RIO LAS VEGAS CIRCUIT PREVIEW

13 February 2019 (LAS VEGAS) – The World Series of Poker Circuit returns to the home of the WSOP on Friday, as the Circuit once again comes to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The Circuit stop will run from Friday, February 15 to Tuesday, February 26.

The series’ opening weekend will be can’t miss with the first three events of the series all offering guaranteed prize pools totaling $275,000. The second weekend of the series brings more guarantees with the $1,700 buy-in Main Event being tagged with a whopping $1 million guarantee. The Main Event has two starting flights and is scheduled to run Saturday, Feb 23 through Tuesday, February 26.

The 14-event series will also feature a seniors event, a 6-handed event a bounty event, a high roller event and two non-hold’em events – one being PLO and the other being H.O.R.S.E.

Every stop on tour awards two free seats to the 2019 Global Casino Championship. One seat goes to the winner of the Main Event and the other is awarded the Casino Champion. The Casino Champion is the player who accumulates the most points over the course of the series. Players earn points for every tournament they cash in. More information on the point system can be found here.

Here is a look at the complete gold ring schedule for the Rio Las Vegas series:

Date:

Event:

Fri. February 15
- Flight A -12 p.m.
- Flight B - 5 p.m.


Event #1
: $250 No-Limit Hold’em - $50K Guarantee

Sat. February 16
- Flight A - 12 p.m.
- Flight B - 5 p.m.


Event #2
: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - $75K Guarantee

Sun. February 17
- Flight A - 12 p.m.
- Flight B - 5 p.m.


Event #3
: $600 No-Limit Hold’em - $150K Guarantee

Mon. February 18, 10 a.m.

Event #4: $250 Seniors Event (Age 50+)

Mon. February 18, 4 p.m.

Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

Tue. February 19, 12 p.m.

Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo

Tue. February 19, 4 p.m.

Event #7: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed

Wed. February 20, 12 p.m.

Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty

Wed. February 20, 4 p.m.

Event #9: $400 H.O.R.S.E.

Thur. February 21, 12 p.m.

Event #10: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack (30-Minute Levels)

Fri. February 22, 11 a.m.

Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack

Sat. February 23, 1 p.m.

Event #12A: MAIN EVENT (Flight A)

Sun. February 24, 1 p.m.

Event #12B: MAIN EVENT (Flight B)

Mon. February 25, 11 a.m.

Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo

Sat. January 27, 11 a.m.

Event #14: $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller

 

  • A printable version of the schedule including side events and satellites can be found on WSOP.com.

Discounted room rates for players looking to stay at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino can be found here.