It was announced today that two changes have been made to the 2008 World Series of Poker schedule to enable comprehensive 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. ESPN will begin airing coverage of the 39th edition of the WSOP in July.
