Preliminary Events in World Poker Open Start Today
Two weeks from now the WPT World Poker Open will officially begin. In the meantime preliminary events are set to take place starting today. The first event is a $300 plus $40 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. The winner of this event will not only win a prize but also their entry paid for the World Poker Open main event on January 20th.
There will be a total of 17 preliminary events. Each event will have $10,000 withheld from the prize pool and placed aside for a seat in the main event. There will also be other ways to win entry into the main event as well. The casino will be having super and mega satellites as well as single satellites. The single and super satellites started yesterday and mega satellites will begin on January 16thand continue through the 19th. The main event will take place on the 20th and continue until the 23rd.
List of Preliminary Events:
Date Time Event
Jan. 4 Noon $300+$40 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 5 Noon $500+$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 6 Noon $500+$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 7 Noon $500+$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 8 Noon $500+$50 Omaha Eight-or-Better*
Jan. 9 Noon $300+$40 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 9 4 p.m. $500+$50 Seven-Card Stud Eight-or-Better*
Jan. 10 Noon $500+$40 No-Limit Shootout
Jan. 10 4 p.m. $500+$50 Seven-Card Stud*
Jan. 11 Noon $500+$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 12 Noon $500+$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 13 11 a.m. $300+$40 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em*
Jan. 13 1 p.m. $500+$50 Pot-Limit Omaha w/re-buys
Jan. 14 Noon $500+$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 15 Noon $1,000+$70 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 16 Noon $1,000+$70 No-Limit Hold'em
Jan. 17 Noon $5,000+$150 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
*These events do not withhold $10,000 for main event seat.