The WSOP recently announced the official schedule of events for the 42nd annual World Series of Poker presented by Jack Link's Beef Jerky. The tournament series will run from May 31 - July 19 and will feature a total of 58  gold bracelets events, one more than last year.

The 2011 WSOP will kick off on Tuesday, May 31 at 5:00 PM, with a new event: a $25,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em Championship open to a maximum of 256 players. The opening weekend (June 4-5), also features a $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament, which includes two starting days on Saturday and Sunday at 12 noon. Day 2 for all surviving players will be played Monday, June 6.

The schedule also features "weekend warriors" events with affordable buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournaments for WSOP gold bracelets at $1,500 on Saturdays and $1,000 on Sundays. July 2 and 3 weekend will feature the only other multi-day start $1,000 tournament and will close with one last No Limit Hold'em extravaganza on Tuesday, July 5 at 12 noon.

The 42nd annual WSOP will close with the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship, also known as The Main Event. The Main Event action kicks off on Thursday, July 7 and will reach its final table (nine players) on Tuesday, July 19, at which time play will be halted for its now traditional 3 month pause. The WSOP Main Event will feature four starting days on July 7, July 8, July 9 and July 10, each day at 12 noon. The Main Event final table will run from November 5-7, and will be played before a live audience with special coverage on ESPN on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.

With the exception of the Main Event, all gold bracelet tournaments will begin at 12 noon and 5 PM Pacific Time each day, with a maximum of 10-one hour levels being played for the noon starts. The 5 PM events will be comprised of a maximum of eight one-hour levels on Day 1. Day 1 play is expected to conclude at 12:45 AM for noon starts and 2:00 AM for the 5 PM starts. For those advancing past the first day, re-starts for noon bracelet events will be at 2:30 PM, and 5 PM tournaments will restart at 3 PM, with a maximum of 10 levels being played each day until a champion is crowned. The Main Event features two-hour levels, with play beginning at 12 noon each day.

Pre-registration for the 2011 WSOP will be available on-site at the Main Cage of the Rio in Las Vegas and online through WSOP.com beginning February 7, 2011.

"Something for everyone is the best way to describe the 2011 World Series of Poker schedule. It's staggering to think that last year alone the WSOP hosted nine of the 17 largest tournaments in poker history. We had 44 events produce more than a $1 million prize pool, so we can't wait to get at it again and offer players at all levels the best poker action on the planet." said WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel.

All Caesars Entertainment properties in Las Vegas offer special reduced hotel room rates for entrants of WSOP bracelet events. Rates start as low as $69 for players staying at the host property, the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino. Imperial Palace Hotel offers rates as low as $35, and Bally's Hotel and Casino, Flamingo Las Vegas, Harrah's Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas and Caesars Palace provide WSOP player rates as low as $45-$110 a night.

2011 WSOP Schedule of events:

• Tue, May 31^st, 12:00 PM
• Event #1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em, Buy In: $500 (2-Day Event)
• Tue, May 31^st, 5:00 PM
• Event #2: Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship (256 Max), Buy In: $25,000 (4-Day Event)
• Wed, Jun 1^st, 12:00 PM
• Event #3: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 2^nd, 12:00 PM
• Event #4: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $5,000 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 2^nd, 5:00 PM
• Event #5: Seven Card Stud, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Fri, Jun 3^rd, 12:00 PM
• Event #6: Limit Hold'em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Fri, Jun 3^rd, 5:00 PM
• Event #7: Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event)
• Sat, Jun 4^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #8: No-Limit Hold'em, Buy In: $1000 (5-Day Event)
• Sat, Jun 4^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #9: 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit), Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Mon, Jun 6^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #10: No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Mon, Jun 6^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #11: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event)
• Tue, Jun 7^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #12: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Wed, Jun 8^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #13: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 Max), Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Wed, Jun 8^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #14: Limit Hold'em, Buy In: $3,000 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 9^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #15: Pot Limit Hold'em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 9^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #16: 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit), Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event)
• Fri, Jun 10^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #17: H.O.R.S.E. Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Sat, Jun 11^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #18: No-Limit Hold'em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Sat, Jun 11^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #19: Limit Hold'em / Six Handed, Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Sun, Jun 12^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #20: No-Limit Hold'em, Buy In: $1,000 (3-Day Event)
• Sun, Jun 12^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #21: Seven Card Stud Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event)
• Mon, Jun 13^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #22: Pot-Limit Omaha, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Mon, Jun 13^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #23: Eight Game Mix, Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Tue, Jun 14^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #24: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (2,000 Max), Buy In: $5,000 (3-Day Event)
• Tue, Jun 14^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #25: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better, Buy in: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Wed, Jun 15^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #26: No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed, Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Wed, Jun 15^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #27: Limit Hold'em Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 16^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #28: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 16^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #29: 10-Game Mix / Six Handed, Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Fri, Jun 17^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #30: Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship, Buy In: $1,000 (3-Day Event)
• Fri, Jun 17^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #31: Pot-Limit Omaha, Buy In: $3,000 (3-Day Event)
• Sat, Jun 18^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #32: No-Limit Hold'em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Sat, Jun 18^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #33: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event) Sun, Jun 19^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #34: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,000 (3-Day Event)
• Mon, Jun 20^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #35: Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed, Buy In: $5,000 (3-Day Event)
• Tue, Jun 21^st, 12:00 PM
• Event #36: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Tue, Jun 21^st, 5:00 PM
• Event #37: H.O.R.S.E. Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event)
• Wed, Jun 22^nd, 12:00 PM
• Event #38: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Wed, Jun 22^nd, 5:00 PM
• Event #39: Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha, Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 23^rd, 12:00 PM
• Event #40: No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed, Buy In: $5,000 (3-Day Event)
• Fri, Jun 24^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #41: Limit Hold’em Shootout, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Fri, Jun 24^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #42: Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event)
• Sat, Jun 25^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #43: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Sat, Jun 25^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #44: Seven Card Razz, Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Sun, Jun 26^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #45: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,000 (3-Day Event)
• Mon, Jun 27^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #46: No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (3-Day Event)
• Mon, Jun 27^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #47: Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better, Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Tue, Jun 28^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #48: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Tue, Jun 28^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #49: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit), Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Wed, Jun 29^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #50: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $5,000 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 30^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #51: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jun 30^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #52: Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit), Buy In: $2,500 (3-Day Event)
• Fri, Jul 1^st, 12:00 PM
• Event #53: Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship, Buy In: $1,000 (3-Day Event)
• Sat, Jul 2^nd, 12:00 PM
• Event #54: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,000 (5-Day Event)
• Sat, Jul 2^nd, 5:00 PM
• Event #55: The Poker Player's Championship, Buy In: $50,000 (5-Day Event)
• Tue, Jul 5^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #56: No-Limit Hold’em, Buy In: $1,500 (3-Day Event)
• Tue, Jul 5^th, 5:00 PM
• Event #57: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better, Buy In: $5,000 (3-Day Event)
• Thu, Jul 7^th, 12:00 PM
• Event #58: No-Limit Hold'em Championship, Buy In: $10,000 (13-Day Event)