The WSOP International Circuit visits 9 countries in 2019

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Vargoso

Published

8/17/2019

Updated

8/27/2021

Although the US live poker market is the undisputed leader in tournaments (for example, it has almost 10x more profits than England which has the second position, $7,698,379,00 vs. $783,410,568 respectively), it's undeniable that poker is a worldwide trend, and grinders from almost any country are always actively looking for massive events to join. That is why the World Series of Poker created the WSOP International Circuit, and in this article, we'll share all the stops scheduled for 2019.

WSOP International Circuit 2019

Since 2015, the WSOP organization has held the International Circuit, a series of poker tournaments that visit several countries around the world, seeking to expand the coverage of the World Series of Poker. Nine countries from three continents will receive the WSOP action:

Europe:

Sochi, Russia
Czech Republic/Germany
Rotterdam, Holland

Oceania:

Sydney, Australia

America:

Montreal, Canada
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Monterrey, Mexico
Aruba
Punta del Este, Uruguay

This year, the WSOP Global Casino Championship will gather the winners of the Main Events (US and international circuit) and Casino Champions (those players who scored the most points during the stop).

Sochi Casino (Sochi, Russia), July 19-28, 2019

The first stop will kick off next week until July 28th in Russia with ₽144,000,000 ($2,1M) GTD across seven events. A Super High Roller (₽350,000 + 21,000 buy-in, ₽7M GTD) and the Main Event are the most exciting tournament of the series, plus a Colossus tournament with ₽35M GTD.

Description	Date	Buy-in [USD]	GTD [USD]
Colossus	July 18 (8 starting flights)	$348	$532k
WSOP-C Russia	July 21 (4 starting flights)	$1.020	$988k
Super High Roller	July 22 (2 starting flights)	$5.600	$106k
Monster Stack	July 26 (4 starting flights)	$580	$106k
Closer	July 27	$348	$106k
High Roller	July 27	$2.145	$106k
Pot Limit Omaha	July 28	$580

Playground Poker (Montreal, Canada), August 22 – September 2, 2019

After Russia, the WSOP Circuit will travel to Canada where seven events with $4,5M in GTD prizes are scheduled. A $330 Colossus event ($1M GTD) will kick-off on August 18th and will feature 13 starting flights. The Main Event will also begin on August 18th and features a $2M GTD prize pool with a $1,100 buy-in.

Description	Date	Buy-in [USD]	GTD [USD]
Main Event	August 18 (3 starting flights)	$1.100	$2.000.000
Colossus	August 22 (13 starting flights, 4 online)	$330	$1.000.000
Monster Stack	August 26	$660	$150.000
Super High Roller	August 27	$5.300	$250.000
Closer	August 30 (4 starting flights)	$330	$300.000
High Roller	August 31	$2.200	$250.000
Pot Limit Omaha	September 2	$550	$50.000

Belmond Copacabana Palace (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), September 11 – 17, 2019

With R$8,000,000 GTD ($2M) the WSOP Circuit will have a week full of action in September 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As usual, seven events are scheduled, but the Brazilian stop won't have a Colossus tournament; instead, it will have 8-Game and a Ladies event. The Main Event boasts a $1M GTD prize pool with a $1,000 buy-in.

Description	Date	Buy-in [USD]	GTD [USD]
WSOP-C Main Event	September 8 (4 starting flights)	$1.000	$1M
Brazilian Storm	September 8 (6 starting flights, 3 online)	$200	$175k
Ladies	September 12	$200	$12,5k
Super High Roller	September 12	$4.000	$175k
8-Game	September 13	$250	$12,5k
Monster Stack	September 15 (4 starting flights)	$250	$175k
High Roller	September 15	$2.000	$250k

King's Resort (Rozvadov, Czech Republic/Germany), September 26 – October 14, 2019

An incredible poker festival will be held at King's Resorts from September 26 to October 14 (in fact, including ten WSOP Europe events the action runs until November 5). Fifteen tournaments will be played with over $1M GTD in prizes. A Mini Main Event, the Main Event itself and the high roller events (for both NLH and PLO) are the most interesting tournaments of the series.

