WSOP Circuit Makes First Stop In Italy Today
The anticipation and waiting is finally over, as today, Wednesday, Sept. 16, the first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) events begin on at the Casino Campione in Campione d'Italia, an Italian exclave within the Swiss canton of Ticino.
The WSOPC Italy features nine exciting gold ring events from Sept. 16-30 as part of an action-packed schedule consisting of thirty-five different tournaments and ring games at a variety of stakes. The highlight of the poker festival is the WSOPC Italy €990 Main Event, which is sure to attract some of the top names in poker due to promises of a huge prize pool and a deep structure with one-hour blind levels. The Main Event kicks off on Sept. 24, with the first of its two opening flights as part of a seven-day tournament.
Buy-ins for the ring events should be suitable for both low-limit and high-limit players, ranging from €220 for the three-day €220 Super Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (Single Re-Entry) event all the way up to €2,200 for the four-day €2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller. This is excluding the Poker Staff & Players Event, a ring event which kicks on Sept. 16 with a €125 buy-in.
The WSOP is understandably excited about gaining a foothold in Italy, and scheduled this poker festival just 10 days before the start of the next edition of the World Series of Poker Europe in Berlin, Germany. The timing is no coincidence, with Director of Events & Sponsorship at Caesars Interactive Entertainment Simone Ricci telling GiocoNews when the series was first announced that, "We hope to see some good numbers in Campione. The event will take place 10 days before the beginning of the WSOP Europe in Berlin, and this means that we will obviously run a number of satellites to the WSOPE event once in Campione."
Ricci also hinted that a WSOPC stop in Italy may just be the beginning, with expansion potentially taking place in new locations all over the world, especially in Europe.
"Italy represents an important country for us, and right now, we are trying to finalize some deals with other European locations," Ricci said.
Here's the full schedule of the 2015 World Series of Poker Italy:
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 16 Sept | 17:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Wed 16 Sept | 18:30 | Mini Sat. WSOPC Event #1 | €20 |
| Wed 16 Sept | 20:00 | Poker Staff & Players Event day 1 (Ring) | €125 |
| Wed 16 Sep. | 21:00 | Satellite WSOPC Event#1 | € 100 |
| Thu 17 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Thu 17 Sept | 12:30 | Turbo Satellite WSOPC Event#1- Day 1a | €100 |
| Thu 17 Sept | 13:00 | Poker Staff & Players Event Day 2 | N/A |
| Thu 17 Sept | 16:00 | WSOPC Event #1 – Day 1a (Ring) | €600 |
| Thu 17 Sept | 21:00 | Satellite WSOPC Event#1 – Day 1b | €130 |
| Fri 18 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Fri 18 Sept | 12:30 | Turbo Satellite WSOPC Event#1- Day 1b | €100 |
| Fri 18 Sept | 16:00 | WSOPC Event #1 – Day 1b | €600 |
| Fri 18 Sept | 21:00 | Satellite WSOPC Event#2 | €65 |
| Sat 19 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Sat 19 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event #1 – Day 2 | N/A |
| Sat 19 Sept | 17:00 | WSOPC Event #2 - Shortstack Day 1 (Ring) | €360 |
| Sat 19 Sept | 20:00 | WSOPC Event #3 – Day 1(Ring) | €270 |
| Sun 20 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Sun 20 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event #1 – Day 3 | N/A |
| Sun 20 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event #2 - Shortstack Day 2 | N/A |
| Sun 20 Sept | 14:30 | WSOPC Event #3 – Day 2 | N/A |
| Sun 20 Sept | 15:00 | WSOPC Event #4 – Super-Bounty (Ring) | €200+€200 |
| Sun 20 Sept | 18:00 | Satellite WSOPC Main Event | €130 |
| Mon 21 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Mon 21 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event #1 – Final Day | N/A |
| Mon 21 Sept | 15:00 | WSOPC Event #2 - Shortstack Final Day | N/A |
| Mon 21 Sept | 18:30 | Mini Sat WSOPC – Main Event | €20 |
| Mon 21 Sept | 20:30 | Weekly Tournament | €80 |
| Mon 21 Sept | 21:00 | Satellite WSOPC Main Event | €130 |
| Tue 22 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Tue 22 Sept | 16:00 | WSOPC PLO – 6 Max | €220 |
| Tue 22 Sept | 18:30 | Mini Sat WSOPC – Main Event | €20 |
| Tue 22 Sept | 20:30 | Weekly Tournament | €30+€30 |
| Tue 22 Sept | 21:00 | Satellite WSOPC Main Event | € 130 |
| Wed 23 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Wed 23 Sept | 16:00 | WSOPC PLO – 6 max | € 220 |
| Wed 23 Sept | 18:30 | Mini Sat WSOPC – Main Event | €20 |
| Wed 23 Sept | 20:30 | Weekly Tournament | €175 |
| Wed 23 Sept | 21:00 | Satellite WSOPC Main Event | €130 |
| Thu 24 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Thu 24 Sept | 12:30 | Turbo Satellite WSOPC Main Event | €130 |
| Thu 24 Sept | 16:00 | WSOPC Event #5 – WSOP Italy Main Event Day 1a (Ring) | €990 |
| Thu 24 Sept | 21:00 | Satellite WSOPC Main Event | €130 |
| Fri 25 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Fri 25 Sept | 12:30 | Turbo Satellite WSOPC Main Event | €130 |
| Fri 25 Sept | 16:00 | WSOPC Event #5 – WSOP Italy Main Event Day 1b | €990 |
| Sat 26 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Sat 26 Sept | 13:00 | Satellite WSOPC High Roller | €220 |
| Sat 26 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event #5 – WSOP Italy Main Event Day 2 | N/A |
| Sat 26 Sept | 16:00 | WSOPC Event# 6 – omaha 6 max Day 1 (Ring) | €400 |
| Sat 26 Sept | 18:00 | WSOPC Event# 7– High Roller Day 1 (Ring) | €2,000 |
| Sat 26 Sept | 20:00 | WSOPC Event# 8 Super-Deep – Day 1 (Ring) | € 350 |
| Sun 27 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Sun 27 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event #5 – WSOP Italy Main Event Day 3 | N/A |
| Sun 27 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event# 7– High Roller Day 2 | N/A |
| Sun 27 Sept | 14:30 | Sunday 20k GTD. | €170,00 |
| Sun 27 Sept | 14:30 | WSOPC Event# 8 Super-Deep – Day 2 | N/A |
| Sun 27 Sept | 14:30 | WSOPC Event# 6 – Omaha 6-Max Day 2 | N/A |
| Sun 27 Sept | 15:00 | Satellite WSOPE Berlin Main Event | €500,00 |
| Sun 27 Sept | 18:00 | Weekly Tournament – Super-Bounty | €100+€100 |
| Mon 28 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Mon 28 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event #5 – WSOP Italy Main Event Day 4 | N/A |
| Mon 28 Sept | 16:00 | WSOPC Event# 7– High Roller Day 3 | N/A |
| Mon 28 Sept | 20:30 | Weekly Tournament | €80 |
| Tue 29 Sept | 12:00 | Cash Game | - |
| Tue 29 Sept | 14:00 | WSOPC Event #5 – WSOP Italy Final Day | N/A |
| Tue 29 Sept | 20:30 | Weekly Tournament | €30+€30 |
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