WSOP Announces 2019/20 Circuit Schedule; PokerNews Returns for Official Live Updates
The 16th season of the World Series of Poker Circuit will kick off right after this summer’s WSOP, and there are some big changes in store including PokerNews’ return as the official live updates team for Main Events and High Rollers held throughout a record 35 stops.
The WSOP Circuit will also utilize the Big Blind Ante at all stops and will see their payouts change from 10 percent of the field up to 15 percent.
"We are confident these changes, plus exposure on PokerNews are positive and will lead to more excitement and satisfaction of the WSOP Circuit.”
“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% more players a portion of the prize pool. We are confident these changes, plus exposure on PokerNews are positive and will lead to more excitement and satisfaction of the WSOP Circuit.”
The 2019/20 season will kick off at Choctaw Durant in Oklahoma a day after the WSOP wraps in Las Vegas. Most of the usual stops grace the schedule, but players can also look forward to a half dozen new stops. Here’s a look at the new additions:
- Ameristar St. Charles (St. Louis) – Begins August 29
- Horseshoe Baltimore – October 3-14, 2019
- Harrah’s Las Vegas – December 12-22, 2019
- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa – February 6-17, 2020)
- Horseshoe Bossier City – (February 27 - March 10, 2020)
The season will culminate in May 2020 with a stop at Harrah’s New Orleans, and once again the season-culminating Global Casino Championship will return to Harrah’s Cherokee in August 2020.
2019/20 WSOP Circuit Schedule
| Date | 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 | Potawatomi (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 |
All stops will release their series’ event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.
PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.
