The World Series of Poker has officially released the full 2022 WSOP schedule. This tournament series is going to feature 88 live events and 14 online bracelet events. The festival is going to take place at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos on the Las Vegas Strip from May 31st to July 20th. One of the main news regarding this announcement was that players won’t be require to provide proff of vaccination against COVID-19.
This year, WSOP will return to its traditional summer slot after 2021 WSOP had to be hosted during the fall period due to COVID-19 concerns. In the following article we will provide you with a brief overview of what is known so far about 2022 WSOP. Read on for the full 2022 WSOP schedule.
Full 2022 World Series of Poker Schedule
Starting from May 31st, players will be able to participate in 2022 WSOP in a new venue. The festival is planned to have in-person registration, tournaments, satellites, and cash games. The series is going to kick off with a $100,000 High Roller Bounty and, according to the tradition, with a $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em event. On top of that, WSOP will also host a $500 buy-in Housewarming No-Limit Hold’em tournaments early in the series. These tournaments are organized to welcome players to the new venue with a $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Here is the full 2022 WSOP Live schedule:
| Event # | Dates | Buy-in | Tournament |
| 1 | May 31-June 1 | $500 | Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em |
| 2 | May 31-June 2 | $100,000 | High Roller Bounty NLH ($25k Bounties) |
| 3 | June 1-4 | $2,500 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| 4 | June 1-4 | $1,500 | Dealers Choice 6-Handed |
| 5 | June 2-7 | $500 | The Housewarming NLH ($5m Gtd) |
| 6 | June 2-4 | $25,000 | Heads-Up NLH Championship (64-Player Max) |
| 7 | June 3-5 | $1,500 | Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better |
| 8 | June 4-6 | $25,000 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed |
| 9 | June 4-6 | $1,500 | Seven Card Stud |
| 10 | June 5-7 | $10,000 | Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship |
| 11 | June 6-7 | $600 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| 12 | June 6-8 | $50,000 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed |
| 13 | June 6-8 | $1,500 | Limit Hold’em |
| 14 | June 7-9 | $1,500 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| 15 | June 7-10 | $10,000 | Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship |
| 16 | June 8-11 | $3,000 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed |
| 17 | June 8-10 | $2,500 | Limit Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (A-5,2-7,Badugi) |
| 18 | June 9-10 | $1,000 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| 19 | June 9-12 | $25,000 | High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha |
| 20 | June 9-11 | $1,500 | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw |
| 21 | June 10-14 | $1,500 | Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em |
| 22 | June 10-12 | $10,000 | Seven Card Stud Championship |
| 23 | June 11-13 | $3,000 | 6-Handed Limit Hold’em |
| 24 | June 12-13 | $1,000 | GGPoker Flip & Go No-Limit Hold’em |
| 25 | June 12-13 | $800 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| 26 | June 12-14 | $10,000 | Limit Hold’em Championship |
| 27 | June 13-15 | $1,500 | Shootout No-Limit Hold’em |
| 28 | June 13-15 | $50,000 | High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha |
| 29 | June 13-14 | $1,500 | No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw |
| 30 | June 14-16 | $1,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed |
| 31 | June 14-16 | $10,000 | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship |
| 32 | June 15-17 | $1,500 | H.O.R.S.E. |
| 33 | June 15-16 | $3,000 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| 34 | June 16-18 | $1,500 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| 35 | June 16-18 | $2,500 | Mixed Big Bet Event |
| 36 | June 16-18 | $1,500 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo |
| 37 | June 17-21 | $1,500 | Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em |
| 38 | June 17-19 | $10,000 | No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship |
| 39 | June 18-21 | $3,000 | 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha |
| 40 | June 18-20 | $10,000 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship |
| 41 | June 19 | $1,000 | Super Turbo Bounty NLH ($300 Bounties) |
| 42 | June 19-21 | $100,000 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| 43 | June 20-21 | $500 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| 44 | June 20-23 | $10,000 | H.O.R.S.E. Championship |
| 45 | June 21-23 | $1,500 | Pot-Limit Omaha |
| 46 | June 21-24 | $5,000 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| 47 | June 22-26 | $1,000 | Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (50+) |
| 48 | June 22-24 | $1,500 | Eight-Game Mix 6-Handed |
| 49 | June 23-25 | $2,000 | No-Limit Hold’em |
| 50 | June 23-25 | $250,000 | Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| 51 | June 24-27 | $400 | Colossus No-Limit Hold’em* |
| 52 | June 24-26 | $2,500 | Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed |
| 53 | June 25-26 | $5,000 | Mixed NLH/PLO |
| 54 | June 26-28 | $500 | Salute to Warriors USO Charity NLH |
| 55 | June 26-27 | $1,000/Team | Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em |
| 56 | June 26-30 | $50,000 | Poker Players Championship |
| 57 | June 27-30 | $600 | Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em |
| 58 | June 27-29 | $1,500 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better |
| 59 | June 28-July 1 | $1,000 | Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em (60+) |
| 60 | June 28-30 | $10,000 | Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em |
| 61 | June 29-July 2 | $1,000 | Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship |
| 62 | June 29 | $1,500 | Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em ($500 Bounties) |
| 63 | June 29-July 2 | $10,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship |
| 64 | June 30-July 1 | $600 | Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack |
| 65 | June 30-July 2 | $3,000 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em |
| 66 | July 1-3 | $1,000 | Mini Main Event |
| 67 | July 1-2 | $10,000 | Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em ($3k Bounties) |
