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CIRCUIT PREVIEW: POTAWATOMI (MILWAUKEE)
Potawatomi's Main Event features a $750,000 guaranteed prizepool.
MILWAUKEE (January 30, 2017) -- The World Series of Poker is headed to Wisconsin for the first time ever. Starting Thursday, February 2 the WSOP Circuit will be hosting a 12-day series at Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The series will feature 12 official gold ring events, a seniors event and a ladies event. The series concludes with a $1,675 Main Event that has a whopping $750,000 guaranteed prizepool tagged on to it.
The series opens this Thursday with a $100,000 guaranteed $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry event. The tournament features four starting flights - two Thursday and two Friday - and allows players unlimited re-entry. Accompanying the $100k guaranteed re-entry event on the first weekend of the series is Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em and Event #3: $365 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels).
Players will earn Casino Championship points for every time they cash at the series. The better the finish, the more points the player will earn. The player with the most points at the end of the series will win the Casino Championship title, which awards a free seat to the 2017 $1 million guaranteed Global Casino Championship.
Here is a look at the gold ring schedule:
- Click here to view the entire Potawatomi tournament schedule.
Players needing a place to stay can visit www.paysbig.com/hotel/ to book a room at the property. Use hotel code: 170202WORL to get a WSOP players special room rate.
The $1,675 Main Event and $2,200 High Roller events will be live reported on WSOP.com. All gold ring events will have results posted on the website.
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