The World Poker Tour yesterday revealed the schedule for the first half of the upcoming XIII season, revealing that there will be 20 tournaments stages across all corners of the globe. The 13th season is going to see them get past the 200 champions mark with the previous season ending with 193 in total.
They will be looking to better last seasons efforts, though with plenty of new records set in terms of attendances and prize pools, it will be a tough act to follow.
Executive Director of the WPT Matt Savage said in a statement “Coming off a very successful Season XII highlighted by some record-setting numbers and fantastic new locations, the World Poker Tour marches into lucky Season XIII with more new global stops and many of the great tournaments that have made the WPT the most player-friendly tour in poker.”
The first half of the World Poker Tour will be starting off on the 5th of June with the WPT National in Italy and finishing on the 15th of December with the WPT Five Diamond Classic. Have a look at the full schedule below.
Jun 5th – WPT National Campione – €900 + €90 = €990
Jul 3rd – WPT National London – £200
Jul 4th – WPT500 – $500 + $65 = $565
Jul 15th – WPT National Valencia – €1,350 + €150 = €1,500
Jul 17th – WPT National Valencia – €500 + €50 = €550
Jul 18th – WPT National Brussels – €675 + €75 = €750
Aug 22nd – WPT Western Poker Challenge – $1000 + $80 = $1,080
Aug 23rd – WPT Legends of Poker – $3,500 + $200 = $3,700
Sep 5th – WPT Merit Classic North Cyprus – $4,000 + $400 = $4,400
Sep 14th – WPT Borgata Poker Open – $3,300 + $200 = $3,500
Oct 9th – WPT National Marrakech – 13,500 MAD
Oct 28th – WPT National China – $1,600 + $160 = $1,760
Oct 31st – WPT National Brussels – €675 + €75 = €750
Nov 7th – WPT Poker Scramble – $4,650 + $350 = $5,000
Nov 13th – WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic – $3,300 + $300 = $3,600
Nov 18th – WPT UK – £3,000
Nov 20th – WPT Montreal – $3,500 + $350 = $3,850
Dec 4th – WPT National Paris – €1,200
Dec 15th – WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic – $10,000 + $300 = $10,300