The World Poker Tour announced it added a stop at The Venetian in Las Vegas this fall. The WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Festival will run from Oct. 28 to Nov. 15.
The headliner of the series is the $5,300 buy-in WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Championship that features a $2 million guaranteed prize pool. The championship final table will be live-streamed from the new streaming room inside The Venetian Poker Room.
“Players embraced the return of the WPT to The Venetian Resort Las Vegas earlier this year, and we are pleased to bring another championship event to such an outstanding venue,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska. “Our partnership with The Venetian Resort continues to produce events that players look forward to.”
The WPT was at The Venetian earlier this year for the Venetian Las Vegas Spring Championship, which brought in 488 entrants. Nick Seward won $418,700 after defeating Greg Brown heads-up. The championship event broke its $2 million guarantee by $200,000.
An additional $2 million in guarantees will be spread across a variety of events, including several bounty events, a senior’s event, and numerous satellite opportunities. The entire schedule has yet to be released.
“The success of the spring championship reaffirmed what makes The Venetian Resort a premier destination for tournament poker,” said Tommy LaRosa, director of poker operations at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. “We’re proud to once again partner with the World Poker Tour to bring players a championship-caliber experience, highlighted by a $2 million guarantee, exceptional amenities, and the opportunity to compete for one of poker’s most prestigious titles.”
Busy fall for WPT
The WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Festival is one of several series that the classic poker brand will hold this fall.
The bestbet Scramble in Jacksonville, Fla., will take place Aug. 20 to Sept. 9. Highlighted by the the $5,000 $1 million guaranteed event starting on Sept 4, festival highlights include:
- Aug. 20. $400 buy-in $200,000 guarantee with a livestreamed final table.
- Aug. 31, $500 Super Stack event with 50,000 starting chips.
- Sept. 2, $800 Heads-up event.
- Aug. 29, $1,700 Mystery Bounty with a $300,000 guarantee and a livestreamed feature and final table.
- Sept. 1, $300 Ladies Championship event with a livestreamed feature and final table.
Following that, the WPT will be at the Star Gold Coast in Australia Sept. 10-30. Thirty events are on the schedule, including the $1,500 AUD WPT Prime Australia event , a $1,500 AUD contest, and the $5,000 AUD WPT Australia Championship Sept. 24-30.
Then it’s back to the states to The Lodge Card Club in Austin, Texas Sept. 24 to Oct.12. The headliner is the $1,100 buy-in WPT Prime Lodge Championship Oct. 8-12. It carries a $1 million guarantee.
The WPT then returns to Cyprus for the WPT Prime Cyprus Championship Oct. 15-19. The $1,500 championship event also carries a $1 million guarantee.
After that, the $5,300 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship will headline a series Oct. 23-27.
For more information, visit worldpokertour.com.
