WSOP Tournament of Champions location gets criticism
08/04/2024

WSOP Tournament of Champions location gets criticism

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The Commerce After rather a hold-up, the information of the WSOP Tournament of Champions were revealed recently. It will happen in between May 22-24 at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. It takes place right away after the season-ending WSOP Circuit occasion at the exact same place.

“For years, the Commerce has actually been the home of poker in Los Angeles and among the leading card spaces on the planet,” stated Ty Stewart, Senior Vice President & & Executive Director of the WSOP. “We anticipate starting our brand-new tactical relationship with an unique WSOP Circuit ending and the Tournament of Champions bracelet occasion. We likewise anticipate certifying more gamers from Los Angeles for the WSOP Main Event than ever in the past.”

Qualified gamers are not delighted

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All Ring & Bracelet winners are qualified The Tournament of Champions is a freeroll available to anybody who won a WSOP bracelet or WSOP-C Ring, live or online, in the in 2015. The competition has a $1 million reward swimming pool and the winner gets a WSOP bracelet.

The choice to move the occasion to LA has actually shown questionable due to the fact that most of qualified gamers were anticipating it to happen in Las Vegas throughout the WSOP.

This indicates that these gamers will sustain additional travel costs if they want to play in the freeroll. In addition, there is a 7% tax on competition earnings in LA that anybody who makes the cash would need to pay.

Critics have actually recommended that this choice was made in order to strengthen numbers at the last WSOP-C celebration at the Commerce. 18 rings are on deal there and anybody who wins one will be qualified for the Tournament of Champions.

The number of runners will this occasion get? Let us understand in the remarks:

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