The 2009 World Series of Poker schedule has been officially released. And there are plenty of new and exciting things going on this year!

Book your flight, book your hotel room and gather up your cash to get ready for the 2009 WSOP.

This will be the 40th year of the WSOP, which will begin with the Casino Employees game on May 27th follow by the 40th Anniversary Event with a $40,000 buy-in. The 2009 WSOP will continue to be run until July 15th, once the final table players have been named for the Main Event. The Main Event final table will then reconvene and action will start on November 7th.

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