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The 2025 World Series of Poker kicks off on May 27th with the $1,000-entry Mystery Millions, which has both a $1m guaranteed top prize and top bounty prize. All the tournaments where a bracelet is won take place at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas Casinos with the traditional curtain-raiser to the festival, the $500 entry Casino Employees Event on the first day of the schedule too, a fine reward for hard-working staff from around the world who help put poker events on all year round.
In the opening week of the 2025 WSOP, there are a total of 15 events taking place – four less than in 2024 – and the pace increases throughout the series, with July 16 being the final day of the WSOP and the day that Event #100 takes place, the $1,000 buy-in Super Turbo No Limit Hold’em event being the final one on the schedule.
As always, most players will cast their eyes down the schedule to find the $10,000 WSOP Main Event, which last year awarded the winner, Jonathan Tamayo the $10 million top prize. This year’s Main Event kicks off on July 2 and ends on the final day of the festival, July 16.
Elsewhere on the schedule, favorites such as the $400-entry Colossus (June 4), $1,000 buy-in Ladies Championship (June 26) and $1,000-entry Tag Team (June 24) events all jostle for position among some big-ticket majors, such as the $50,000 Poker Players Championship (Jun 24), $250,000 Super High Roller (June 15) and $100,000 High Roller (June 11).
Here’s the full schedule of events at the 56th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas:
Start Date | Time | # | Tournament Details | Entry |
Tue May 27 | Noon | 1 | Mystery Millions | $1,000 |
Tue May 27 | 2pm | 2 | Industry Employees No-Limit Hold’em | $500 |
Wed May 28 | Noon | 3 | 8-Max NLHE | $5,000 |
Wed May 28 | 2pm | 4 | 8-Max Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $1,500 |
Thu May 29 | Noon | 5 | 8-Max Pot-Limit Omaha | $5,000 |
Thu May 29 | 2pm | 6 | Seven Card Stud | $1,500 |
Fri May 30 | Noon | 7 | Heads Up NLHE Championship (64 player max) | $25,000 |
Fri May 30 | 2pm | 8 | 6-Max Dealers Choice | $1,500 |
Sat May 31 | 2pm | 9 | 8-Max Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | $10,000 |
Sat May 31 | 10am | 10 | NLHE Deepstack | $600 |
Sun June 1 | Noon | 11 | 8-Max NLHE Mystery Bounty | $10,000 |
Sun June 1 | 2pm | 12 | 7-Max No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | $1,500 |
Mon June 2 | 10am | 13 | 6-Max NLHE | $1,500 |
Mon June 2 | Noon | 14 | 8-Max High Roller PLO/NLH Mix | $25,000 |
Mon June 2 | 2pm | 15 | 7-Max PLO Hi-Lo 8, Omaha Hi Lo 8 & Big O Mix | $1,500 |
Tue June 3 | 10am | 16 | 8-Max PLO Deepstack | $600 |
Tue June 3 | Noon | 17 | No-Limit Hold’em | $2,000 |
Tue June 3 | 2pm | 18 | 6-Max Dealers Choice Championship | $10,000 |
Wed June 4 | 10am | 19 | NLHE Colossus | $500 |
Wed June 4 | Noon | 20 | NLHE Shootout | $1,500 |
Wed June 4 | 2pm | 21 | 8-Max PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $1,500 |
Thu June 5 | Noon | 22 | 6-Max NLHE High Roller | $25,000 |
Thu June 5 | 2pm | 23 | Badugi | $1,500 |
Fri Jun 6 | Noon | 24 | 8-Max PLO Double Board Bomb Pot | $1,500 |
Fri Jun 6 | 2pm | 25 | Seven Card Stud Championship | $10,000 |
Sat Jun 7 | Noon | 26 | 8-Max NLHE High Roller | $25,000 |
Sat Jun 7 | 2pm | 27 | Big O (Five Card PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better) | $1,500 |
Sun Jun 8 | 10am | 28 | 8-Max NLHE/PLO Deepstack Mix | $600 |
Sun Jun 8 | Noon | 29 | No-Limit Hold’em | $2,500 |
Sun Jun 8 | 2pm | 30 | 7-Max No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | $10,000 |
Mon June 9 | 10am | 31 | 8-Max NLHE Deepstack | $800 |
Mon June 9 | Noon | 32 | 8-Max NLHE High Roller | $50,000 |
Mon June 9 | 2pm | 33 | 8-Max Limit Hold’em | $1,500 |
Tue June 10 | 10am | 34 | NLHE Super Turbo Bounty ($500 Bounty) | $1,500 |
Tue June 10 | Noon | 35 | NLHE Freezeout | $3,000 |
Tue June 10 | 2pm | 36 | 8-Max PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | $10,000 |
Wed June 11 | 10am | 37 | NLHE Monster Stack | $1,500 |
Wed June 11 | Noon | 38 | NLHE High Roller | $100,000 |
Wed June 11 | 2pm | 39 | 8-Max H.O.R.S.E. | $1,500 |