Description	Date	Buy-in [EUR]	GTD [EUR]
Fall Opener	September 26 (6 starting flights)	€ 299	€200k + 2 WSOP ME Seats
Lucky 7s	September 29 (2 starting flights)	€ 777	€100k + 1 WSOP ME Seat
6-Max NLH	October 1	€ 660
Senior Event 50+	October 2	€ 250
Mini Main Event	October 2 (8 starting flights)	€ 250	€500k + 5 WSOP ME Seats
Omaha HI/LO Pot Limit	October 3	€ 300
Bounty Hunter	October 4	€ 660
Seven Card Stud Limit	October 6	€ 330
Monster Stack	October 6 (6 starting flights)	€ 330	€200k + 2 WSOP ME Seats
NLH/OMAHA Mixed Game	October 8	€ 550
PLO Highroller 8-Max	October 9	€ 2.000	€100k
NLH High Roller	October 10	€ 5.300	€100k
Main Event	October 9 (2 starting flights)	€ 1.700	€1M + 10 WSOP ME Seats
Ladies	October 11	€ 220
Freezeout	October 12	€ 440

Cintermex Convention Center (Monterrey, Mexico), October 11-21, 2019

For the first time in history, the WSOP Circuit will visit Mexico; six events have been scheduled including the Main Event that kicks off on October 15. The Cintermex Casino in Monterrey will host the WSOP action for ten days, and the GTD prize pool exceeds $700k.

Description	Date	Buy-in [USD]	GTD [USD]
Opener	October 11 (3 starting flights)	$185	$50.000
Ladies Championship	October 13	$160	$150.000
High Roller	October 15 (2 starting flights)	$3.156	$500.000
Main Event	October 11 (4 starting flights)	$1.050
Monster Stack	October 16	$265
6 Handed	October 17	$185

Holland Casino (Rotterdam, Holland), November 14-22, 2019

Although the full schedule for the Holland stop of the WSOP International Circuit 2019 hasn't yet been unveiled, all grinders invited to join the action at Holland Casino from November 14 to 22.

Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino (Aruba), November 14-24, 2019

Another stop in the Caribbean for the WSOP International Circuit 2019. Grinders can take advantage of the fantastic beaches of Aruba and take a vacation at the Hilton Aruba Resort while fighting for the gold ring in the Main Event with $250,000 GTD. In total, ten events will be played from November 14 to 24.

Description	Date	Buy-in [USD]	GTD [USD]
Double Stack NLH Re-Entry	November 14	$250
NLH Re-Entry	November 15	$250
NLH Re-Entry 2 Day Event	November 16	$400
NLH Re-Entry Turbo	November 16	$250
NLH Re-Entry	November 17	$400
8-Max NLH Re-Entry	November 18	$250
NLH Monster Stack Re-Entry	November 19	$250
NLH Re-Entry	November 20	$250
NLH Main Event	November 21 (2 starting flights)	$1.700	$250.000
Double Stack NLH Turbo	November 23	$400

The Star Sydney (Sydney, Australia), November 14 - December 9, 2019

In November 2019 the WSOP Circuit returns to Australia with $6M in GTD prizes. The schedule for this stop hasn't yet been released, but compared to last year's edition, it has $1,5M additional in prizes and will feature at least 15 ring events. The 2018 Main Event had $2M GTD, so probably this year this amount will be crushed by the organization.

Enjoy Punta del Este Resort (Uruguay), December 6-14, 2019

The 2019 WSOP International Circuit ends in Latin America. Eleven tournaments with almost $3M in guaranteed prizes are scheduled at the Enjoy Punta del Este Resort, including a $1,5M event for $2,500 and the Main Event (buy-in $1,100) that begins on December 7 and features a $500,000 GTD prize pool. The Punta del Este stop is the only WSOP Circuit that has a KO event on the schedule.

Description	Date	Buy-in [USD]	GTD [USD]
Seniors Event	December 6	$440	$40.000
Main Event	December 7 (4 starting flights)	$1.100	$500.000
Second Chance	December 9 (2 starting flights)	$550	$150.000
Turbo Bounty	December 10	$660	$50,00
High Roller	December 10	$3.300	$300.000
Hyper Turbo	December 11	$550	$50.000
Final Millonaria	December 11 (3 starting flights)	$2.500	$1.500.000
6-Handed NLH	December 13	$660	$50.000
Ladies Event	December 13	$220
Knockout	December 14	$1.100	$100.000
Hyper Turbo	December 14	$550	$50.000

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