2019-2020 WSOP Circuit Schedule Announced
The 2019 World Series of Poker kicks off in just three weeks, but we now know the upcoming schedule for the 2019-2020 season of the World Series of Poker Circuit. This will be the 16th US season of the WSOP-C and it will be the largest in history for both payouts and number of stops.
WSOP Ends – WSOP-C Begins
The first stop for the 2019-2020 season of the WSOP Circuit kicks off on July 17, just one day after the end of the 2019 World Series of Poker. The first stop is at Choctaw Durant and will be the first of 35 stops throughout the US.
A couple of changes were announced for the season. The first being that Big Blind Ante will be utilized for all events throughout the season. Next, all events will pay out 15% of the field, up 50% from 10% in past seasons.
Finally, the WSOP has hired PokerNews to conduct live reporting for all WSOP Circuit Main Events and any High Roller events held the stops.
According to WSOP VP Jack Effel, “Changes in the past year were well received by both players and operators. 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 Poker News are positive and will lead to more excitement and satisfaction of the WSOP Circuit.”
This season will offer a record 35 events and will have the same points system tied to the Global Casino Championship that awards a WSOP bracelet to the winner. The season-ending Global Casino Championship will be held in August 2020.
Below is the full schedule of events for the 2019-2020 WSOP Circuit:
- 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