WSOP Europe Nears as WSOP Paradise Finalizes Schedule
The World Series of Poker sure doesn’t stop. From the moment the summer WSOP in Las Vegas ended, the WSOP Circuit was traveling for its US-based schedule and then concurrently for its international schedule. Executives also announced the new WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas for December, set to take place just after the WSOP Europe wraps.
As the WSOPC rolls on, the gold bracelet events have been running online at GGPoker and WSOP.com, and the live team is preparing for WSOP Europe that will kick off on October 25.
This makes it a good time to look at that schedule and reveal the full WSOP Paradise schedule.
WSOP Europe: October 25 – November 15
Please don’t ask me where this year has gone; I have no idea. Regardless, it’s almost time for WSOP Europe, which kicks off in less than three weeks!
Players will soon begin the trek to King’s Casino, the years-long host of the WSOP Europe, in the town of Rozvadov in Czechia (Czech Republic). Action will run October 25 through November 15, complete with 15 gold bracelet events and $15M in guarantees.
The full schedule has changed from its initial posting. The current iteration is as follows, with the Main Event highlighted:
- Oct 25-30 (Event 1) €350 NLHE Opener w/6 flights (€1M GTD)
- Oct 27-31 (Event 2) €550 PLO 8-Max (€300K GTD)
- Oct 29-Nov 4 (Event 3) €1,350 Mini Main Event w/4 flights (€2M GTD)
- Oct 31-Nov 1 (Event 4) €2K PLO (€300K GTD)
- Nov 1-6 (Event 5) €550 NLHE Colossus w/7 flights (€1.5M GTD)
- Nov 5-6 (Event 6) €5K PLO (€500K GTD)
- Nov 6-7 (Event 7) €1,650 NLHE 6-Max (€300K GTD)
- Nov 6-7 (Event 8) €25K NLHE GGMillion$ (€1M GTD)
- Nov 7-8 (Event 9) €1,100 NLHE Mystery Bounty w/€300 bounties (€300K GTD)
- Nov 8-9 (Event 10) €2K 8-Game Mix (€100K GTD)
- Nov 9 (Event 11) €1,100 NLHE Turbo Bounty w/€300 bounties (€300K GTD)
- Nov 9-10 (Event 12) €50K NLHE Diamond High Roller (€1M GTD)
- Nov 10-15 (Event 13) €10,350 NLHE Main Event w/2 flights (€5M GTD)
- Nov 12 (Event 14) €1K NLHE Turbo Freezeout (€200K GTD)
- Nov 12-14 (Event 15) €550 NLHE Closer w/2 flights (€200K GTD)
There are many satellites, starting on October 25 for Event 1. They are all listed on the King’s Casino page for this series.
WSOP Paradise: December 3-15
Earlier this year, when the World Series of Poker announced its first live series in the Bahamas, they provided some highlights in the form of guarantees and bookend dates. Eventually, they released the full schedule as it will play out.
There will be 15 gold bracelets awarded in total, all happening at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. (If the Atlantis location sounds familiar, it is because it was the home of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure from 2005 through 2019.
The full series is being hosted by the WSOP alongside GGPoker, the online partner of and growing influence on the World Series.
The schedule, highlighting the Main Event, is shown here:
- Dec 3-6 (Event 1) $1,500 NLHE Mystery Millions w/5 flights ($5M GTD)
- Dec 4 (Event 2) $1,500 NLHE Millionaire Maker *online first, final 100 play live* ($5M GTD)
- Dec 5-8 (Event 3) $25K NLHE GGMillion$ HR Championship w/2 flights ($10M GTD)
- Dec 5-8 (Event 4) $1K NLHE Mini Main Event w/4 flights ($1M GTD)
- Dec 7-8 (Event 5) $25K PLO HR ($2M GTD)
- Dec 8-9 (Event 6) $3K NLHE 6-Handed ($1M GTD)
- Dec 8-9 (Event 7) $50K NLHE Super High Roller ($2M GTD)
- Dec 8 (Event 8) $2K PLO Mystery Bounty *played online* ($1M GTD)
- Dec 9-11 (Event 9) $100K NLHE Ultra High Roller w/2 flights ($5M GTD)
- Dec 9-14 (Event 10) $5K NLHE Championship Main Event w/4 flights ($15M GTD)
- Dec 12-13 (Event 11) $800 Flip & Go
- Dec 13 (Event 12) $1K NLHE Freezeout *played online* ($5M GTD)
- Dec 13-14 (Event 13) $10K PLO Championship ($1M GTD)
- Dec 13-14 (Event 14) $2K NLHE Turbo Bounty Closer w/2 flights ($1M GTD)
- Dec 14 (Event 15) $10K NLHE 6-Handed HR ($1M GTD)
Note that two of the events – Events 8 and 12 – will be played solely online. It is likely that the WSOP will encourage players in the Bahamas to log on to GGPoker from the resort and play there. Event 2, on the other hand, will play its initial flights online, and then, it will bring the 100 finalists to the Bahamas to play the rest of the tournament live.
Grab a ticket for a dream poker getaway in Paradise at @GGPoker!
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) September 29, 2023
GGPoker today announced the launch of Road to Paradise, an online poker tournament series offering poker players the chance to win their way to the much anticipated 2023 WSOP Paradise in December.
Kicking off… pic.twitter.com/CFlPkKoYvz
The full schedule, as it stands now, also shows a couple of non-bracelet events:
- Dec 7: $800 NLHE Deepstack Freezeout
- Dec 8: $600 NLHE
- Dec 12: $500 NLHE Win the Button
- Dec 13: $300 NLHE 7-Handed
- Dec 14: $500 NLHE 6-Handed Turbo
Online satellites have only been running on GGPoker since October 1, so there is plenty of time to win. The “Road to Paradise” will award prize packages that include a $5K Main Event entry and an 11-night stay at the Atlantis Resort.
