The biggest Poker Carnival in the world, the World Series of Poker, is back again this year. After weeks of speculation and rumors, the official word from WSOP is out and the schedule has been released with the tournament starting from May 31 to July 20 on the Las Vegas strip. Another exciting news about this year’s event is that there won’t be any Coronavirus interference and players don’t need to provide proof for vaccination.
Last year’s WSOP was very sloppy and a bit different due to the Corona strike in America and the change in the format of the games. But this year, it has returned to its old format with the tournament coming at the old summer slot. Although there is a change of venue this time around from Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino to WSOP’s original home.
WSOP 2022 Full Schedule
The tournament will kick off on 31st May with in-person registration, tournaments, satellites, and cash games. The first two bracelet events will have the same usual $100,000 high roller bounty right out of the gates and $500 casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em event.
| Dates | Buy-In | Tournament |
| May 31-1 June | $500 | Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em |
| May 31-1June | $100,000 | High Roller Bounty NLH ($25k Bounties) |
| June 1-4 | $2,500 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 1-4 | $1,500 | Dealers Choice 6-Handed |
| June 2-7 | $500 | The Housewarming NLH ($5m Gtd) |
| June 2-4 | $25,000 | Heads-Up NLH Championship (64-Player Max) |
| June 3-5 | $1,500 | Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better |
| June 4-6 | $25,000 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed |
| June 4-6 | $1,500 | Seven Card Stud |
| June 5-7 | $10,000 | Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship |
| June 6-7 | $600 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| June 6-8 | $50,000 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed |
| June 6-8 | $1,500 | Limit Hold’em |
| June 7-9 | $1,500 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 7-10 | $10,000 | Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship |
| June 8-11 | $3,000 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed |
| June 8-10 | $2,500 | Limit Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (A-5,2-7,Badugi) |
| June 9-10 | $1,000 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 9-12 | $25,000 | High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha |
| June 9-11 | $1,500 | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw |
| June 10-14 | $1,500 | Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 10-12 | $10,000 | Seven Card Stud Championship |
| June 11-13 | $3,000 | 6-Handed Limit Hold’em |
| June 12-13 | $1,000 | GGPoker Flip & Go No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 12-13 | $800 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| June 12-14 | $10,000 | Limit Hold’em Championship |
| June 13-15 | $1,500 | Shootout No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 13-15 | $50,000 | High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha |
| June 13-14 | $1,500 | No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw |
| June 14-16 | $1,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed |
| June 14-16 | $10,000 | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship |
| June 15-17 | $1,500 | H.O.R.S.E. |
| June 15-16 | $3,000 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 16-18 | $1,500 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 16-18 | $2,500 | Mixed Big Bet Event |
| June 16-18 | $1,500 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo |
| June 17-21 | $1,500 | Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 17-19 | $10,000 | No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship |
| June 18-21 | $3,000 | 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha |
| June 18-20 | $10,000 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship |
| June 19 | $1,000 | Super Turbo Bounty NLH ($300 Bounties) |
| June 19-21 | $100,000 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 20-21 | $500 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 20-23 | $10,000 | H.O.R.S.E. Championship |
| June 21-23 | $1,500 | Pot-Limit Omaha |
| June 21-24 | $5,000 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 22-26 | $1,000 | Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (50+) |
| June 22-24 | $1,500 | Eight-Game Mix 6-Handed |
| June 23-25 | $2,000 | No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 23-25 | $250,000 | Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 24-27 | $400 | Colossus No-Limit Hold’em* |
| June 24-26 | $2,500 | Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed |
| June 25-26 | $5,000 | Mixed NLH/PLO |
| June 26-28 | $500 | Salute to Warriors USO Charity NLH |
| June 26-27 | $1,000/Team | Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 26-30 | $50,000 | Poker Players Championship |
| June 27-30 | $600 | Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 27-29 | $1,500 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better |
| June 28-July 1 | $1,000 | Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (60+) |
| June 28-30 | $10,000 | Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
| June 29-July 2 | $1,000 | Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship |
| June 29 | $1,500 | Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em ($500 Bounties) |
| June 29-July 2 | $10,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship |
