Caesars
Palace is excited to announce the schedule for the 2012 World Series of Poker
Warm-Up Series set to begin Friday, May 4. Thirty-three events, with more than
$365,000 in guaranteed prize pools, will be played across 17 days, culminating
in a final Wild Card Weekend tournament with at least one $25,300 seat to the
Big One for One Drop Mega Satellite event guaranteed. For every additional
$25,300 in the prize pool, one extra seat will be awarded to the satellite held
at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Saturday, June 30.
In
addition to the guaranteed prize pools, there will be 15 WSOP bracelet event
seats up for grabs for each of the 15 events that start at noon. Buy-ins for
the series range from $130 to the $560 Wild Card Weekend tournament, with the
first event kicking off at noon on Friday, May 4. Special events are scheduled
throughout the tournament offering many forms of poker besides No Limit
Hold’em, including Pot Limit Omaha, Mixed-Max No Limit Hold’em, Heads Up and
Double Stack Turbo. Re-entry is allowed for all tournaments except Heads-Up.
On
Saturday, May 5, there is a special $340 buy-in Children of Courage Charity
Event with $300 from each entry benefitting the Nevada Childhood Cancer
Foundation. A $200 add-on is available
on top of the $200 re-buy option, with all proceeds being donated to charity as
well. The only two-day event is the $350 buy-in tournament on Saturday, May 19
presented by All Vegas Poker and also includes a $3,000 buy-in seat at the 2012
WSOP.
Please
note that cash games and regular daily tournaments will still be occurring
around the clock. Single table satellites for all events will run daily from 9
a.m. to 11 p.m.
The
Caesars Palace Poker Room features a selection of the most popular poker games
including Texas Hold’em, Stud and Omaha . With more than 14,000 square feet,
including a 6,000-square-foot tournament area and 33 tournament tables, it is
the largest poker room on the Strip. More than 20 large-screen high-definition
televisions ornament the walls, along with original Leroy Neiman artwork and
Neil Leifer photographs. An extensive
menu and dedicated cocktail service allow players to have food and beverage
delivered directly to the tables during play.
Caesars Palace Poker Room Presents
WSOP Warm-Up
May 4 – May 20, 2012
$350,000 in Guaranteed Prize Pools and $20,000 ADDED in WSOP Bracelet Event Seats
Prize Pools and $20,000 ADDED in WSOP Bracelet Event Seats
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WSOP Bracelet Event Seat
Guaranteed Prize Pool
Starting Chips
Fri
5/4/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
$1,000 Seat
$20,000
15,000
4 p.m.
Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
30,000
Sat
5/5/2012
11:30 a.m.
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation presents Children Of Courage Charity Event
$300 + 40 $200 re-buys
3,000
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$200 + 40
20,000
4 p.m.
Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
30,000
Sun
5/6/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$200 + 40
$1,500 Seat
$30,000
20,000
4 p.m.
10% No-Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
15,000
Mon
5/7/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$200 + 40
$1,500 Seat
$30,000
15,000
4 p.m.
Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
30,000
Tue
5/8/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
$1,000 Seat
$20,000
20,000
4 p.m.
Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
30,000
Wed
5/9/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
$1,000 Seat
$20,000
15,000
4 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha
$100 + 30
15,000
Thu
5/10/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
$1,000 Seat
$20,000
15,000
4 p.m.
Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em (64 player Max)
$100 + 30
15,000
Fri
5/11/2012
10 a.m.
Seniors No-Limit Hold'em (One WSOP Seniors Championship Seat Added )
$100 + 30
$1,000 Seat
15,000
Fri
5/11/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$200 + 40
$1,500 Seat
$30,000
20,000
4 p.m.
Mixed-Max No Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
15,000
Sat
5/12/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$200 + 40
$1,500 Seat
$30,000
20,000
4 p.m.
Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
30,000
Sun
5/13/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
$1,000 Seat
$20,000
15,000
4 p.m.
Double Stack Turbo No Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
30,000
Mon
5/14/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
$1,000 Seat
$20,000
15,000
4 p.m.
Pot-Limit Big "O" - 8 or better Six Handed
$100 + 30
15,000
Tue
5/15/2012
Noon
No-Limit Hold'em
$100 + 30
$1,000 Seat
$20,000
15,000
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