World Series of Poker Releases 2019-2020 WSOP Circuit ScheduleChanges For Upcoming Year Include Big Blind Ante At All Stops and An Increase To Percentage Of Field Paid |
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The World Series of Poker has announced the schedule for the WSOP Circuit in 2019 – 2020. The 16th season of the WSOPC features a record 35 stops around the United States, including six new locations. The season will once again conclude with the Global Casino Championship, which will award a WSOP gold bracelet.
In addition to releasing the dates and locations of the upcoming stops, the WSOP also revealed a number of big changes coming to the circuit. The 16th season will see all WSOPC stops utilize the big blind ante format. The standardized percentage of the field that makes the money has also been increased by 50 percent, up to 15 percent of the field from 10 percent. The WSOP has also contracted Poker News to provide live updates from all WSOPC main events and high roller tournaments.
“Changes in the past year were well received by both players and operators,” said WSOP Vice President Jack Effel. “This year, we complete our enhancements with Big Blind Ante becoming standard throughout all our events and stops, plus the decision to give 50 percent more players a portion of the prize pool."
As in past years, players can qualify of for the invitation-only Global Casino Championship by winning a WSOPC main event at any U.S. or international stop, by winning a ‘Casino Championship’ by accumulating the most points at any stop in open gold ring events, or by being one of the top 50 point earners in the WSOP Circuit standings that hasn’t otherwise qualified. Anyone who achieves one of those requirements will earn their seat in the GCC for free. Players that have won a gold ring or finished in the top 100 ranked players in the previous year’s _WSOP Player of the Year race are eligible to buy into the event for a rake-free $10,000. The event will once again feature $1,000,000 added by the WSOP, along with the money put into the prize pool by additional buy-ins.
Here is a look at the scheduled stops for the upcoming WSOP Circuit Season:
| TOURNAMENT DATES | TOURNAMENT LOCATION |
| July 17 – 29, 2019 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
| August 1-12, 2019 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
| August 15-26, 2019 | Foxwoods Resort Casino (Connecticut) |
| August 29 – September 9, 2019 | Ameristar St. Charles (St. Louis, Missouri) |
| September 5-16, 2019 | Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California) |
| September 12-23, 2019 | Potowatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| September 17-29, 2019 | WSOP.com Online Circuit (New Jersey) |
| September 19-30, 2019 | Seminole Casino Coconut Creek (Coconut Creek, Florida) |
| September 26 – October 7, 2019 | Horseshoe Southern Indiana (Louisville/Indiana) |
| October 3-14, 2019 | Horseshoe Baltimore (Maryland/D.C.) |
| October 10-21, 2019 | Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois) |
| October 24 – November 4, 2019 | Harveys Lake Tahoe (Reno/Tahoe Nevada) |
| October 30 – November 11, 2019 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
| November 14–25, 2019 | Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
| November 28 – December 9, 2019 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
| November 30-December 11, 2019 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
| December 5-16, 2019 | IP Casino Resort Spa (Biloxi, Mississippi) |
| December 12-22, 2019 | Harrah’s Las Vegas in Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| January 2-14, 2020 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
| January 9-20, 2020 | Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California) |
| January 16-27, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
| January 30 – February 10, 2020 | Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| February 6–17, 2020 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida) |
| February 14-25, 2020 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| February 20 – March 2, 2020 | Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois) |
| February 25 – March 8, 2020 | WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada) |
| February 27 – March 10, 2020 | Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas) |
| March 5-16, 2020 | Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey) |
| March 7 – 18, 2020 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
| March 12-23, 2020 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| March 19-30, 2020 | Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
| March 26 – April 6, 2020 | Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa) |
| April 8-19, 2020 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
| April 23 – May 4, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
| May 7-18, 2020 | Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| August, 2020 | Global Casino Championship – Harrah’s Cherokee |
More detailed schedules for each stop will be made available closer to their starting date, but the WSOP has confirmed that all stops will offer at least a dozen official gold ring events and feature a $1,700 buy-in main event.
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