Thu June 12 | Noon | 40 | NLHE Seniors High Roller | $5,000 |
Thu June 12 | 2pm | 41 | 8-Max Limit Hold’em Championship | $10,000 |
Fri June 13 | Noon | 42 | 8-Max PLO | $1,000 |
Fri June 13 | 2pm | 43 | Razz | $1,500 |
Sat June 14 | 2pm | 44 | Big O Championship (Five Card PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better) | $10,000 |
Sun June 15 | 10am | 45 | NLHE Salute to Warriors | $500 |
Sun June 15 | Noon | 46 | NLHE Super High Roller | $250,000 |
Sun June 15 | 2pm | 47 | 8-Max Omaha Hi-Lo 8 & Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 Mix | $2,500 |
Mon June 16 | 10am | 48 | Seniors NLHE Championship (50+) | $1,000 |
Mon June 16 | Noon | 49 | 6-Max NLHE | $3,000 |
Mon June 16 | 2pm | 50 | Razz Championship | $10,000 |
Tue June 17 | Noon | 51 | 8-Max PLO High Roller | $25,000 |
Tue June 17 | 2pm | 52 | NLHE Freezeout | $1,500 |
Wed June 18 | 10am | 53 | NLHE Millionaire Maker | $1,500 |
Wed June 18 | Noon | 54 | 8-Max PLO | $1,500 |
Wed June 18 | 2pm | 55 | 8-Max H.O.R.S.E. Championship | $10,000 |
Thu June 19 | 2pm | 56 | Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (2-7, A-5, Badugi) | $2,500 |
Fri June 20 | 2pm | 57 | PLO High Roller | $50,000 |
Sat June 21 | 2pm | 58 | 7-Max Nine Game Mix | $3,000 |
Sun June 22 | 10am | 59 | NLHE Battle of the Ages (Over 50> Flight A/<50 Flight B) | $1,000 |
Sun June 22 | 2pm | 60 | 6-Max Limit Hold’em | $3,000 |
Mon June 23 | 10am | 61 | NLHE Freezeout | $500 |
Mon June 23 | Noon | 62 | 6-Max NLHE | $5,000 |
Mon June 23 | 2pm | 63 | 6-Max Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | $1,500 |
Tue June 24 | 10am | 64 | NLHE Super Seniors (60+) | $1,000 |
Tue June 24 | Noon | 65 | NLHE Tag Team ($1,000 per team) | $1,000 |
Tue June 24 | 2pm | 66 | 7-Max Poker Players Championship | $50,000 |
Wed June 25 | 10am | 67 | NLHE Gladiators of Poker | $300 |
Wed June 25 | Noon | 68 | No-Limit Hold’em | $3,000 |
Wed June 25 | 2pm | 69 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $1,500 |
Thu June 26 | Noon | 70 | Ladies NLHE Championship (*$10,000 non-female entry) | $1,000* |
Thu June 26 | 2pm | 71 | 6-Max Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | $10,000 |
Fri June 27 | Noon | 72 | 8-Max NLHE Super Turbo Bounty ($3,000 Bounty) | $10,000 |
Fri June 27 | 2pm | 73 | 6-Max Eight Game Mix | $1,500 |
Sat June 28 | 2pm | 74 | 8-Max PLO Championship | $10,000 |
Sun June 29 | 10am | 75 | NLHE Mini Main Event | $1,000 |
Sun June 29 | 2pm | 76 | 6-Max Mixed Big Bet Event | $2,500 |
Mon June 30 | 2pm | 77 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | $10,000 |
Tue July 1 | 10am | 78 | NLHE PokerNews Deepstack Championship | $600 |
Tue July 1 | 2pm | 79 | PLO High Roller | $100,000 |
Wed July 2 | 10am | 80 | NLHE Summer Celebration | $800 |
Wed July 2 | Noon | 81 | NLHE Main Event World Championship | $10,000 |
Wed July 2 | 2pm | 82 | 6-Max Eight Game Mixed Championship | $10,000 |
Thu July 3 | 2pm | 83 | NLHE Freezeout | $2,500 |
Fri July 4 | 5pm | 84 | No-Limit Holdem | $1,000 |
Sun July 6 | 10am | 85 | NLHE Ultra Stack | $600 |
Tue July 8 | 10am | 86 | $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha | $1,000 |
Tue July 8 | 2pm | 87 | NLHE Super Turbo Bounty ($1,500 Bounty) | $5,000 |
Wed July 9 | Noon | 88 | 8-Max NLHE High Roller | $50,000 |
Wed July 9 | 2pm | 89 | NLHE Mid-Stakes Championship | $3,000 |
Thu July 10 | 10am | 90 | 7-Max NLHE Lucky 7’s | $777 |
Thu July 10 | Noon | 91 | 6-Max Pot-Limit Omaha | $1,500 |
Fri July 11 | Noon | 92 | NLHE Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | $1,979 |
Fri July 11 | 2pm | 93 | 8-Max T.O.R.S.E. | $3,000 |
Sat July 12 | 2pm | 94 | 6-Max NLHE Championship | $10,000 |
Sun July 13 | 10am | 95 | NLHE Deepstack | $800 |
Sun July 13 | 2pm | 96 | 6-Max Pot-Limit Omaha | $3,000 |
Mon July 14 | 10am | 97 | NLHE The Closer | $1,500 |
Mon July 14 | 2pm | 98 | 8-Max High Roller H.O.R.S.E. | $25,000 |
Tue July 15 | 2pm | 99 | 8-Max No-Limit Hold’em | $5,000 |
Wed July 16 | 10am | 100 | NLHE Super Turbo | $1,000 |
For those looking to win their way into these events at a discount, you’ll want to check out our breakdown on WSOP 2025 Main Event page.