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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — The World Series of Poker returns to the West Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. this Thursday for another installment of the brand’s famed Circuit series. The horn blows at noon ET with the first of 12 gold ring events, a $365 Monster Stack, and continues through Monday, September 28 when things conclude with the $1,675 Main Event. In between, the tournament for which the property has become known — a $580 re-entry event — headlines the schedule. With four starting flights beginning Friday and Saturday at noon and 6 p.m. respectively, the event is expected to draw players in droves and yield a six-figure first prize.

Here’s a look at the series’ 12 gold ring events:
  • Event #1: $365 Monster Stack (Thursday, September 17 - noon)
  • Event #2: $365 HORSE (Thursday, September 17 - 5 p.m.)
  • Event #3A: $580 Re-Entry (Friday, September 18 - noon)
  • Event #3B: $580 Re-Entry (Friday, September 18 - 6 p.m.)
  • Event #3C: $580 Re-Entry (Saturday, September 19 - noon)
  • Event #3D: $580 Re-Entry (Saturday, September 19 - 6 p.m.)
  • Event #4: $365 No-Limit Hold’em (Sunday, September 20 - 3 p.m.)
  • Event #5: $365 No-Limit Hold’em (Monday, September 21 - noon)
  • Event #6: $365 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better (Monday, September 21 - 5 p.m.)
  • Event #7: $365 Six-Max (Tuesday, September 22 - noon)
  • Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold’em (Wednesday, September 23 - noon)
  • Event #9: $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em (Thursday, September 24 - noon)
  • Event #10A: $1,675 Main Event (Friday, September 25 - noon)
  • Event #10B: $1,675 Main Event (Friday, September 26 - noon)
  • Event #11: $365 No-Limit Hold’em (Sunday, September 27 - 3 p.m.)
  • Event #12: $365 Turbo (Monday, September 28 - noon)
A full schedule of events is available on PBKC’s website.

As with all Circuit events, two players from the PBKC series earn a seat in the season-ending Global Casino Championship. The first seat goes to the winner of the Main Event, while the second goes to the Casino Champion, a title bestowed on the player who earns the most points via in-the-money finishes in ring events.

Last season’s installment of the PBKC Circuit climaxed in Darryll Fish’s Main Event victory. Fish, a Florida pro, outlasted the likes of four-time ring winners and fellow Sunshine State pros Maurice Hawkins and Sam Panzica to earn more than $173,000 and a seat in the National Championship — a tournament he went on to finish third good for another $152,000.

Room rates at this year’s series start at $55. That and more is available on the WSOP’s PBKC landing page.