WSOP Circuit Wastes No Time Resuming in 2019

Last updated on December 28th, 2018

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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 15^th season. Let’s see how it’s played out thus far in 2018.

The 2018/2019 WSOP Circuit has reached its halfway point. Find out who has already locked up a seat to the 2019 Global Casino Championship.
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— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) December 27, 2018

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 Carolina
Dates: August 2-13
ME entries: 1,056
ME prize pool: $1,599,840 ($1M GTD)
ME winner: Adam Ross for $295,970
Foxwoods in Connecticut
Dates: August 16-27
ME entries: 519
ME prize pool: $786,285 ($500K GTD)
ME winner: Gordon Wilcox for $169,052
Thunder Valley in California
Dates: September 6-17
ME entries: 464
ME prize pool: $702,960 ($500K GTD)
ME winner: Brett Murray for $151,145
Seminole Coconut Creek in Florida
Dates: September 13-24
ME entries: 735
ME prize pool: $1,113,525 ($1M GTD)
ME winner: Dmitrii Perfilev for $222,691
WSOP.com Online
Dates: September 18-30
ME entries: 682
ME prize pool: $341,000 ($200K GTD)
ME winner: Shawn Daniels for $83,545
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Dates: September 27 – October 8
ME entries: 389
ME prize pool: $589,335 (No GTD)
ME winner: Heather Alcorn for $129,654
Horseshoe Hammond in Indiana
Dates: October 11-22
ME entries: 1,094
ME prize pool: $1,657,410 ($1M GTD)
ME winner: Zachery Schneider for $302,492
Harvey’s Lake Tahoe in Nevada
Dates: October 25 – November 5
ME entries: 442
ME prize pool: $669,630 (No GTD)
ME winner: Scott Sanders for $147,314
Choctaw Durant in Oklahoma
Dates: October 31 – November 12
ME entries: 893
ME prize pool: $1,352,895 ($1M GTD)
ME winner: Maxwell Young for $263,815
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas in Nevada
Dates: November 14-27
ME entries: 518
ME prize pool: $784,770 ($500K GTD)
ME winner: Travis Dorsey for $168,722
Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina
Dates: November 22 – December 3
ME entries: 1,127
ME prize pool: $1,707,405 ($1M GTD)
ME winner: Jake Bazeley for $311,616
Bicycle Casino in California
Dates: December 1-12
ME entries: 547
ME prize pool: $828,705 (No GTD)
ME winner: Steven Spunt for $174,055
IP Biloxi in Mississippi
Dates: December 6-17
ME entries: 382
ME prize pool: $578,730 ($400K GTD)
ME winner: Kevin Johnson for $127,319

Bartlett, TN's Kevin Johnson takes down the Main Event @WSOP Circuit at @IPBiloxiPoker for his first career ring. Johnson, 28, collects $127,319 and a seat into the Casino Championship. https://t.co/21KJCgIrtk pic.twitter.com/Xz6LX5Znm3
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) December 17, 2018

Much More Circuit to Go

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 Oklahoma
Dates: January 2-14
ME Guarantee: $1 million
Thunder Valley in California
Dates: January 10-21
ME Guarantee: $500K
Horseshoe Tunica in Mississippi
Dates: January 17-28
ME Guarantee: none
Potawatomi Milwaukee in Wisconsin
Dates: January 31 – February 11
ME Guarantee: $750K
Seminole Coconut Creek in Florida
Dates: February 7-18
ME Guarantee: $1 million
RIO Las Vegas in Nevada
Dates: February 15-26
ME Guarantee: $1 million
Horseshoe Hammond in Indiana
Dates: February 21 – March 4
ME Guarantee: TBA
Bicycle Casino in California
Dates: March 3-14
ME Guarantee: TBA
Harrah’s Atlantic City in New Jersey
Dates: March 7-18
ME Guarantee: TBA
Hard Rock Tulsa in Oklahoma
Dates: March 14-25
ME Guarantee: $1 million
Bally’s Las Vegas in Nevada
Dates: March 21 – April 1
ME Guarantee: TBA
Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa
Dates: March 28 – April 8
ME Guarantee: TBA
Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina
Dates: April 10-22
ME Guarantee: TBA
Horseshoe Tunica in Mississippi
Dates: April 25 – May 5
ME Guarantee: TBA
Harrah’s New Orleans in Louisiana
Dates: May 9-20
ME 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.

Who's ready for the 2019 WSOP? Start planning with an early look at some flagship events already confirmed:https://t.co/I3HoFxANCy
WSOP will be May 28-July 16, 2019
Main Event start dates July 3, 4 & 5 pic.twitter.com/1bZvrUCx8M
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) December 21, 2018