The 2011 Five-Star World Poker Classic Will Take Place in May Instead of April
Recently Bellagio, Las Vegas, announced that next year’s Five-Star World Poker Classic will take place in May instead of April. The $25,000 no-limit hold’em World Poker Tour Championship event will run from May 21-27, 2011.
The 2011 WSOP will begin the day after the Five-Star World Poker Classic ends. It seems that the organizers are trying the grow the players field by catching them as they arrive in Las Vegas for the WSOP.
The 2010 WPT Championship, which ended last week, attracted just 195 players. This was the second lowest number ever registered. During season 1 were recorded 111 competitors.
The Bellagio tournament director Jack McClelland was aware of the fact that with the PokerStars European Poker Tour events in San Remo and Monte Carlo, that also take place in April, the chances to attract a massive field were small. So he decided it was time for a change.
McClelland declared: “We have hosted this tournament in the same time slot for a number of years and they scheduled right on top of us. I couldn’t overcome it. Maybe they didn’t put it on top of us on purpose; it could have been the only time they had available, but it has made it tough for us.”
Bellagio has also made a few changes to the upcoming Bellagio Cup VI schedule. The buy-in for the WPT championship event will drop from $15,000 down to $10,000.
Here is a look at the adjusted schedule for the 2011 Five-Star World Poker Classic:
Tuesday, May 3 – Event 1 ($500 no-limit hold’em event)
Wednesday, May 4 – Event 2 ($1,000 Omaha eight-or-better)
Wednesday, May 4 – Event 3 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Thursday, May 5 – Event 4 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Friday, May 6 – Event 5 ($1,000 H.O.R.S.E.)
Friday, May 6 – Event 6 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em w/rebuys)
Saturday, May 7 – Event 7 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, May 8 – Event 8 ($1,000 Seniors no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, May 8 – Event 9 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Monday, May 9 – Event 10 ($1,000 pot-limit Omaha w/rebuys)
Monday, May 9 – Event 11 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Tuesday, May 10 – Event 12 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Wednesday, May 11 – Event 13 ($1,000 pot-limit Omaha 8OB w/rebuys)
Wednesday, May 11 – Event 14 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Thursday, May 12 – Event 15 ($1,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven lowball w/rebuys)
Thursday, May 12 – Event 16 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Friday, May 13 – Event 17 ($1,000 Omaha eight-or-better)
Friday, May 13 – Event 18 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em w/rebuys)
Saturday, May 14 – Event 19 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, May 15 – Event 20 ($3,000 H.O.R.S.E.)
Sunday, May 15 – Event 21 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Monday, May 16 – Event 22 ($1,000 pot-limit Omaha w/rebuys)
Monday, May 16 – Event 23 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Tuesday, May 17 – Event 24 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em w/rebuys)
Wednesday, May 18 – Event 25 ($1,000 pot-limit Omaha w/rebuys)
Wednesday, May 18 – Event 26 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Thursday, May 19 – Event 27 ($5,000 no-limit hold’em)
Thursday, May 19 – Event 28 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em super satellite)
Friday, May 20 – Event 29 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em super satellite)
Friday, May 20 – Event 30 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em super satellite)
Saturday, May 21 – Event 31 ($25,000 WPT no-limit hold’em championship)
Saturday, May 21 – Event 32 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em super satellite)
Tuesday, May 24 – Event 33 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em w/rebuys)
Article by: Winiverse
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