Second Half of WPT Season XII Features Iconic Events and New Venues
In a season already loaded with popular tournaments at incredible venues around the globe, World Poker Tour will close out its record-setting Season XII with seven Main Tour stops and nine additional WPT Regional and WPT National events.
“We are very excited about the depth and breadth of our Season XII schedule,” said WPT President, Adam Pliska. “We’ve taken great care to ensure all of our players – whether they’re on the Main Tour or in our WPT Regional or WPT National events – enjoy world-class experiences at premier venues around the globe.”
Bookending the remainder of Season XII are two stops at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa, which after the recent WPT Borgata Poker Open, is now home to four of the five largest events in World Poker Tour history. The 2014 schedule begins in Atlantic City, New Jersey with the televised WPT Borgata Poker Open before heading to Seminole Casino Coconut Creek for the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open in February.
In March, WPT heads to California for two televised events — the iconic LA Poker Classic and the unique WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star – before heading back to Jacksonville, Florida for the WPT bestbet Open. In April, the tour makes its third stop in the Sunshine State when it heads to Hollywood, Florida for the season’s penultimate event – the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown which, like last August’s highly successful Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, will carry a massive $10 million guarantee on the championship event. From Florida, the WPT heads back up the East Coast to Borgata and the season-ending, $15,400 buy-in WPT World Championship sponsored by partypoker.
Players seeking WPT-quality events at more affordable buy-ins will have many options to choose from on the WPT Regional and WPT National tours. In the United States, WPT Regional events will be held in Florida and Mississippi, while the WPT National tour will feature events in England, France, and Belgium.
“The much-anticipated, second half of the WPT schedule was definitely worth the wait,” said WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage. “Players can start to book travel knowing that many quality events in great locations are now in place.”
WPT Main Event Tour Stops
|
Event |
Venue |
Dates |
Buy-In |
|
WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open (TV) |
Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa |
January 26 – January 31 |
$3,300 + $200 = $3,500 |
|
WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open |
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek |
February 7 – February 12 |
$3,250 + $175 + $75 = $3,500 |
|
WPT LA Poker Classic (TV) |
Commerce Casino |
March 1 – March 6 |
$9,600 + $400 = $10,000 |
|
WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star (TV) |
Bay 101 |
March 10 – March 14 |
$7,150 + $350 = $7,500 |
|
WPT Jacksonville bestbet Open |
bestbet Jacksonville |
March 21 – March 25 |
$3,200 + $240 + $60 = $3,500 |
|
WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown (TV) |
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood |
April 11 – April 17 |
$5,000 + $150 + $150 = $5,300 |
|
WPT World Championship Sponsored by partypoker (TV) |
Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa |
TBD |
$15,000 + $400 = $15,400 |
WPT Regional & National Event Tour Stops
|
Event |
Venue |
Dates |
Buy-In |
|
WPT Regional Florida Stax Poker Showdown |
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek |
January 22 – January 27 |
$900 +$80 +$20 = $1,000 |
|
Danske Spil WPT National Vejle |
Casino Munkebjerg |
February 7 – February 11 |
10,000 DKK (€1,350) |
|
partypoker WPT National UK London |
Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City |
February 27 – March 2 |
£200 (inclusive of £20 registration fee) |
|
win2day.be WPT National Brussels |
Grand Casino Brussels Viage |
March 6 – March 10 |
€1,350 + €150 = €1,500 |
|
WPT Regional Florida Spring Tampa Bay Open |
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino |
March 13 – March 16 |
$1,325 + $125 +$50 = $1,500 |
|
WPT National Johannesburg |
Emperors Palace Hotel & Casino |
April 2 – April 6 |
$1,330 + $120 = $1,450 |
|
partypoker WPT National UK Newcastle |
Aspers Casino Newcastle |
May 1 – May 4 |
£200 (inclusive of £20 registration fee) |
|
WPT Regional Mississippi IP Spring Classic |
IP Casino Resort & Spa |
May 9 – May 11 |
$1,020 + $85 + $45 = $1,150 |
|
WPT Regional Florida Stax Poker Lounge Showdown |
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek |
May 21 – May 26 |
$300 + $35 + $15 = $350 |
|
partypoker WPT National UK London |
Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City |
July3 – July 6 |
£200 (inclusive of £20 registration fee) |
*Online qualifiers to the Win2day.be WPT National Brussels event will begin running on win2day.be in December 2013.