RING RACE: WSOP.com Ends Summer with $1 Million Guaranteed Online Circuit Series
Online poker players can grind it out for championship rings and $1 million in cash prizes beginning Friday at WSOP.com. The site is running the monthly Online Circuit Series from Aug. 12-23 with 12 rings on the line.
The series comes as the site recently announced the launch of WSOP Online as well. Players can now play for both championship rings and bracelets as well.
Where to play at WSOP.com
WSOP.com circuit tournaments are available in multiple states. Currently a combined player pool for tournaments exists between Nevada and New Jersey.
Online poker players in Pennsylvania and Michigan have their own Online Circuit Series as well. Pennsylvania and Michigan still play independently of other states, but are hoping for an interstate compact merger soon.
WSOP.com Online Circuit Series highlights
Championship rings are a hot commodity among poker players online. And the Online Circuit Series offers plenty of opportunities at a ring.
The $525 Main Event on Aug. 21 features a $200,000 guarantee for players in New Jersey and Nevada. Most events feature No Limit Hold’em with one Omaha tournament as the exception. Other highlights include:
- $215 Monster Stack (Event 3, Aug. 14) – $125,000 guaranteed
- $320 Double Stack (Event 9, Aug. 20) – $100,000 guaranteed
- $500 PLO Big Six-Max (Event 11, Aug. 22) – $40,000 guaranteed
- $2,000 Super High Roller Six-Max (Event 12, Aug. 23) – $100,000 guaranteed
The entire schedule can be found below.
Nevada/New Jersey – WSOP.com Online Circuit Series
Date Event Tournament Buy-in Guarantee
Aug. 12 1 Big $500 Kick-Off 3x re-entry $500 $75,000
Aug. 13 2 NLHE 2x re-entry $320 $100,000
Aug. 14 3 MonsterStack 2x re-entry $215 $125,000
Aug. 15 4 NLHE Freezeout $215 $40,000
Aug. 16 5 High Roller 6-max 2x re-entry $1,000 $75,000
Aug. 17 6 NLHE 6-max 2x re-entry $320 $50,000
Aug. 18 7 Knockout Freezeout $320 $50,000
Aug. 19 8 Turbo Deepstack 2x re-entry $215 $50,000
Aug. 20 9 Double Stack $320 $100,000
Aug. 21 10 Main Event 3x re-entry $525 $200,000
Aug. 22 11 PLO Big $500 3x re-entry $500 $40,00
Aug. 23 12 Super High Roller 2x re-entry $2,000 $100,000
Pennsylvania features $250,000 prize pool
Keystone State players have their chance to play for 12 rings and a total guarantee of $250,000. The series also runs Aug. 12-23 as well with some events and guarantees differing from the other states.
Pennsylvania remains a “ringed-in” market. That means players compete only against others in the state and must be located within the state’s borders. The $525 Main Event on Aug. 21 features a $40,000 guarantee. Here’s a look at the complete series
Pennsylvania – WSOP.com Online Circuit Series
Date Event Tournament Buy-in Guarantee
Aug. 12 1 Double Stack 2x re-entry $215 $20,000
Aug. 13 2 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $320 $20,000
Aug. 14 3 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $525 $40,000
Aug. 15 4 Double Stack Freezeout $215 $20,000
Aug. 16 5 Big $500 2x re-entry $500 $25,000
Aug. 17 6 PLO Deepstack 2x re-entry $215 $25,000
Aug. 18 7 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $215 $20,000
Aug. 19 8 Double Stack 2x re-entry $215 $20,000
Aug. 20 9 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $320 $20,000
Aug. 21 10 Main Event 3x re-entry $525 $40,000
Aug. 22 11 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $109 $20,000
Aug. 23 12 High Roller $1,000 $25,000
Michigan runs own monthly series
The Michigan platform series takes place on the same dates as the other states. The schedule is similar to Pennsylvania in offering a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Earlier this year Michigan closed the deal on creating an interstate player pact. However, the operator hasn’t yet linked up with New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware.
The state’s $525 Main Event on Aug. 21 comes with a $40,000 guarantee. Here’s a glance at the complete series.
Michigan – WSOP.com Online Circuit Series
Date Event Tournament Buy-in Guarantee
Aug. 12 1 Double Stack 2x re-entry $215 $20,000
Aug. 13 2 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $320 $20,000
Aug. 14 3 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $525 $40,000
Aug. 15 4 Double Stack Freezeout $215 $20,000
Aug. 16 5 Big $500 2x re-entry $500 $25,000
Aug. 17 6 PLO Deepstack 2x re-entry $215 $15,000
Aug. 18 7 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $215 $20,000
Aug. 19 8 Double Stack 2x re-entry $215 $20,000
Aug. 20 9 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $320 $20,000
Aug. 21 10 Main Event 3x re-entry $525 $40,000
Aug. 22 11 NLHE PKO 2x re-entry $109 $20,000
Aug. 23 12 High Roller $1,000 $25,000
Tournament of Champions returns
After a successful Tournament of Champions event last month in Las Vegas, the WSOP announced the event will return in 2023. The $1 million freeroll is for all 2022-23 bracelet and circuit ring winners, live or online.
This also includes international winners as well. Series organizers have released limited information for the event so far, and more is expected in the coming months.
July Online Circuit winners
Pennsylvania online grinder Christopher “IamSmirk” Perkins scored a ring and a bracelet in June. In July he grabbed another ring. USPoker recently caught up with him to talk about this accomplishment.
Bracelet winner and YouTuber Ethan “Rampage” Yau went on a tear and won his fourth ring on July 14. He collected $18,563 for the effort.
A few other notable circuit ring winners from April included:
- Kevin Ripple – Event 1, $25,808 (NJ/NV)
- Matthew Mcdowell – Event 3, $17,647 (NJ/NV)
- Matt Stout – Event 6, $27,343 (NJ/NV)
- Ed Py – Event 1, $5,194 (PA)
- Jonas Wexler – Event 4, $5,978 (PA)
- Andrew Szabelan – Event 4, $7,655 (MI)
- Christopher Hando – Event 7, $10,781 (MI)
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