| 68 | July 2-5 | $1,000 | Million Dollar Bounty NLH (Top Bounty is $1 Million) |
| 69 | July 2-5 | $10,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship |
| 70 | July 3-16 | $10,000 | Main Event |
| 71 | July 7-11 | $1,111 | One More for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em |
| 72 | July 7-9 | $1,500 | Mixed PLO Hi-Lo/”Big O”/Omaha Hi-Lo |
| 73 | July 8-10 | $1,500 | Razz |
| 74 | July 9-11 | $1,500 | Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed ($500 Bounties) |
| 75 | July 10-14 | $777 | Lucky 7’s NLH 7-Handed ($777,777 Gtd 1st Place) |
| 76 | July 10-11 | $1,979 | Poker Hall of Fame Bounty NLH (HOF’ers are Bounties) |
| 77 | July 11-13 | $1,500 | Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha |
| 78 | July 11-13 | $2,500 | No-Limit Hold’em |
| 79 | July 12-14 | $10,000 | Razz Championship |
| 80 | July 13-14 | $600 | Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| 81 | July 13-15 | $5,000 | Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed |
| 82 | July 14-15 | $800 | 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack |
| 83 | July 14-16 | $50,000 | High Roller No-Limit Hold’em |
| 84 | July 14-16 | $3,000 | H.O.R.S.E. |
| 85 | July 15-17 | $1,500 | The Closer No-Limit Hold’em* |
| 86 | July 15-17 | $10,000 | 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship |
| 87 | July 16-17 | $5,000 | 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em |
| 88 | July 17 | $1,000 | Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em |
| July 18-20 | Freeroll | Tournament of Champions (Invite-Only) |
As you can see from the tournament schedule, the 2022 WSOP is going to feature events with buy-ins ranging from $400 to $250,000. This gives a solid choice of events for players at all bankrolls. On top of that, there will be several non-NLH poker variations. Therefore, everyone can find an event that they like.
The 2022 WSOP Main Event is going to run from July 3rd to July 16th. This tournament returns to its traditional three-day opening session structure after six Day 1. This will be an opportunity for Koray Aldemir to defend his world title.
Here are the main 2022 WSOP schedule highlights:
- May 1-June 1: Event #2, $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty ($25k bounties)
- June 2-7: Event #5, $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold’em ($5 million guaranteed)
- June 9-12: Event #19: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
- June 19-21: Event #42, $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
- June 24-27: Event #51, $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em
- June 26-30: Event #56, $50,000 Poker Players Championship
- June 30-July 2: Event #61, $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship
- July 3-16: Event #70, $10,000 Main Event
- July 18-20: Tournament of Champions ($1 million guaranteed freeroll)
And here is a look at the 2022 WSOP Online bracelet schedule:
| Date | Buy-in | Tournament | States |
| June 5 | $5,300 | No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout | NV/NJ |
| June 5 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Big $500 | NV/NJ |
| June 12 | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Deepstack | NV/NJ |
| June 19 | $1,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha | NV/NJ |
| June 19 | $500 | Pot-Limit Omaha | PA |
| June 26 | $600 | Online Deepstack Championship | NV/NJ |
| June 28 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack | NV/NJ |
| July 3 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack | NV/NJ |
| July 10 | $7,777 | Lucky 7’s No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | NV/NJ |
| July 10 | $1,000 | No-Limit Hold’em Online Bracelet Championship | NV/NJ |
| July 12 | $3,200 | No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | NV/NJ |
| July 16 | $777 | No-Limit Hold’em Lucky 7’s Second Chance | NV/NJ |
| July 17 | $5,300 | No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Freezeout Encore | NV/NJ |
| July 17 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver | NV/NJ |
Another notable addition to the 2022 WSOP will be the return of an old favorite by the name of The Tournament of Champions. This is a freeroll, which is exclusive only to the 88 live bracelet winners in the 2022 WSOP and the 2022 WSOP Circuit ring. This tournament is going to take place from July 18th to July 20th and will be the final event of the 2022 WSOP this summer. The Tournament of Champions is going to feature a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. The Tournament of Champions was last held all the way back in 2010. It also ran from 2004 to 2006 and paid out great stacks to game’s biggest stars. This is going to be the first year when the Tournament of Champions is going to be held exclusively for bracelet winners. Before that the tournament was invite-only.
The Tournament of Champions was held in 2004 for the first time in the history of WSOP. Annie Duke won the inaugural TOC for the top prize of $2,000,000. In order to achieve this victory, Duke had to beat Phil Hellmuth in a heads-up duel. On top of that, she was the only player out of 10 in this freeroll to finish in the money. Mike Matusow has also managed to win this tournament for $1,000,000 in 2005. He was filled by Mike Sexton, who took it down for $1,000,000 in 2006, and Huck Seed, who won it for $500,000 in 2010.
TV Coverage and Other Details
Without a doubt, the 2022 World Series of Poker will feel much more normal than the one last year. First of all, it is going to be held during summer. Secondly, the WSOP has announced that it doesn’t have any plans at this time to require COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter the tournament. Face masks won’t be required as well. However, these rules can be changed if Nevada’s epidemiological conditions will require restrictions.
It was already made official that actor Vince Vaughn will serve as Master of Ceremonies during this summer festival. He will also participate in some WSOP events. His appearance is definitely going to attract more non-poker mainstream attention.
As mentioned previously, the main WSOP venue was changed to Paris’ convention center space. Most Day 1 tournaments will run there. PokerGO will provide live streams for 18 bracelet event final tables and at least 15 hours of the 2022 WSOP Main Event coverage. The full broadcast has not been announced yet.
