The 2013 World Series of Poker is coming right up, starting Wednesday, May 29 and running through Monday, July 15, 2013.

It’s time once again for another World Series of Poker, with the 2013 WSOP taking place from this Wednesday, 29th May through Monday, 15th July. It all starts with day one of the two-day Event #1, the $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold’em tournament, followed later that day by Event #2, the eight-handed $5,000 No Limit Holdem event. Besides Texas Hold’em the WSOP schedule features events in Omaha, 7-Card Stud, H.O.R.S.E., Razz and more. It includes Fixed Limit and Pot Limit versions of games in addition to No Limit. And includes special events like the Millionaire Maker or the Seniors Championship.

This is also when we’ll find out which 9 players will be in the running for the WSOP Championship crown currently held by 2012 WSOP Main Event winner Greg Merson. In the past several years the WSOP Main Event grand prize for the winner amounted to $8,000 to $9,000. And this year in addition to the $10,000 NL Hold’em main event there will also be a $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha main event starting one day earlier.

Meanwhile, this first WSOP gold bracelet event to take place on U.S. soil outside Las Vegas just recently took place, the invitation-only WSOP National Championship, from which Jonathan Hilton of Staten Island, NY emerged the 2013 winner. Eligibility for this event depends purely on performance at the live poker tables over the year preceding the big event.