The World Poker Tour (WPT) is expanding its Season XXII schedule with a brand-new festival taking place in Cyprus this fall. The WPT Prime Cyprus festival, running Aug. 15-26 at the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Spa, will include a $1,100 buy-in Prime Championship event with a $1 million guarantee.
“As we continue our globetrotting mission to spread poker around the world, we’re proud to introduce Cyprus to the 2024 schedule,” WPT CEO Adam Pliska said in a press release. “The great Chamada Prestige will host the first-ever WPT venture in the beautiful island country.”
The WPT Prime Cyprus Championship will take place Aug. 22-26, while the rest of the series will feature various side events.
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Welcome to PokerNews coverage of the €1,100 World Poker Tour Prime Sanremo Championship Event here at the beautiful Casino Sanremo, Italy.
This is the second time WPT Prime has been held in Sanremo. The inaugural edition of the event last year attracted 838 entrants, generating a prize pool of €804,480. Italian pro Simone Andrian triumphed on home soil, bagging the trophy and first-place prize of €147,020, and he is expected to be in attendance to defend his title.
Andrian appears to enjoy WPT events, having also posted a 29th place finish in the $40 million guaranteed WPT World Championships in December 2023 in Las Vegas for $159,200.
Simone Andrian
The Championship Event comprises four action-packed days of poker. Day 1a, the first of four starting flights, begins today, Thursday June 6, at noon local time, featuring 40-minute levels. Players begin with a 50,000 starting stack at blinds of 100/200, with a 200 big blind ante.
Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains, with all players through to Day 2 guaranteed to be in the money. Late registration closes at the start of Level 10, with a 30-second shot clock in play from Level 15. Each player will receive four time extensions at the start of Level 15, with a further four provided to players who progress to Day 2.
Days 1b and 1c will take place on June 7 and June 8 respectively at noon local time, and follow the same structure as Day 1a. Day 1d is a turbo flight scheduled for June 8 at 8:00 p.m. local time, featuring 20-minute levels, but otherwise following the same structure as previous flights.
Days 2 and 3 are due to take place on June 9 and June 10 respectively at 1:00 p.m. local time, and will feature 60-minute levels.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for your coverage of all the action, in what is guaranteed to be a day full of thrills and spills.
