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Events swap at WSOP

2008-02-19 10:23:40

Changes have been made to the schedule for this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP), it has been reported.

The $50,000 buy-in HORSE world championship has been moved from Sunday June 22nd to Wednesday June 25th, following a swap with the $2,500 buy-in deuce-to-seven triple-draw lowball tournament, according to Card Player.

ESPN is responsible for the switch, which will allow the sports broadcaster to give greater coverage to the richest buy-in event of the series.

The WSOP begins on Friday May 30th at Harrah's Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It will continue until July 16th, with 55 winners' bracelets up for grabs.

July 3rd will signal the start of the main event - the $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em world championship. Jerry Yang won last year, defeating more than 6,000 participants to take home $8.25 million in prize money.

ESPN has televised the WSOP in all but three years since 1988.

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