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RIO LAS VEGAS CIRCUIT STARTS FRIDAY
Las Vegas (12 Feb 2020) - The World Series of Poker Circuit is back in Las Vegas for the first time in 2020, with the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino hosting the sixth Circuit stop of 2020. The Rio Las Vegas Circuit stop will feature 14 events with over $1 million in guaranteed prize money.
The action gets underway Friday, February 14th, with Event #1 - a $250 No Limit Hold-em event with a $50,000 guaranteed prizepool. The 2-day event consists of three starting flights, with all three flights starting Friday and with Day 2 beginning Saturday, February 15th. Each of the first three events has three starting flights. Event #2 - a $400 No-Limit Hold’em tournament with $75,000 guaranteed - begins Saturday, with all three flights starting that same day. The last event of the opening weekend is Event #3 - a $600 No-Limit Hold’em event with $100,000 in guaranteed prize money. Event #3 begins Sunday, February 16th at 11:00 a.m.
Other highlights on the schedule include the $400 Monster Stack (Feb 21) and the $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller (Feb 24).
The players participating in the Main Event will be competing for $1,000,000 in guaranteed prize money. The Main Event has two starting flights: February 22nd and February 23rd at 1:00 p.m. Last year, Viet Vo took down the Rio Las Vegas Circuit Main Event, conquering a field of 952 entries to win $274,030 and his second career WSOP ring.
The winner of the Main Event will earn a free entry into the 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship, which will have a minimum prize pool of $1 million. The Casino Champion at the Rio – the player who earns the most Circuit points in the 14 ring events – also earns a free entry.
The series culminates with the $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller, a 2-day event that starts Monday, Feb 24th at 4:00 p.m.
Here is a look at the full schedule of ring events at the Rio. For a complete schedule, including satellites, click here.
| Day | Date | Time | # | Buy-in | Event |
| Fri | Feb-14 | 11:00 AM | 1A | $250 | No-Limit Hold'em - Flight A |
| Fri | Feb-14 | 4:00 PM | 1B | $250 | No-Limit Hold’em - Flight B |
| Fri | Feb-14 | 7:00 PM | 1C | $250 | No-Limit Hold’em - Flight C |
| Sat | Feb-15 | 11:00 AM | 2A | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em - Flight A |
| Sat | Feb-15 | 4:00 PM | 2B | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em - Flight B |
| Sat | Feb-15 | 7:00 PM | 2C | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em - Flight C |
| Sun | Feb-16 | 11:00 AM | 3A | $600 | No-Limit Hold’em - Flight A |
| Sun | Feb-16 | 4:00 PM | 3B | $600 | No-Limit Hold’em - Flight B |
| Sun | Feb-16 | 7:00 PM | 3C | $600 | No-Limit Hold’em - Flight C |
| Mon | Feb-17 | 10:00 AM | 4 | $250 | Seniors Event |
| Mon | Feb-17 | 4:00 PM | 5 | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed |
| Tue | Feb-18 | 12:00 PM | 6 | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack Turbo |
| Tue | Feb-18 | 4:00 PM | 7 | $400 | NLHE/PLO Mix 8-Handed |
| Wed | Feb-19 | 12:00 PM | 8 | $600 | No-Limit Hold’em Black Chip Bounty |
| Wed | Feb-19 | 4:00 PM | 9 | $600 | H.O.R.S.E |
| Thu | Feb-20 | 12:00 PM | 10 | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack |
| Fri | Feb-21 | 11:00 AM | 11A | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack - Flight A |
| Fri | Feb-21 | 4:00 PM | 11B | $400 | No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack - Flight B |
| Sat | Feb-22 | 1:00 PM | 12A | $1,700 | MAIN EVENT - Flight A |
| Sat | Feb-23 | 1:00 PM | 12B | $1,700 | MAIN EVENT - Flight B |
| Mon | Feb-24 | 12:00 PM | 13 | $250 | No-Limit Hold’em Turbo |
| Mon | Feb-24 | 4:00 PM | 14 | $2,200 | No-Limit Hold’em High Roller |
