HORSESHOE TUNICA SET TO BEGIN THURSDAY

Horseshoe Tunica Circuit series returns with 17 ring events and $500,00 in guarantees.

18 January 2022 (Tunica, MS) - The World Series of Poker Circuit returns to Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino on Thursday. Horseshoe Tunica, not far over the Mississippi border from Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the longest-running Circuit stops.


A total of 13 official World Series of Poker Circuit events are on schedule and the first gold ring will be awarded on the second day of the series. Indeed, action will kick off on Thursday, January 20th, with a two-day event, Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack. 


The following day will see the first two starting flights of Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em multi-flight will get underway on Friday, January 21st. Flight A will start the day at 10 a.m. and flight B will cap off the evening starting at 3 p.m. (This event offers four starting flights and will be the highlight of the first weekend.


After the first weekend, two signature events are on the line-up with Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 26th at 11 a.m, followed by the much-anticipated $1,700 Main Event which starts on Friday, January 28th at 11 a.m.

 

Last season, Lytle Allen won the Main Event after topping a field of 466 players. He collected $144,313 and the first Circuit ring of his career.


Other highlights within this stop include a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha event that will take place on January 24th and a $600 No-Limit Hold'em Black Chip Bounty event scheduled on January 27th.


All official gold ring winners from this WSOP Circuit stop will qualify for the new invitation-only “Tournament of Champions”. The $1 million freeroll event will be held during the 2022 World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas. 2022 online and live bracelet winners will also be eligible to compete in the new signature event.


Here is a list of all the official ring events that will take place during the Horseshoe Tunica stop:


  • Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack (Thursday, January 20th, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #2A: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (4 flights) (Friday, January 21st, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #2B: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (4 flights) (Friday, January 21st, 3 p.m.)
  • Event #2C: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (4 flights) (Saturday, January 22nd, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #2D: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (4 flights) (Saturday, January 22nd, 3 p.m.)
  • Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (Sunday, January 23rd, 3 p.m.)
  • Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed (1 Day) (Monday, January 24th, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #5: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Monday, January 24th, 4 p.m.)
  • Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day) (Tuesday, January 25th, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack (Wednesday, January 26th, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Black Chip Bounty (Thursday, January 27th, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #9A: $1,700 Main Event (Friday, January 28th, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #10: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day) (Friday, January 28th, 4 p.m.)
  • Event #11: 400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day) (Friday, January 24th, 4 p.m.)
  • Event #9B: $1,700 Main Event (Saturday, January 29th, 11 a.m.)
  • Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day) (Saturday, January 29th, 4 p.m.)
  • Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (Sunday, January 30th, 3 p.m.)
  • Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack (1 Day) (Sunday, January 31st, 11 a.m.)


Unofficial Ring Events:

  • Seniors Event #1: $250 No-Limit Hold'em (Sunday, January 23rd, 10 a.m.)
  • Ladies Event: $200 No-Limit Hold'em (Thursday, January 27th, 2 p.m.)
  • Seniors Event #2: $250 No-Limit Hold'em (Sunday, January 30th, 10 a.m.)

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