The World Poker Tour (WPT) has revealed the first half of the Season XXII schedule, promising to offer an “eclectic combination” of seven WPT Prime and four WPT Main Tour festivals across the globe from late January to early June.
“As we approach the end of Season XXI and the WPT World Championship, we are proud to share the schedule for the first half of Season XXII,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska. “We worked vigorously with our casino partners to solidify dates for these impressive, value-packed festivals so that players may plan their 2024 schedules.”
Kicking off Season XXII is the Main Tour stop of WPT Cambodia at NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, with the festival running from January 17th to 30th and the Championship event going from January 25th to 29th.
Second up on the Main Tour is the return of WPT Rolling Thunder at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Northern California with festival dates spanning March 7th to 26th, and the $3,500 Championship event starting March 23rd.
Two more Main Tour festivals take place back-to-back in April and May. First, the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown festival runs from April 3rd to 23rd. Drawing 2,290 entries in the $3,500 Championship event this year, Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood now lays claim to nine of the top ten largest fields in WPT history.
Rounding out the first half of the Main Tour calendar is WPT Choctaw. The Oklahoma stop returns for its ninth installment and features a $3,800 Championship event among the festival schedule of April 17th to May 6th.
The Prime Tour begins with WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence with festival dates of January 26th to February 5th, followed by the WPT Prime Amsterdam festival from March 15th to 23rd.
At the tail end of March, the first-ever WPT Voyage makes its way. ‘Virgin Voyages’ 1,400-cabin Valiant Lady will set sail from Miami on March 31st and return to port on April 6th. Both a Prime title and a Main Tour title will be awarded during the flagship event.
April will feature another pair of Prime stops. Card Casino Bratislava hosts WPT Prime Slovakia for the second time, putting on a festival from April 5th to 15th. Then, WPT Prime Gold Coast returns at The Star Gold Coast for a third-consecutive year from April 10th to 23rd, subject to regulatory approval.
Also, returning for a third-consecutive year is WPT Prime Vietnam. A festival at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi is set for May 14th to 27th. Finishing off the Season XXII first half schedule is the WPT Prime Sanremo from May 31st to June 10th at Casinò di Sanremo.
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/noticias/2023/10/25/69342-world-poker-tour-season-xxii-reveals-first-half-schedule-for-2024-with-11-international-stops
