Registration for the 2009 World Series of Poker is now open.

Players can pre-register online at www.worldseriesofpoker.com.

The 40th edition of the WSOP will run from May 26 through July 15, 2009, and will include 57 bracelet tournaments, the WSOP said in a news release.

Buy-ins for open events will range from $1,000 to $50,000. The buy-in for the Main Event – the No-Limit Hold’em World Championship – remains at $10,000. The November Nine, the final nine participants of the Main Event, return Nov. 7-10 to declare a champion.

If you sign up, send me an email, so I can track you down when you get a bracelet.