Gateway Poker: 2009/10 WSOP Circuit Schedule

The poker year doesn\’t run from January-December … it starts at the end of July, with the Thanksgiving holiday season kicking off the first week of June, culminating with Poker Christmas, aka the main event:

2009-2010 WSOP CIRCUIT SCHEDULE
11 Stops Scheduled Including New Addition Harrah’s St. Louis

LAS VEGAS – July 10, 2009 – The World Series of Poker® (WSOP) today announced its official schedule for the 2009-2010 season of Circuit Events, played throughout the year and around the United States at Harrah’s owned casinos.

\”WSOP Circuit Events are a great way to welcome new guests to Harrah\’s properties around the country,\” said David Norton, CMO of Harrah\’s Entertainment. \”Whether you are a new player or a casino regular, you will find a great playing experience.\”

These high-stakes poker tournaments provide poker enthusiasts of all levels the opportunity to compete on a local and regional basis in a variety of events – and every WSOP Circuit Event includes the opportunity to win a seat in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas.

“World Series of Poker Circuit Events are a great way to gain live tournament experience, get a feel for what the World Series of Poker is all about and have a lot of fun,” said Jeffrey Pollack, President and Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. “Every stop on the WSOP Circuit has a local flair and provides a best in class poker-playing experience.”

The 2009-2010 WSOP Circuit begins October 16, 2009 at Horseshoe Hammond and includes stops at Harrah’s properties in Southern Indiana, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, Tunica, Council Bluffs (Iowa), Rincon (Southern California), St. Louis, Las Vegas and New Orleans. The entire schedule is as follows:

WORLD SERIES OF POKER 2009-2010 CIRCUIT SCHEDULE

TOURNAMENT DATES

TOURNAMENT LOCATION

October 16 – October 25, 2009

Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago area)

October 23 – November 2, 2009

Horseshoe Southern Indiana

November 5 – November 15, 2009

Harveys Lake Tahoe

December 4 – December 20, 2009

Harrah’s Atlantic City

January 20 – February 11, 2010

Harrah’s Tunica

February 18 – March 2, 2010

Horseshoe Council Bluffs

March 3 – March 14, 2010

Caesars Atlantic City

March 18 – March 31, 2010

Harrah’s Rincon (San Diego area)

April 1 – April 14, 2010

Harrah’s St. Louis (*new stop)

April 14 – April 30, 2010

Caesars Palace

May 7 – May 19, 2010

Harrah’s New Orleans

Circuit schedules are subject to change. For more information on individual circuit events, including event schedules and structure sheets, can be found at each property website or by visiting www.worldseriesofpoker.com