According to 7 year WSOP Director Jack Effel, "This year’s WSOP schedule is very exciting”.  Effel said, “We’re introducing some fantastic new events, while bringing back many successful events. We will expand our footprint this year to include extra tables dedicated to cash games, as well as plenty of satellite and single-day tournament space, so players will have an easy time finding a desirable game without ever having to leave the Rio Convention Center.” 

The biggest news concerns the $10,000 Main Event. Due to the US Presidential Election, the November Nine will become the October Nine with the final table resuming on Sunday 28th October and the World Champion crowned on Tuesday 30th October. The starting days for the Main Event have also been reduced from four to three, staring on 7 July. Five levels will be played on each day with the scheduled rest day scrapped. The overall structure itself remains the same however, it's just the scheduling that has been tinkered with.