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POTAWATOMI CIRCUIT PREVIEW
Potawatomi hosts third-consecutive WSOP Circuit with $750,000 Main Event guarantee.
Milwaukee, Wis. (January 29, 2019) -- The World Series of Poker has now completed 16 of the 28 Circuit series thus far during the 2018-2019 season with the conclusion of the Horseshoe Tunica stop on Monday. The seventeenth series on the docket will be held at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It will be the third-consecutive Circuit hosted by Potawatomi, which joined the WSOP scene in 2017.
In all, 13 gold ring events will be held throughout a 12-day span. Thursday, January 31st marks the first day of the Circuit series, getting things started at 11:00 a.m. with a one-day No-Limit Hold'em tournament. Later, at 4:00 p.m., a much more elongated event commences.
Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em is scheduled as a four-day endeavor with four separate starting flights. The multi-flight event allows unlimited re-entry during the registration period, and features a $200,000 guaranteed prizepool, up $50,000 from last year.
The Monster Stack, beginning Wednesday, February 6th, also sports a guarantee, equaling $100,000. A third, and final, guaranteed prizepool stands at $750,000 and is attached to the most prestigious tournament of the series, the $1,700 Main Event, which begins Friday, February 8th.
Last year's Main Event at Potawatomi was taken down by Keven Stammen, owner of a WSOP gold bracelet. Stammen defeated 604 entrants to capture $190,265 and add a gold ring to his trophy case.
The winner of the Main Event and the Casino Champion will earn a seat to the 2019 Global Casino Championship. There they will compete for a minimum $1 million prizepool, as well as a prestigious gold bracelet. To become the Casino Champion a player must earn the most points at a given Circuit stop. Players earn points based on how well they finish in a tournament. More information on the Global Casino Championship leaderboard can be found on WSOP.com.
Below is a list of all official gold ring events that will run during the Potawatomi stop.
| Date: | Event: | Buy-in: |
| Thur. Jan. 31, 11 am | Event #1: No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack (1 Day) | $400 |
| Thur. Jan. 31, 4 pm | Event #2A: No-Limit Hold’em Multi-Flight (Flight A) | $400 |
| Fri. Feb. 1, 11 am | Event #2B: No-Limit Hold’em Multi-Flight (Flight B) | $400 |
| Fri. Feb. 1, 4 pm | Event #2C: No-Limit Hold’em Multi-Flight (Flight C) | $400 |
| Sat. Feb. 2, 11 am | Event #2D: No-Limit Hold’em Multi-Flight (Flight D) | $400 |
| Sat. Feb. 2, 4 pm | Event #3: No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | $400 |
| Sun. Feb. 3, 2 pm | Event #4: No-Limit Hold’em Big Blind Ante | $600 |
| Mon. Feb. 4, 11 am | Event #5: No-Limit Hold'em Six Max | $400 |
| Mon. Feb. 4, 4 pm | Event #6: Pot-Limit Omaha | $400 |
| Tue. Feb. 5, 11 am | Event #7: No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed (1 Day) | $400 |
| Wed. Feb. 6, 11 am | Event #8: No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack | $400 |
| Thur. Feb. 7, 11 am | Event #9: No-Limit Hold’em Big Blind Ante | $1,125 |
| Fri. Feb. 8, 11 am | Event #10A: MAIN EVENT (Flight A) | $1,700 |
| Sat. Feb. 9, 11 am | Event #10B: MAIN EVENT (Flight B) | $1,700 |
| Sat. Feb. 9, 4 pm | Event #11: No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | $400 |
| Sun. Feb. 10, 2 pm | Event #12: No-Limit Hold’em Big Blind Ante (1 Day) | $400 |
| Mon. Feb. 11, 11 am | Event #13: No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack (1 Day) | $250 |
Some notable, non-official ring events will occur throughout the Potawatomi Circuit series.
- 1:00 pm Feb. 2nd - $250 Ladies Event Re-Entry
- 10:00 am Feb. 3rd - $250 Seniors Event #1 Re-Entry (age 50+)
- 10:00 am Feb. 10th - $250 Seniors Event #2 Re-Entry (age 50+)
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino is located in central Milwaukee, approximately 10 miles north of the General Mitchell International Airport.
