2021/2022 WSOP Circuit
WORLD SERIES OF POKER®
DEBUTS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 2021-2022 CIRCUIT SCHEDULE
The 17th season of the WSOP® Circuit kicks off with 13 scheduled stops;
with additional dates to be announced
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 27, 2021)
– The World Series of Poker® is thrilled
to announce the return of the
WSOP Circuit
(WSOP-C), following an 18-month hiatus. The popular
regional poker tour will return for its 17th season on Thanksgiving Day Thursday, Nov. 25 at Harrah’s Cherokee
Casino Resort in Cherokee, NC immediately following the conclusion of the
2021 World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas. Thirteen stops have
been scheduled to date, with additional dates to be announced in the coming
weeks.
The prestigious $1 million freeroll will return featuring a new
qualification format this season, refocused to make every event a pathway
to win a highly coveted WSOP gold bracelet. Beginning with the Cherokee
Circuit Event, any official gold ring winners, from either the live or
online circuit events through July 2022, will qualify for the new
invitation-only “Tournament of Champions” event during the 2022 World
Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas. 2022 online or live bracelet
winners will also be eligible to compete in the new signature event.
“It’s been too long, so it’s great to see the Circuit hitting the road once
again,” said
Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the World Series of
Poker, Ty Stewart. “The WSOP-C is one of our most important initiatives, allowing regional
players to experience big-time poker and providing grinders a platform to
earn a living. We’re pumped up about the new ‘Tournament of Champions’
format where all our winders will come together for one event. Just win and
you’re in!”
While many venues will be familiar during the 2021-22 season, new stops
have already been added, including:
-
Isle of Pompano
, Pompano Beach, FL
-
Turning Stone Resort Casino
,
Verona, NY
-
Deerfoot Inn and Casino
, Calgary, Alberta Canada
The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles will be WSOP-C’s second stop beginning on Thursday, Dec. 9 with the
tour continuing virtually non-stop until the season-culminating stop at
Harrah’s New Orleans on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
Most WSOP-C stops will begin on Thursdays, with the four-day Main Events
beginning on the second Friday of the tournament. Each stop is encouraged
to add Seniors and Ladies events, where the winners will qualify to
participate in the “Tournament of Champions” in Las Vegas. WSOP-C events
will be played using a Big Blind Ante format, offering the same expanded
starting chips unveiled for the 2019-20 season. WSOP-C stops will feature
standardized tournament structures and payouts, ensuring players traveling
to multiple stops will be treated in a consistent manner at each event,
barring any regulatory or local law differences. All stops will release
their series’ event schedules upon approval by their local regulatory body,
with the guarantee that every stop will offer at least a dozen official
gold ring events starting at a $250 buy-in level and will include a $1,700
Main Event.
WSOP-C schedules are subject to change and the WSOP reserves the right to
make changes to all events related to the WSOP-C at any time. Please visit
WSOP.com/2021/circuit
for the latest news and information related to these events. Additional
information on individual circuit events, including event schedules and
structure sheets, can be found on each respective property’s websites or by
visiting www.WSOP.com
*The WSOP-C Events and “Tournament of Champions” event are subject change,
with tournament rules and restrictions to be determined. The timing, number
and location of events are subject to change and all applicable gaming
regulations. Additional information regarding international and online
circuit events will be released at a later date.
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