11
$1,500
PLO Bounty 8-Handed
2
25,000
$500 bounties
75
July 10-14
$777
NLHE Lucky Sevens 7-Handed
Unlimited
40,000
3 flights, payouts each flight, $777,777 GTD for 1st
76
July 10-11
$1,979
NLHE Hall of Fame Bounty
Unlimited
30,000
HOF player bounties per induction year
77
July 11-13
$1,000
Mixed NLHE-PLO 8-Handed
2
25,000
78
July 11-13
$2,500
NLHE
1
35,000
79
July 12-14
$10,000
Razz Championship
0
60,000
80
July 13-14
$600
Mixed NLHE-PLO Deepstack 8-Handed
2
30,000
81
July 13-15
$5,000
NLHE Freezeout
0
50,000
82
July 14-15
$800
NLHE Deepstack 8-Handed
1
40,000
83
July 14-16
$50,000
NLHE High Roller
1
300,000
84
July 14-16
$3,000
HORSE
0
40,000
LHE, O-8, Razz, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud-8
85
July 15-17
$1,500
NLHE Closer
1/flight
50,000
2 flights, payouts each flight
86
July 15-17
$10,000
NLHE 6-Handed Championship
0
60,000
87
July 16-17
$5,000
NLHE 8-Handed
1
50,000
88
July 17
$1,000
NLHE Super Turbo
1
20,000
TOC
July 18-20
$0
NLHE Tournament of Champions
0
30,000
2022 bracelet winners & WSOPC ring winners
Online Schedule
There are 14 online bracelets events on the schedule. Some show availability only in Nevada and New Jersey, which currently share player pools via the multi-state online poker agreement. One tournament is set for Pennsylvania only, since it is not a part of the agreement.
However, half of the events are scheduled to run in Nevada, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It appears that the hope is to see Pennsylvania join the interstate poker agreement very soon. If that happens and the WSOP is able to connect all three player pools in time for the WSOP, they can share those events. If that doesn’t happen, it appears that Pennsylvania events will run alongside – but separate from – the Nevada-New Jersey events.
Also, since the WSOP has yet to launch a poker site in Michigan, there are no events for players in that state. Of course, that could change in the coming months.
Event
Dates
Buy-in
Tournament Description
Reentry?
State
1
June 5
$5,300
NLHE High Roller Freezeout
0
NV/NJ
2
June 5
$500
NLHE Big 500
3
NV/NJ/PA
3
June 12
$400
NLHE Ultra Deepstack
2
NV/NJ/PA
4
June 19
$1,000
PLO 6-Max
3
NV/NJ
5
June 19
$500
PLO 6-Max
3
PA
6
June 26
$600
NLHE Online Deepstack Championship
2
NV/NJ/PA
7
June 26
$500
NLHE Turbo Deepstack
2
NV/NJ
8
July 3
$500
NLHE Deepstack
2
NV/NJ/PA
9
July 10
$7,777
NLHE Lucky Sevens High Roller
1
NV/NJ
10
July 10
$1,000
NLHE Online Bracelet Championship
2
NV/NJ/PA
11
July 12
$3,200
NLHE High Roller 8-Max
2
NV/NJ
12
July 16
$777
NLHE Lucky Sevens Second Chance
3
NV/NJ/PA
13
July 17
$5,300
NLHE High Roller Freezeout
0
NV/NJ
14
July 17
$500
NLHE Summer Saver
3
NV/NJ/PA
Non-Bracelet Tournaments
As in the past, there will be daily, weekly, and special non-bracelet events available throughout the 2022 WSOP. They will run as follows:
Daily Deepstacks: June 1 – July 17-$250 buy-in at 2pm-$400 buy-in at 5pm (faster format)-$200 buy-in at 9pm (faster format)Monday HORSE Deepstack: June 6 – July 11-$250 buy-in at 3pmSeniors (50+) Weekly Deepstack: June 1 – July 13-$250 buy-in at 9amLadies Warm-Up: Tuesday, June 28-$1,500 buy-in but discount to $150 for women
Masks and Vaccines
As it stands now, there is no mask mandate in Las Vegas. If conditions remain as they are today, there will be no masks required at the WSOP. In addition, the WSOP will not require vaccine verification to play in the tournaments or cash games.
Of course, the coronavirus pandemic has shown itself to be quite unpredictable. Should there be another spike in cases, there is a chance that Nevada, Clark County, or Caesars could reimplement some type of restrictions or mandates. Undoubtedly, everyone is crossing their fingers to return to the WSOP of pre-pandemic times.
WSOP Registration
As was the case with the past years of WSOP action at the Rio, Paris and Bally’s/Horseshoe are part of the Caesars Entertainment family of casinos. This means players must possess a Caesars Rewards card to play. These are easy to obtain online or at any Caesars property. To do so at the time of the WSOP, there will be cages located in the Champagne Ballroom (in the Le Centre Des Conventions at Paris) to register for a new card. Those who had previously registered or done so online may obtain a reprint of their card at any Caesars Rewards kiosk.
Registration will open in May, with an exact date to be announced later.
Players will again be able to register online for WSOP events. In fact, the WSOP encourages them to do so to cut down on lines at registration desks. Each player must validate their identity – photo ID and Caesars Rewards card – at the Champagne Ballroom. In the meantime, players can use the BravoPokerLive.com website or app to register, beginning April 15. Then, they can visit any kiosk at Paris or Bally’s throughout the WSOP to print their seat cards.
Those who want to register for events in person may continue to do so in the Champagne Ballroom or at other cages throughout the convention centers. The main registration area will open at 9am on Tuesday, May 31, the first day of action. It will be open 24 hours per day throughout Sunday, July 17.
Buy-ins and Payouts
Players can register for WSOP events with cash, wire transfers, or cashiers’ checks in person, as well as Paris or Bally’s gaming chips, Paris tournament lammers, or tournament buy-in credits. They can use credit or debit cards – Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express – in person or online, as well as ACH transfers directly from bank accounts.
As in the past, players can establish WSOP tournament accounts via the BravoPokerLive app or website. They must verify their identity at the main cage in the Champagne Ballroom first, then transfer funds into the online account to easily pay for tournaments without delay.
Those who cash in or win a tournament must respond to the main cage in the Champagne Ballroom. At that point, they can request their payouts in cash, wire transfer, casino chips, check, or direct deposit to their online tournament account.
All players winning more than $5K net of the event buy-in must complete a tax form at the main cage. Players living in countries with a non-tax treaty may be subject to a 30% withholding tax.
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To see the full schedule, check out our WSOP 2022 Schedule page
