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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.