Two of the WSOP Events Swap
It has been announced that there will be two changes in this years World Series of Poker schedule. The $50,000 buy-in World Championship HORSE event, originally scheduled to start at noon on Sunday, June 22, is now set to begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 25. The $2,500 buy-in 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball contest originally scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. June 25 is now set to start at noon on June 22. This swap was made done to ensure the best coverage by ESPN for the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. World Championship. The biggest buy-in tournament of the series of was originally scheduled for Sunday, June 22 at noon but will now begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25. It is switching places with the $2,500 buy-in deuce-to-seven triple-draw lowball event which has been changed to begin on Sunday, June 22 at noon. The 2008 WSOP will run from May 30-July 16. Fifty-five bracelets will be awarded during the series including the $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em World Championship that begins July 3.
