WSOP Circuit Announces 2019-2020 US Schedule

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on December 17th, 2021

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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 16^th 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. https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1113113580344233984 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. https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1123623129434116096

2019 Stops July 17-29:  Choctaw Durant in Oklahoma August 1-12:  Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina August 15-26:  Foxwoods in Connecticut August 29 – September 9:  Ameristar St. Charles in St. Louis, Missouri September 5-16:  Thunder Valley in Sacramento, California September 12-23:  Potawatomi in Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 17-29:  WSOP Online for New Jersey players September 19-30:  Seminole Coconut Creek in Florida September 26 – October 7:  Horseshoe Southern Indiana October 3-14:  Horseshoe Baltimore in Maryland October 10-21:  Horseshoe Hammond in Chicago, Illinois October 24 – November 4:  Harveys Lake Tahoe in Nevada October 30 – November 11:  Choctaw Durant in Oklahoma November 14-25:  Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada November 28 – December 9:  Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina November 30 – December 11:  The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California December 5-16:  IP Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi December 12-22:  Harrah’s Las Vegas in Nevada 2020 Stops January 2-14:  Choctaw Durant in Oklahoma January 9-20:  Thunder Valley in Sacramento, California January 16-27:  Horseshoe Tunica in Mississippi January 30 – February 10:  Potawatomi in Milwaukee, Wisconsin February 5-17:  Seminole Hard Rock Tampa in Florida February 14-25:  Rio in Las Vegas, Nevada February 20 – March 2:  Horseshoe Hammond in Chicago, Illinois February 25 – March 8:  WSOP Online for Nevada players February 27 – March 10:  Horseshoe Bossier City in Louisiana March 5-16:  Harrah’s Atlantic City in New Jersey March 7-18:  The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California March 12-23:  Hard Rock Tulsa in Oklahoma March 19-30:  Bally’s in Las Vegas, Nevada March 26 – April 6:  Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa April 8-19:  Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina April 23 – May 4:  Horseshoe Tunica in Mississippi May 7-18:  Harrah’s New Orleans in Louisiana

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