The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Los Angeles will once again play host to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions, from May 15-17, 2025.
The tournament is a freeroll for all those players who have won a WSOP bracelet or Circuit ring from June 2024 to May 2025, with a confirmed $1,000,000 prize pool and the first WSOP bracelet of the summer up for grabs.
Last year’s ‘champion of champions’ was Dong Meng, who banked $200,000 for his victory after qualifying thanks to a bracelet win in the 2023 $1K Flip & Go WSOP event. Meng won just over $160K when taking down the bracelet, an amount outstripped by his Tournament of Champions (TOC) victory, which remains his career-high score to date.
"We are happy to return to The Commerce Casino & Hotel for the WSOP Tournament of Champions and our 15th consecutive $1,000,000 freeroll,” said Ty Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of the WSOP. “With a $2 million guaranteed Circuit Main Event, WSOP satellites and nonstop action at the world’s biggest poker room, this is like the opening ceremony for the 2025 WSOP.”
The final table of the Tournament of Champions will be streamed live so you can watch as the first 'summer' bracelet of 2025 is won.
Dong Meng won $200,000 and the first WSOP bracelet of 2024 at The Commerce Casino last May.18 WSOP Circuit rings up for grabs
The TOC will be the centerpiece of the final WSOP Circuit stop of the season, but it won't close things out. The Commerce is hosting 18 ring events from May 8-24 with a combined $3.5M in guarantees.
The schedule includes a $1,700 Main Event (May 16-20) with a $2M guaranteed prize pool. Other events include a one-day seniors event, HORSE, TORSE, PLO, bounty and high roller tournaments.
The series is also likely to provide the latest chapter in the story of the greatest WSOP Circuit players of all time, with the top three ranked players — Ari Engel, Maurice Hawkins and Dan Lowery — all winning rings within the past month, tying and breaking records seemingly on a regular basis.
The Tournament of Champions series closes just ahead of the WSOP 2025 opening its doors on May 27. There are another 100 bracelets up for grabs at the Paris and Horseshoe Casinos in Las Vegas. The first is the three-day $1,000 Mystery Millions no-limit hold'em event.
Get all the information you need in our Ultimate Players' Guide to the 2025 WSOP.
The Commerce Casino & Hotel in LA hosts the Tournament of Champions for the second year running.
2025 WSOP Tournament of Champions series schedule
| Date | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| May 9 | Event #1: The Housewarming (2 days) | $600 |
| May 11 | Event #2: Seniors (1 day) | $400 |
| May 11 | Event #3: No-Limit Hold’em (1 day) | $600 |
| May 12 | Event #4: Monster Stack (2 days) | $400 |
| May 13 | Event #5: HORSE (2 days) | $600 |
| May 14 | Event #6: No-Limit Hold’em (1 day) | $1,100 |
| May 15 | Event #7: No-Limit Hold’em (1 day) | $400 |
| May 16 | Event #8: WSOP Circuit Main Event (3 days) | $1,700 |
| May 16 | Event #9: No-Limit Hold’em (1 day) | $400 |
Who might we see in LA?
With $1,000,000 in free money up for grabs, every player with a ring or bracelet win in the past year has an incentive to turn up in LA to contest the TOC. Winners from the WSOP in Las Vegas, WSOP Paradise, WSOP Europe, WSOP events online at WSOP.com and GGPoker, and the WSOP Circuit are all eligible.
Last year’s TOC was contested by a field of 559. In addition to winners from the WSOP Circuit, this year’s could feature the likes of:
WSOP 2024 winners
- Daniel Negreanu
- Scott Seiver
- Dan Sepiol
- Nick Schulman
- Phil Ivey
- Sergio Aido
- Chris Hunichen
- Santhosh Suvarna
- Jared Bleznick
- Jonathan Tamayo
WSOP Paradise winners
- Alex Foxen
- Alejandro Lococo
- Yinan Zhou
- Stephen Chidwick
WSOP Europe winners
- Martin Kabhrel
- Darius Neagoe
- Vivian Saliba
- Simone Andrian
As the official media partner of the WSOPC, PokerOrg will also be in attendance, bringing you all the biggest and best moments from the regular schedule and the Tournament of Champions.
