Season XIV of the World Poker Tour continues in 2016 with seven more Main Tour events, including WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa from January 31 – February 5. The Main Tour then heads north for the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic at Fallsview Casino Resort from February 21 – 24***, then turns west for the third-annual California Swing™. The 2016 California Swing kicks off with WPT L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino from February 27 – March 3, then continues with WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star at Bay 101 Casino from March 7 – 11, and concludes with WPT Rolling Thunder at Thunder Valley Casino Resort from March 12 – 16.
The player who accrues the most points during the California Swing will win:
Up to six nights stay at the Crowne Plaza, complimentary ground transportation, and a complimentary massage at the Meridian Spa for the Season XV WPT L.A. Poker Classic.
Shooting Star status and complimentary hotel accommodation of up to $1,000 in value during Season XV WPT Shooting Star.
Up to five nights stay in a suite and a $500 room credit for the Season XV WPT Rolling Thunder.
World Poker Tour returns to the capital of Austria for partypoker WPT Vienna at Montesino Vienna from March 8 – 13. Players throughout Europe will have several opportunities to qualify for the €3,300 buy-in event through affordable online qualifiers on partypoker.com.
In April, WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown begins with the first of three starting flights on April 14, and concludes with the final table on April 20, where the Season XIV Hublot WPT Player of the Year will be crowned. The stage will then be set for the WPT Tournament of Champions, featuring the 20 Season XIV WPT Champions alongside WPT Champions Club members from year’s past.
The second half of Season XIV also includes WPT National stops in the Philippines, Belgium, and Johannesburg, along with WPTDeepStacks events in Los Angeles, South Florida, Malta, and Philadelphia.
Angelica Hael, VP of Global Tour Management for WPT, adds, “The World Poker Tour continues to innovate and evolve, most notably with our global footprint. We are proud that WPT continues to emphasize our international offerings, with second-half stops in the Philippines, Belgium, Malta, Vienna, San Remo, and Johannesburg, and we will be kicking off Season XV of the World Poker Tour in beautiful Holland.”
Season XIV Second-Half Schedule
| Main Event Dates | Event | Casino | Location | Buy-in + Entry |
| Jan. 4 – 8 | WPT National Philippines | Solaire Resort & Casino | Manila, Philippines | $1,500 + $150 |
| Jan. 8 -11 | WPTDeepStacks Hustler | Hustler Casino | Gardena, California | $1,000 + $100 |
| Jan. 14 – 18 | WPTDeepStacks Hollywood** | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Hollywood, Florida | $1,000 + $100 |
| Jan. 29 – Feb. 1 | WPTDeepStacks Malta** | Dragonara Casino | St. Julian’s, Malta | €500 + €50 |
| Jan. 31 – Feb. 5 | WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open** | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa | Atlantic City, NJ | $3,300 + $200 |
| Feb. 21 – 24 | WPT Fallsview Poker Classic*** | Fallsview Casino Resort | Ontario, Canada | CAD $4,700 + CAD $300 |
| Feb. 25 – 28 | bwin.be WPT National Brussels | Grand Casino Brussels | Viage, Belgium | €1,100 + €100 |
| Feb. 26 – 29 | WPTDeepStacks-BigStax** | Parx Casino | Bensalem, Pennsylvania | $1,500 + $100 |
| Feb. 27 – Mar. 3 | WPT L.A. Poker Classic* | Commerce Casino | Commerce, California | $9,600 + $400 |
| Mar. 7 – 11 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star* | Bay 101 Casino | San Jose, California | $7,150 + $350 |
| Mar. 8 – 13 | partypoker WPT Vienna | Montesino Vienna | Vienna, Austria | €3,000 + €300 |
| Mar. 12 – 16 | WPT Rolling Thunder** | Thunder Valley Casino Resort | Lincoln, California | $3,200 + $300 |
| April 8 – 11 | Gioco Digitale WPT National San Remo | Casino San Remo | San Remo, Italy | €900 + €90 |
| April 15 – 17 | WPT National Johannesburg | Emperors Palace Hotel Casino | Johannesburg, South Africa | R10,000 + R1,000 |
| April 14 – 20 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown** | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Hollywood, Florida | $3,200 + $200 + $100 |
| April 21 – 23 | WPT Tournament of Champions* | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Hollywood, Florida | $15,000 + $400**** |
* Denotes televised event
** Denotes live-streamed event (WPT Tournament of Champions will also be live-streamed)
*** Pending regulatory approval
**** Only WPT Champions Club members
Season XV of the World Poker Tour will once again kick off outside of the United States in May, this time in Holland with WPT Amsterdam. The festival of poker begins on May 6, culminating with the €3,300 buy-in Main Event from May 9 – 14.
For a full schedule of World Poker Tour events, head to WPT.com.
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