2009 WSOP Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold Em

Event #26 in the 2009 WSOP is one of the Limit Hold ‘Em tournaments. This event is often perceived to be an ideal tourney for a newbie to start with, especially in consideration of the relatively low buy-in. Last year, this event attracted over 883 entries with a combined prize pool of $1,205,295 in the poker pot. This tourney is very similar to event # 24, although event 26 is a limit game where players can place wagers only as per predetermined limits. These bets are roughly twice the small or big blinds respectively. For example, if the small blind is $150, a player cannot wager more than $300 and if the corresponding big blind is $300, he cannot place more than $600 on the table. This event has an initial buy-in of $1,500.

The 2009 WSOP Event #26 Limit hold em tournament is being advertised as a three day affair. All levels last for 60 minutes with 20 minute breaks after every other level as in most games at the tournament. Players begin with $4,000 in chips. This year the event will be played across 30 levels as opposed to 28 levels in the previous year. 

Friday, June 12, 2009 to Sunday, June 14, 2009