The World Series of Poker just announced its summer 2019 series dates before Christmas, which excites poker players and fans who cannot wait to get to Las Vegas to play or log on and follow the action.
However, the 2018/2019 WSOP Circuit has been in action since August 2018 and will continue after the holidays through to May 20. Those who want a taste of the World Series of Poker with more affordable buy-ins and locations throughout the United States can get in on the Circuit at any time, as there are events nearly back-to-back on the schedule.
The WSOP Circuit is in its 15th season. Let’s see how it’s played out thus far in 2018.
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Five Months, 13 Winners
Each stop on the WSOPC offers 13 tournaments, which start as low as $250 for buy-ins and top out at $2,200 for the High Roller at each stop. All tournaments have guarantees on the prize pools, and they all offer at least one reentry. Most stops also offer ladies-only events and ones dedicated to senior players. The Main Event at each stop is a $1,700 buy-in affair with varying guarantees, four days of play, one reentry allowed per starting flight, and a gold WSOP ring at the end of the rainbow.
The exception was the first-ever online WSOP Circuit event, which was an online series of 13 tournaments with tournaments ranging from $215 to $1,000 for the High Roller. The Main Event required only a $525 buy-in, played out in one day, and its guarantee was only $200K.
In the five months of the current season, these were the winners and Main Event stats:
Harrah’s Cherokee in North CarolinaDates: August 2-13ME entries: 1,056ME prize pool: $1,599,840 ($1M GTD)ME winner: Adam Ross for $295,970Foxwoods in ConnecticutDates: August 16-27ME entries: 519ME prize pool: $786,285 ($500K GTD)ME winner: Gordon Wilcox for $169,052Thunder Valley in CaliforniaDates: September 6-17ME entries: 464ME prize pool: $702,960 ($500K GTD)ME winner: Brett Murray for $151,145Seminole Coconut Creek in FloridaDates: September 13-24ME entries: 735ME prize pool: $1,113,525 ($1M GTD)ME winner: Dmitrii Perfilev for $222,691WSOP.com OnlineDates: September 18-30ME entries: 682ME prize pool: $341,000 ($200K GTD)ME winner: Shawn Daniels for $83,545Horseshoe Southern IndianaDates: September 27 – October 8ME entries: 389ME prize pool: $589,335 (No GTD)ME winner: Heather Alcorn for $129,654Horseshoe Hammond in IndianaDates: October 11-22ME entries: 1,094ME prize pool: $1,657,410 ($1M GTD)ME winner: Zachery Schneider for $302,492Harvey’s Lake Tahoe in NevadaDates: October 25 – November 5ME entries: 442ME prize pool: $669,630 (No GTD)ME winner: Scott Sanders for $147,314Choctaw Durant in OklahomaDates: October 31 – November 12ME entries: 893ME prize pool: $1,352,895 ($1M GTD)ME winner: Maxwell Young for $263,815Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in NevadaDates: November 14-27ME entries: 518ME prize pool: $784,770 ($500K GTD)ME winner: Travis Dorsey for $168,722Harrah’s Cherokee in North CarolinaDates: November 22 – December 3ME entries: 1,127ME prize pool: $1,707,405 ($1M GTD)ME winner: Jake Bazeley for $311,616Bicycle Casino in CaliforniaDates: December 1-12ME entries: 547ME prize pool: $828,705 (No GTD)ME winner: Steven Spunt for $174,055IP Biloxi in MississippiDates: December 6-17ME entries: 382ME prize pool: $578,730 ($400K GTD)ME winner: Kevin Johnson for $127,319
That was a lot of poker played in the first half of the season, but after just a couple of weeks off for the holidays, the World Series of Poker Circuit crew will be at it again on January 2 to kick off the second half of the events. It will all lead up to the WSOP in Las Vegas.
Choctaw Durant in OklahomaDates: January 2-14ME Guarantee: $1 millionThunder Valley in CaliforniaDates: January 10-21ME Guarantee: $500KHorseshoe Tunica in MississippiDates: January 17-28ME Guarantee: nonePotawatomi Milwaukee in WisconsinDates: January 31 – February 11ME Guarantee: $750KSeminole Coconut Creek in FloridaDates: February 7-18ME Guarantee: $1 millionRIO Las Vegas in NevadaDates: February 15-26ME Guarantee: $1 millionHorseshoe Hammond in IndianaDates: February 21 – March 4ME Guarantee: TBABicycle Casino in CaliforniaDates: March 3-14ME Guarantee: TBAHarrah’s Atlantic City in New JerseyDates: March 7-18ME Guarantee: TBAHard Rock Tulsa in OklahomaDates: March 14-25ME Guarantee: $1 millionBally’s Las Vegas in NevadaDates: March 21 – April 1ME Guarantee: TBAHorseshoe Council Bluffs in IowaDates: March 28 – April 8ME Guarantee: TBAHarrah’s Cherokee in North CarolinaDates: April 10-22ME Guarantee: TBAHorseshoe Tunica in MississippiDates: April 25 – May 5ME Guarantee: TBAHarrah’s New Orleans in LouisianaDates: May 9-20ME Guarantee: TBA
The last stops of the season do not yet have finalized schedules, but players can expect that they will be released within the coming month or so.
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