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ESPN has released their TV schedule for the 2009 WSOP and it basically consists of two actual WSOP events. (Bodog Beat Image)

ESPN has always tried to come up with the best combination of WSOP events to air to garner the best ratings possible. Last year there was a good amount of diversity among the events, with the $50,000 HORSE event being given good air time, and the ESPN cameras were a familiar sight in the Amazon Room at the Rio over the seven weeks of the WSOP. However, with the anouncement of the ESPN TV schedule for the 2009 WSOP, the focus this year will be on No Limit Hold'em and charity/invitational events.

Of the 57 events that will take place during the 2009 WSOP only two of them will actually be seen on ESPN, the $40,000 buy-in Special 40th Anniversary event and the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. The other two events on the schedule are the Ante Up For Africa charity event and the WSOP Champions Invitational. So, it looks like the focus this year will be big names (poker and celebs), big money and big fields with any mixed games or smaller events completely missing.

Below is the full TV schedule lineup:

July 28 8:00 PM ET – Special 40th Annual $40,000 No Limit Hold’em
July 28 9:00 PM ET – Special 40th Annual $40,000 No Limit Hold’em
August 4 8:00 PM ET – WSOP Champions Invitational
August 4 9:00 PM ET – WSOP Champions Invitational
August 11 8:00 PM ET – Ante Up For Africa Celebrity-Charity Event
August 11 9:00 PM ET – Ante Up For Africa Celebrity-Charity Event
August 18 8:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 1A
August 18 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 1A
August 25 8:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 1B
August 25 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 1B
September 1 8:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 1C
September 1 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 1C
September 8 8:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 1D
September 8 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 1D
September 15 8:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 2A
September 15 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 2A
September 22 8:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 2B
September 22 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 2B
September 29 8:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 3
September 29 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 3
October 6 8:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 4
October 6 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 4
October 13 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 5
October 13 10:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 5
October 20 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 6
October 20 10:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 6
October 27 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 7
October 27 10:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 7
November 3 9:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 8
November 3 10:00 PM ET – Main Event Day 8
November 10 8:00PM ET – Final Table Preview Show
November 10 9-11:00 PM ET – Main Event Final Table

The good thing for you is that you can still get your face on TV courtesy of the Bodog Flight Club promotion. Qualify online for the WSOP and you can get a spot at the 2009 WSOP Main Event with the chance to win millions and for all of your friends to see it happen.