WSOP Circuit Makes its second stop Harrahs Cherokee this series with 16 official gold rings up for grabs
Cherokee, NC (February 15, 2022) - The World Series of Poker will be making its way back to Harrah's Cherokee for the second time this series in just two short days.
The 11-day series has 16 official WSOP gold rings available to be won, with a massive $1 million guarantee in the $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event.
Opening the two-week-long series on Thursday is Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack. This is a one-day event and boasts a $25K guarantee.
Also on the opening day line-up will be the first starting flight of Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Flight at 4:00 p.m. There will be four starting flights in total and the event boasts a guarantee worth $500,000 with unlimited re-entries.
For those that enjoy mixed games, February 21st is Event #7: $400 Pot Limit Omaha with $25,000 guaranteed in the prize pool. This is a two-day event with unlimited re-entries.
Each Event at Harrah's Cherokee comes with a guarantee and holds over $2 million in guarantees over this series.
The signature $400 Monster Stack, comes with a $300,000 guarantee and holds two starting flights on February 22nd & 23rd - both at 10:00 a.m.
Players looking for a bigger buy-in before the thrill of the Main Event will be able to have their fix Thursday, February 24th, as Event #10: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em starts at 2:00 p.m.
The $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event kicks off the closing weekend with the first of two starting flights on Friday, February 25th, and Saturday, February 26th - both start at 11:00 a.m. There is $1 million guaranteed in this prize pool, with one re-entry available per flight for a total of four entries at the most.
This past December, Donald Crabtree topped a field of 1,375 entries in the Main Event, taking home the biggest piece of the $2,083,125 prize pool and his first gold WSOP Circuit ring. If the return of live poker has been any indication of the health of the game, the $1 million guarantee is sure to get blown out of the water yet again at Harrah's Cherokee.
All official gold ring winners from this WSOP Circuit stop will qualify for the new invitation-only “Tournament of Champions”.
The $1 million freeroll event will be held during the 2022 World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas. 2022 online and live bracelet winners will also be eligible to compete in the new signature event.
Here is a look at the full ring event schedule at Harrah's Cherokee:
Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack 1 Day $25K GTD (Thursday, Feburary 17, 10:00 a.m.)
Event #2A: $400 No-Limit Hold’em $500K Flight A (Thursday, Feburary 17, 4:00 p.m.)
Event #2B: $400 No-Limit Hold’em $500K Flight B (Friday, Feburary 18, 10:00 a.m.)
Event #2C: $400 No-Limit Hold’em $500K Flight C (Friday, Feburary 18, 4:00 p.m.)
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 1 Day $75K GTD (Saturday, Feburary 19, 4:00 p.m.)
Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors 1 Day $75k GTD (Sunday, Feburary 20, 9:00 a.m.)
Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold’em $50K GTD (Sunday, Feburary 20, 2:00 p.m.)
Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max 1 Day $75K GTD (Monday, Feburary 21, 10:00 a.m.)
Event #7: $400 Pot Limit Omaha $25k GTD (Monday, Feburary 21, 2:00 p.m.)
Event #8A: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack $300K (Tuesday, Feburary 22, 10:00 a.m.)
Event #8B: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack $300K (Wednesday, Feburary 23, 10:00 a.m.)
Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 1 Day $50K (Thursday, Feburary 24, 11:00 a.m.)
Event #10: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em $75K (Thursday, Feburary 24, 2:00 p.m.)
Event #11: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Ladies 1 Day $10k GTD (Friday, Feburary 25, 10:00 a.m.)
Event #12A: $1,700 MAIN EVENT $1M (Friday, Feburary 25, 11:00 a.m.)
Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 1 Day $50k GTD (Friday, Feburary 25, 4:00 p.m.)
Event #12B: $1,700 MAIN EVENT $1M (Saturday, Feburary 26, 11:00 a.m.)
Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 1 Day $50K (Saturday, Feburary 26, 4:00 p.m.)
Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors 1 Day $50K (Sunday, Feburary 27, 9:00 a.m.)
Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double STack 1 Day $50k GTD (Sunday, Feburary 27, 2:00 p.m.)
In addition to these, there will also be nightlies, satellites into various events.
The full schedule along with structure sheets can be found here.