For the second consecutive yr, the World Series of Poker Circuit Tournament of Champions is heading to California.
The WSOP introduced Wednesday that the match could be held on the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles from May 15-17.
The freeroll occasion runs in the course of the WSOP Circuit cease on the Commerce. It’s sandwiched between an $1,100 no-limit maintain’em and the beginning of the $1,700 no-limit maintain’em major occasion.
Unlike the opposite occasions scheduled for the sequence, solely bracelet and ring winners from the 2024-2025 WSOP season are eligible to play the occasion. Furthermore, the winner will obtain the yr’s first WSOP bracelet.
“We are happy to return to The Commerce Casino & Hotel for the WSOP Tournament of Champions and our 15th consecutive $1,000,000 freeroll,” stated WSOP CEO Ty Stewart in a press release. “With a $2 million guaranteed Circuit main event, WSOP satellites and nonstop action at the world’s biggest poker room, this is like the opening ceremonies for the 2025 WSOP.”
The WSOP will livestream the ultimate desk of the occasion, however particulars of the stream shall be introduced in some unspecified time in the future within the subsequent few weeks. Last yr, Dong Meng bested a 559-player subject to win a bracelet and $200,000.
The Tournament of Champions was initially dubbed the National Championship at its inception in 2011. As the tour added extra worldwide stops, occasion was finally rebranded to the Global Casino Championship.
It was a freeroll for gamers who certified on the WSOP Circuit by both successful the cease’s major occasion, the on line casino champion title, or completed within the high 50 of the season’s level system.
Additionally, gamers who have been within the high 100 of the WSOP Player of the Year race had the choice to purchase into the occasion for $10,000. But in 2022, the WSOP loosened these necessities and it was opened as much as a wider viewers.
Now, it’s a freeroll for everybody who enters. Thus, the prize pool shall be $1,000,000. No extra and no much less.
For most of its historical past, the match was both held as a part of the WSOP in Las Vegas or at first of the brand new Circuit season at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina.
The occasion was held as an internet poker match in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and it was skipped fully in 2021 for a similar causes.
In 2024, the match was held on the Commerce for the primary time.
“The Commerce is thrilled to be welcoming back the WSOP Circuit Finals, as well as the T.O.C., both of which are such prestigious events,” stated Commerce match director Cavin Quintanilla. “It takes a dedicated team to deliver legendary customer service and I am excited and honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with these two iconic brands. We will strive to uphold the integrity of the game, show everyone a great time and elevate each other’s legacy.”
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