| June 30-July 1 | $600 | Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack |
| June 30-July 2 | $3,000 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| July 1-3 | $1,000 | Mini Main Event |
| July 1-2 | $10,000 | Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em ($3k Bounties) |
| July 2-5 | $1,000 | Million Dollar Bounty NLH (Top Bounty is $1 Million) |
| July 2-5 | $10,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship |
| July 3-16 | $10,000 | Main Event |
| July 7-11 | $1,111 | One More for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em |
| July 7-9 | $1,500 | Mixed PLO Hi-Lo/”Big O”/Omaha Hi-Lo |
| July 8-10 | $1,500 | Razz |
| July 9-11 | $1,500 | Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed ($500 Bounties) |
| July 10-14 | $777 | Lucky 7’s NLH 7-Handed ($777,777 Gtd 1st Place) |
| July 10-11 | $1,979 | Poker Hall of Fame Bounty NLH (HOF’ers are Bounties) |
| July 11-13 | $1,500 | Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha |
| July 11-13 | $2,500 | No-Limit Hold’em |
| July 12-14 | $10,000 | Razz Championship |
| July 13-14 | $600 | Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| July 13-15 | $5,000 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed |
| July 14-15 | $800 | 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| July 14-16 | $50,000 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| July 14-16 | $3,000 | H.O.R.S.E. |
| July 15-17 | $1,500 | The Closer No-Limit Hold’em* |
| July 15-17 | $10,000 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship |
| July 16-17 | $5,000 | 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| July 17 | $1,000 | Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em |
| July 18-20 | Freeroll | Tournament of Champions (Invite-Only) |
A total of 90 events will be held at WSOP featuring buy-ins from $400 to $250,000 which includes various non-NLH variations and solid mix events at all bankrolls. Most importantly eyes will be on Koray Aldemir who will defend his title from July 3.
WSOP Schedule Highlights
- 1 May to June 1, $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty
- June 2 to 7, $500 The Housewarming No-Limit
- June 9 to 12, $25,000 High Roller No-Limit
- June 19 to 21, $100,000 High Roller No-Limit
- June 24 to 27, $400 Colossus
- June 26 to 30, $50,000 Poker Player championship
- June 30 to July 2, $1,000 Ladies No-Limit
- July 3 to 16, $10,000 Main Event
- July 18 to 20, Tournament of Champions
WSOP 2022 Online Bracelet Schedule
| Date | Buy-In | Tournament |
| June 5 | $5,300 | No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout |
| June 5 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Big $500 |
| June 12 | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Deepstack |
| June 19 | $1,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha |
| June 19 | $500 | Pot-Limit Omaha |
| June 26 | $600 | Online Deepstack Championship |
| June 28 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack |
| July 3 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| July 10 | $7,777 | Lucky 7’s No-Limit Hold’em High Roller |
| July 10 | $1,000 | No-Limit Hold’em Online Bracelet Championship |
| July 12 | $3,200 | No-Limit Hold’em High Roller |
| July 16 | $777 | No-Limit Hold’em Lucky 7’s Second Chance |
| July 17 | $5,300 | No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout Encore |
| July 17 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver |
Tournament of Champions
With the return of the old method and slot, the most exciting and all-time favorite “The Tournament of Champions” will return and is set to take place on July 18-20. The Tournament of Champions will be the final event of the 53rd Summer Poker festival.
The prize pool of this event will be $1 Million. The tournament of Champions took place last time way back in 2010 but with a bigger prize pool and hype, the Tournament of Champions is touted to be the biggest attraction of the 53rd Annual Summer Poker Festival.
Last time Huck Seed won Tournament of Champions in 2010 and took $500,000 home but this time, the prize money is doubled and a wait of 12 years makes Tournament of Champions even more special.
Broadcasting, Vaccination, Ambassador, etc.
The 2022 World Series of Poker is set to return to its old method and this time around there are no exceptions due to Coronavirus. Firstly players don’t need to be vaccinated in order to participate in tournaments and face masks are not compulsory as well.
Hollywood Actor Vince Vaughn will be the face of the event and serve as Master of Ceremonies. Interestingly he himself would participate in some WSOP events which definitely is going to make big headlines.
Unfortunately for players with a change in venue, there won’t be big parking stations and people will have a hard time finding the right station. Although there are many commercial parking stations near Horseshoe where players can park their vehicles.
Day 1 coverage will start from Paris’ convention center where most of day 1 events are set to take place. Fortunately, the Bally’s and Paris convention center spaces are interconnected so players will not have many problems in shifting the stations.
Like old times, PokerGo and CBS Sports Network have Broadcasting rights for this year’s World Series of Poker. 18 Bracelet event final tables will be live-streamed on PokerGo and whole 15-hour coverage will be provided. Although the official Broadcasting schedule is yet to be announced.
