Jun 30 2011

First half of the WPT Season X schedule announced

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After a fantastic Season IX the World Poker Tour is already making big plans for their Season X campaign, and this week we received our first look at the Season X schedule. The WPT released the details for the first half of Season X which includes a number of stops in Europe (including 3 new tournament destinations) mixed in with the usual tour stops in Los Angeles, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Atlantic, City as well as a new Florida stop.

Here is a look at the first 11 stops on Season x of the WPT:

World Poker Tour Season X Schedule (through Dec. 31, 2011) 

Tournament Name Hosting Casino / Location Date Buy In + Entry Fee = Total
WPT Slovenia*^ Casino Portorož
Portorož, Piran, Slovenia		 July 17 – 21, 2011 €3,000 + €300 =€3,300
Legends of Poker Bicycle Casino
Bell Gardens, CA		 Aug 25 – 30, 2011 $3,500 + $200 = $3,700
WITH $3,700 RE-ENTRY
ON DAY 1B
WPT Grand Prix de Paris Aviation Club de France
Paris, France		 Sept 5 – 10, 2011 €7,500**
Borgata Poker Open Borgata
Atlantic City, NJ		 Sept 18 – 22, 2011 $3,300 + $200 = $3,500
WPT Malta*^ The Casino at Portomaso
Portomaso, St. Julian’s, Malta		 Sept 20 – Sept 24, 2011 €3,200+ €300=€3,500
World Poker Finals Foxwoods Casino Resort
Mashantucket, CT		 Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2011 $9,700 + $300 = $10,000
WPT Amnéville* Seven Casino
Amnéville, France		 Nov 1 – 6, 2011 €3,200 + €300 =€3,500
WPT Jacksonville*^ Orange Park Kennel Club
Jacksonville, Florida		 Nov 18 – 22, 2011 $3,250 + $250 = $3,500
WPT Marrakech* Casino de Marrakech
Marrakech, Africa		 Nov 24 – 27, 2011 €3,300
WPT Prague*^ Corinthia Casino
Prague, Czech Republic		 Dec 1 – 5, 2011 €3,200 + €300 = €3,500
Five Diamond World Poker Classic Bellagio
Las Vegas, Nevada		 Dec 10 – 15, 2011 $10,000 + $300 = $10,300
*Non-televised event
^New World Poker Tour event
** 4% of prize pool withheld for casino, 2% for tournament staff

 

The WPT press release announcing the Season X schedule also contained the following message: “Announcements about new on-air additions, big changes and eye-popping enhancements to the overall WPT product for Season X will be made at a press conference on the morning of Day 1A of the Legends of Poker Main Event on August 25, 2011.”

So it appears the WPT will continue to be a leader in televised poker as the new owners, Party Gaming, continue to build on their success during Season IX.

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