WSOP Tunica Poker Tournament Starts Today

by Bodog Poker | Jan 20 2010

The World Series of Poker circuit will make its usual stop in Tunica, Mississippi today, kicking off the first of 19 scheduled events. Action will run through Thursday, February 11. The tournament schedule will be highlighted by the $5,150 Championship No-Limit Holdem Tournament starting on Monday, February 8. The winner of the Main Event also gets an entry into the WSOP Main Event in July.

The 19 events will all be no limit holdem action and buy-ins will vary between $230 and $1080; other than the $5K Main Event. No other variants of poker will be played, which won't be popular will the professionals, but playing fields are expected to be full of amateur players taking advantage of the low stakes buy-ins. Last year William Landry won $183,974 for defeating David "Diggy" Dao in heads-up play to claim his first-ever WSOPC title. The event had 154 entrants and a $735,900 prize pool.

The full 2010 WSOP Tunica Poker Tournament 2010 schedule looks like this:

Event #1   Jan 20 -  $340 ($300+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #2   Jan 21-  $340 ($300+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #3   Jan 22 - $550 ($500+$50) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #4   Jan 23 - $340 ($300+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #5   Jan 24 - $230 ($200+$30) Seniors No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #6   Jan 25 - $230 ($200+$30) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #7   Jan 26 - $230 ($200+$30) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #8   Jan 27 - $340 ($300+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #9   Jan 28 - $340 ($300+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #10 Jan 29 - $440 ($400+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #11 Jan 30 - $550 ($500+$50) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #12 Jan 31 - $230 ($200+$30) Ladies No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #13 Feb 1 -  $340 ($300+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #14 Feb 2 -  $340 ($300+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #15 Feb 3 -  $340 ($300+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)

Event #16 Feb 4 -  $440 ($400+$40) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)
                 Feb 4 -  $230 ($200+$30) Mega Satellite to the $1,080 Event.

Event #17 Feb 5 - $550 ($500+$50) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)
                 Feb 5 - $230 ($200+$30) Mega Satellite to the $1,080 Event.

Event #18 Feb 6 - $1,080 ($1,000+$80) No-Limit Holdem (2 day event)
                 Feb 6 - $330 ($300+$30) Mega Satellite to the Championship Event.
                 Feb 7 - $330 ($300+$30) Mega Satellite to the Championship Event.
                 Feb 7 - $550 ($500+$50) Mega Satellite to the Championship Event.
                 Feb 7 - $1,080 ($1,000+$80) Mega Satellite to the Championship Event.

Event #19 Feb 8 - $5,150 ($5,000+$150) Championship No-Limit Holdem

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