2008 World Series of Poker Dates

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Just three months after the conclusion of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, Harrah's Entertainment announced the 2008 event will be held from May 30 to July 17, 2008 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

"There's just so much interest in the World Series of Poker, and in poker in general, we felt it was necessary to at least announce the dates of the event as soon as possible," said WSOP spokesperson Gary Thompson. "We're still working with the Players Advisory Council on the actual timeline of events, but we've had so many requests for the new dates we wanted to get that information out there as soon as we could."

Harrah's also announced Monday that players will be allowed to register for the event earlier than usual.

"We'll actually open the WSOP tournament room the week of May 26 for two special events," said Geno Iafrate, vice president and assistant general manager of the Rio. "This 'soft opening' will give players a chance to register early and avoid the lines we had last year during opening weekend ? our busiest time."