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January 7, 2021 Online Poker

Does the 2021 WSOP Online Circuit Series Mean No Live Events in 2021?

The WSOP revealed plans to host a serial of Circuit events online at WSOP.com throughout the year, indicating that alive events may be on the shelf for quite some time.

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You tin win ane of these shiny rings online throughout the year. (Image: WSOP.com)

The Earth Series of Poker Excursion bout is widely popular amid low and mid-stakes tournament grinders. Each year, a number of events are hosted at various stops around the earth, more often than not in the United States. At each stop, a dozen or so events accept identify, and the winner in each tournament receives a shiny gilt band.

During the 2020 season, the WSOP was forced to cancel its remaining events starting in March due to COVID-19. With the virus continuing to spread, and more than 350,000 dead in the US, hosting major poker events remains an issue. WSOP Executive Manager Ty Stewart told CardsChat News he isn't yet prepare to stop hosting alive Circuit events in 2021, despite revealing plans for online Circuit events throughout the year.

"Plain nosotros want to have big scale live events in 2021, and we're increasingly optimistic almost that viability," Stewart said. "But as of today, we still face up various limitations on gathering sizes, contact-tracing protocols, which could greatly touch on our poker customers, and other difficulties in the organisation."

Stewart added that the WSOP wants to proceed with an expansion of the Circuit online in 2021, using the same kind of model and value they have traditionally offered for the live events. To that end, the WSOP had their customers in mind when planning the online events.

Stewart told the states his squad felt the need to provide WSOP Circuit "tournament regulars with an outlet they could plan for immediately."

What'due south the Programme?

The plan for the WSOP is to ensure its Excursion players even so have an opportunity to compete for gold rings, despite COVID-19. How they'll accomplish that is past hosting a dozen series throughout the year on WSOP.com. They will then end up the twelvemonth with a $250,000 guaranteed, Year End Title on Dec. 28.

It all kicks off Jan. 14-31 with the xviii-event Winter Online Super Excursion. The tournaments in that series range from $215 ($125,000 guaranteed Monster Stack on January. 17) to $2,000 ($100,000 guaranteed Super High Roller on Jan. 26). The opening series concludes with the $525 Primary Event ($250,000 guaranteed) on Jan. 31.

There are eleven additional WSOP Circuit series in 2021, one each month. In total, 168 rings will be distributed this year. At the end of each month, WSOP.com will host a $25,000 freeroll for its summit x performers and gold ring winners in Circuit events from the current month.

The 12 monthly leaderboard winners volition receive a gratuitous entry into the Year End Championship with $250,000 upwards for grabs. To compete in any of these tournaments, yous must exist physically located in Nevada or New Jersey during play. Merely you lot don't take to be a resident of those states.

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Jon Sofen

Semi-pro poker actor with 17 years experience on the felt and more than five years working as professional poker media.

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