The World Series of Poker decided to make all of its announcements before the summer WSOP gets underway, and that included the unveiling of the next WSOP Circuit schedule. It will be the 16th WSOPC season and ready to launch on July 17 in Oklahoma, just one day after the final table of the WSOP Main Event happens in Las Vegas.
Currently, the last of the 2018-2019 season of the WSOPC is happening at Harrah’s New Orleans through May 20, and the international circuit still has one more stop remaining in its current season. That event will take place at the Casino de Marrakech in Morocco from June 15-30.
True Season-Ender
Officially, the current WSOP Circuit season won’t be over until it hosts the Global Poker Championship, which is not scheduled until August. That will give the stars of the 2018-2019 season the chance to come together for one three-day finale August 6-8 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in North Carolina, complete with a $1 million guarantee on the prize pool and a gold bracelet for the winner.
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Players who won WSOPC Main Event gold rings or Casino Champion titles throughout the season will be entered automatically into the Global Poker Championship, as will the top 50 players on the points leaderboard. The seats are worth $10K each, along with travel expenses and hotel accommodations. Others who won gold rings can buy in to the tournament.
Changes for a New Season
The WSOP executives promise the 2018-2019 season to offer more stops and payouts than any other thus far. All main events and high roller tournaments at each stop will also be covered via live updates by PokerNews.
Players will also find that the big blind ante format will now be used in each tournament, something that the WSOP has implemented across the board.
In addition, more players will be receiving a piece of the prize pool. In the past the top 10% of the field received payouts, but that percentage has increased to approximately 15% for the new season.
Each tour stop will offer at least 12 official gold ring events, and they will range from $250 buy-ins to $1,700 for the Main Event. As often as possible, each series will begin on a Thursday and start the Main Event on the second Friday of that series. That will include two weekends at each stop.
A Schedule Almost Set in Stone
Anything may happen to change a tournament stop or the details therein, per regulatory and casino rules out of the WSOP’s control, but the following schedule is as firm as possible at this stage.
Each stop’s exact schedule will be released as the date nears, complete with buy-ins, event dates, and structure sheets.
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2019 StopsJuly 17-29: Choctaw Durant in OklahomaAugust 1-12: Harrah’s Cherokee in North CarolinaAugust 15-26: Foxwoods in ConnecticutAugust 29 – September 9: Ameristar St. Charles in St. Louis, MissouriSeptember 5-16: Thunder Valley in Sacramento, CaliforniaSeptember 12-23: Potawatomi in Milwaukee, WisconsinSeptember 17-29: WSOP Online for New Jersey playersSeptember 19-30: Seminole Coconut Creek in FloridaSeptember 26 – October 7: Horseshoe Southern IndianaOctober 3-14: Horseshoe Baltimore in MarylandOctober 10-21: Horseshoe Hammond in Chicago, IllinoisOctober 24 – November 4: Harveys Lake Tahoe in NevadaOctober 30 – November 11: Choctaw Durant in OklahomaNovember 14-25: Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NevadaNovember 28 – December 9: Harrah’s Cherokee in North CarolinaNovember 30 – December 11: The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, CaliforniaDecember 5-16: IP Casino in Biloxi, MississippiDecember 12-22: Harrah’s Las Vegas in Nevada2020 StopsJanuary 2-14: Choctaw Durant in OklahomaJanuary 9-20: Thunder Valley in Sacramento, CaliforniaJanuary 16-27: Horseshoe Tunica in MississippiJanuary 30 – February 10: Potawatomi in Milwaukee, WisconsinFebruary 5-17: Seminole Hard Rock Tampa in FloridaFebruary 14-25: Rio in Las Vegas, NevadaFebruary 20 – March 2: Horseshoe Hammond in Chicago, IllinoisFebruary 25 – March 8: WSOP Online for Nevada playersFebruary 27 – March 10: Horseshoe Bossier City in LouisianaMarch 5-16: Harrah’s Atlantic City in New JerseyMarch 7-18: The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, CaliforniaMarch 12-23: Hard Rock Tulsa in OklahomaMarch 19-30: Bally’s in Las Vegas, NevadaMarch 26 – April 6: Horseshoe Council Bluffs in IowaApril 8-19: Harrah’s Cherokee in North CarolinaApril 23 – May 4: Horseshoe Tunica in MississippiMay 7-18: Harrah’s New Orleans in Louisiana
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