The busiest and most exciting time of the year for the WSOP Circuit in North America adds another marquee stop to the increasingly active schedule between August 18-September 2, as the series returns to Playground in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The GPI award-winning venue will host a massive 16-day series with 18 WSOP Circuit rings up for grabs and buy-ins ranging from $400 to $5,000, with some new and exciting details for marquee events!
Schedule highlights
The series kicks off with the $400 Mini Main Event, which will see six starting flights across the first three days of the series before crowning a champion on August 21st.
Several single-day events will also be scattered throughout the schedule before the next big multi-flight event, the $400 Mystery Bounty with three starting flights between August 22-25 and a winner declared on August 26th.
Another huge multi-flight event kicks off on August 24th with a bigger and badder $1,000 buy-in Colossus. This will also see three starting flights from the 24th to 26th, with the champion crowned on the 27th.
These all lead up to the Main Event, which will also come with a new buy-in level of $2,500. It gets underway on August 28th with three starting flights leading to Day 2 on August 31st and the final table on September 1st.
The High Roller event will also be a bit higher this time around, now with a $5,000 buy-in. Day 1 will be on August 31st, with the second and final day on September 1st.
The Colossus, Main Event, and High Roller will all have Milestone Satellites in the days leading up to them for players to win their way in at a discount.
Check out the full schedule here, which also includes $400 Ladies and Seniors events, along with $600 Pot-Limit Omaha, the $400 Monster Stack, and the unique and incredibly popular $400 Progressive Bounty tournament.
- All buy-ins and payouts are in CAD
Last time at Playground...
The Circuit’s last visit to Playground in spring was a massive success, with not only the poker room bursting at the seams, but the two tournament areas packed with players throughout the entire series.
It was highlighted by Adil Morkos’ Main Event triumph as he topped a field of 1,414 to win $306,000 and his first WSOP Circuit ring.
The series also saw some incredible stories, like the amazing 24 hours of Min Qiu, who finished sixth out of nearly 3,000 entries in the $300 Colossus before pulling a $10,000 bounty and then winning the $400 Mystery Bounty event the very next day.
Ruoxiao Shi’s run to the title and $80,000 in the Colossus after final tabling it the year before inspired this look back at great encore performances. Then after that, he went and final tabled the Main Event, finishing seventh for $47,500. We can’t wait to see what he comes up with for this series!
A venue like no other
Playground has become known worldwide as one of the premier poker locations anywhere, and has continued to grow since its opening in 2009. With its most recent massive expansion completed in December of 2023, the venue now boasts three floors of poker, electronic gaming, and world-class restaurants.
During a huge tournament series like the WSOP Circuit, Playground utilizes its two overflow poker areas to accommodate the massive demand, ensuring that players are seated quickly in not only those huge-field tournaments, but in the bustling cash game room, which features one of the largest bad beat jackpots in the world.
With an exceptionally player-friendly experience and an immaculately run venue, Playground was more than deserving of its recent accolade of being named GPI Best Poker Room of 2024.
Oh, you bet we’re back!
There really is nowhere better to be a poker player (or media member for that matter) than a series at Playground, so we’re beyond excited to be coming back to share the incredible experience of the WSOP Circuit in Montreal. We will be back on the floor to bring you all the action from the heartbeat of live poker in Canada, Playground in Montreal, Quebec.
This will be an event you won’t want to miss, so join us in person or follow along here at PokerOrg.
