World Poker Tour® Announces Season XV WPT® Main Tour Schedule

Hot on the heels of the Monster® WPT® Tournament of Champions, World Poker Tour® today announced the full WPT Main Tour schedule for Season XV. In addition to the return of the highly successful WPT Tournament of Champions, World Poker Tour is introducing the partypoker WPT Passport, partypoker WPT Caribbean in Punta Cana, and the WPT Festival Championship.

With their victories at Playground Poker Club and Holland Casino respectively, Seth Davies and Andjelko Andrejevic earned their seats into the second-annual WPT Tournament of Champions at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on April 7, 2017. The WPT Tournament of Champions will once again follow the $3,500 buy-in WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown and the $10,000 buy-in WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale, both of which will reward seats for the WPT TOC.wpt-season-xv

World Poker Tour and partypoker have joined forces to launch the WPT Passport in Season XV, allowing online qualifiers to choose which partypoker-sponsored event they will attend upon winning their $5,000 package. WPT Passport super satellites run daily and feed into a $530 buy-in WPT Passport satellite, where at least one $5,000 package is guaranteed. Each WPT Passport winner has 12 months to decide which WPT Main Event they wish to play in and can use their package in the highlighted events below.

The partypoker WPT Caribbean festival returns in Season XV, kicking off on November 19 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. During this luxurious getaway, players will be able to enjoy the pristine Dominican beaches and extravagant pools at Hard Rock before taking to the felt to compete in a host of satellites, tournaments, and cash games. For more information, click here.

“Hard Rock is one of the most globally recognizable brands and is synonymous with delivering a first-class experience,” said Angelica Hael, VP of Global Tour Management for WPT. “We are proud to partner with Hard Rock and partypoker to host partypoker WPT Caribbean, and to add this tropical destination to the Season XV WPT Main Tour schedule.”

World Poker Tour is also introducing the WPT Festival Championship in Season XV, whereby at each Main Tour stop, one seat will be awarded to the Main Event at that stop through a tournament consisting only of winners from preliminary events of the festival leading up to the Main Event. Each WPT Festival Champion will earn a bespoke trophy and access to VIP off-the-felt activities, in addition to their seat in the WPT Main Tour event at that property.

To further reward players on the World Poker Tour, the California Swing returns in Season XV with additional benefits. Every player who attended all three California Swing tournaments in 2016 will receive their first night free at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in 2017 – all they have to do is book two night’s stay during the Season XV WPT Rolling Thunder Main Tour event.

Live-streamed final tables on the World Poker Tour will also have a new look in Season XV, thanks to ShareHand Inc. On top of enhanced graphics packages and a brand new, custom set for non-televised WPT final tables, fans from around the globe will enjoy additional content from their favorite players during broadcasts on PlutoTV, Twitch, and YouTube.

In addition, most live-streamed final tables will also be broadcast throughout Asia with Chinese commentary, reaching millions of poker fans across the burgeoning region. Among the platforms that have already broadcast WPT content in Season XV are: LeTV, Sohu Sports, YouKu, Douyu, HuYa, Panda TV, Wasu TV, and PPTV.

“With 12,000 entries in Season XIV, the World Poker Tour and its outstanding casino partners generated more than $50 million in combined prize pools,” said Adam Pliska, President and CEO of the WPT. “Following the overwhelmingly positive response from members of the WPT Champions Club, we are delighted to announce the return of the WPT Tournament of Champions in Season XV, and launch new initiatives like the partypoker WPT Passport as we continue to enhance the WPT experience for both professionals and casual players around the globe.”

Season XV WPT Main Tour Schedule

EVENT HOSTING CASINO LOCATION FESTIVAL DATES MAIN TOUR DATE BUY-IN + ENTRY
partypoker.net Canadian Spring Championship* Playground Poker Club Montreal, Canada April 28 – May 5, 2016 Apr 29 – May 5, 2016 (CAD) $3,200 + $300 = $3,500
WPT Amsterdam* Holland Casino Amsterdam, Netherlands May 6 – 14,  2016 May 10 – 14, 2016 €3,000 + €300 = €3,300
WPT Choctaw (TV) Choctaw Casino Resort Durant, Oklahoma Jul 14 – Aug 2, 2016 Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2016 $3,500 + $200 = $3,700
WPT Legends of Poker (TV) The Bicycle Hotel & Casino Bell Gardens, California Jul 28 – Sept 1, 2016 Aug 27 – Sep 1, 2016 $3,700 + $300 = $4,000
WPT Borgata Poker Open (TV) Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa Atlantic City, New Jersey Sep 6 – 23, 2016 Sep 18 – 23, 2016 $3,300 + $200 = $3,500
WPT Maryland Live! Maryland Live! Hanover, Maryland Sept 24 – Oct 5, 2016 Oct 1 – Oct 5, 2016 $3,300 + $200 = $3,500
WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble (TV) bestbet Poker, Simulcast & Racing Jacksonville, Florida Sept 30 – Oct 18 Oct 14 – 18, 2016 $4,650 + $280 +$70 = $5,000
partypoker WPT UK* Dusk Till Dawn Nottingham, United Kingdom Oct 24 – Nov 6 2016 Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2016 £2,000 + £200 = £2,200
partypoker.net WPT Montreal (TV)* Playground Poker Club Montreal, Canada Oct 30 – Nov 17, 2016 Nov 11 – 17, 2016 (CAD) $3,500 + $350 = $3,850
partypoker WPT Caribbean* Hard Rock Punta Cana Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Nov 19 – 26, 2016 Nov 19 – 23, 2016 $4,650 + $350 = $5,000
partypoker WPT Prague King’s Casino Prague, Czech Republic Dec 1-18, 2016 Dec 3-7, 2016 €3,000 + €300 = €3,300
WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic (TV) Bellagio Las Vegas, Nevada Nov 25 – Dec 11, 2016 Dec 5 – 10, 2016 $10,000 + $400 = $10,400
WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa Atlantic City, New Jersey Jan 17 – Feb 3, 2017 Jan 29 – Feb 3, 2017 $3,300 + $200 = $3,500
WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Fallsview Casino Resort Ontario, Canada Feb 17 – 24, 2017 Feb 22 – 24, 2017 CAD $4,700 + $300 = CAD $5,000
WPT L.A. Poker Classic (TV) Commerce Casino Commerce, California Jan 13 – Mar 2, 2017 Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2017 $9,600 + $400 = $10,000
WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star (TV) Bay 101 Casino San Jose, California Mar 5 – 10, 2017 Mar 6 – 10, 2017 $7,150 + $350 = $7,500
WPT Rolling Thunder* Thunder Valley Casino Resort Lincoln, California Mar 8 – 15, 2017 Mar 11 – 15, 2017 $3,200 + $300 = $3,500
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown* Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Mar 16 – Apr 9, 2017 Mar 31 – Apr 2, 2017
Final Table: Apr 5, 2017
$3,200 + $200 + $100 = $3,500
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale* Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Mar 16 – Apr 9, 2017 Apr 2 – 4, 2017
Final Table: Apr 6, 2017
$9,500 + $300 +$200 = $10,000
WPT Tournament of Champions (TV)* Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Mar 16 – Apr 9, 2017 Apr 7 – 9, 2017 $15,000

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*Features a live-streamed final table

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