The Star Sydney To Host WSOP Circuit Event
The Star Sydney is preparing to host a massive WSOP Circuit festival with $6 million in guaranteed prize pools. Most poker players think of the Crown Melbourne when it comes to Australian casinos that host major poker events. Tides are turning, however, with The Star Sydney being the casino of choice of late.
Perhaps it is the recent controversy surrounding Crown that is putting off potential suitors. What is for certain is The Star properties are becoming a major player in the Australian poker circuit.
Only last month, The Star Gold Coast hosted the hugely successful World poker Tour festival. The Queensland property saw more than 3,000 entrants across all events with $3.1 million awarded. Hari Varma came out on top in the $2,200 WPT Australia Main Event and walked away with $274,247.
WSOP Circuit Sydney Has $6 Million Guaranteed
The World Series of Poker is poker’s biggest, most-trusted brand. Tens of thousands of poker players from around the world flock to Las Vegas each summer for the WSOP. It is that popular that WSOP created the WSOP Circuit and International Circuit. One such festival is heading to The Star Sydney.
Fourteen events are scheduled for WSOP Circuit Sydney and each one awards its champion a gold WSOP-C ring. All 14 events feature a guaranteed prize pool, which is a first for the WSOP Circuit Sydney.
Things get underway on November 14th with a $1,100 Monster Stack that has $450,000 guaranteed. Other events include a Turbo, Short Deck, 6-Max, Ladies event, and a Seniors tournament. The biggest events, the ones that capture the poker community’s imagination, are a sight to behold.
November 28th sees the $5,000 Challenge shuffle up and deal. This event costs $5,000 to enter, as the name suggests, and boasts of a $1 million guarantee. Matthew Wakeman won last year’s $5,000 Challenge for $256,496.
December 4th is the first day the $20,000 buy-in High Rollers event takes place. Again, this has a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. A similar event ran last year with 50 players taking to the felt, all outlasted by Luke Martinelli. He locked up a cool $356,250 for this impressive victory.
The $2,200 WSOP Circuit Sydney Main Event is sandwiched between these high rollers. A cool $2,200,000 is guaranteed to be awarded before it crowns its champion. Alex Lynskey is the reigning WSOP Circuit Sydney champion having triumphed in 2018. Lynskey topped a field of 1,191 players to bank $422,796 only a few months after finishing seventh in the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas for $1,500,000.
WSOP Circuit Sydney Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 14 Nov | 18:15 | Event 1: Monster Stack Day 1A | $1,100 | $450,000 |
| Fri 15 Nov | 12:30 | Event 1: Monster Stack Day 1B | $1,100 | $450,000 |
| Sat 16 Nov | 12:30 | Event 1: Monster Stack Day 2 | $450,000 | |
| Sun 17 Nov | 17:15 | Event 1: Monster Stack Final Day | $450,000 | |
| Mon 18 Nov | 18:15 | Event 2: Turbo | $500 | $130,000 |
| Tue 19 Nov | 12:30 | Event 3: Short Deck | $600 | $80,000 |
| Tue 19 Nov | 18:15 | Event 4: NLH Classic Day 1A | $500 | $500,000 |
| Wed 20 Nov | 18:15 | Event 4: NLH Classic Day 1B | $500 | $500,000 |
| Thu 21 Nov | 12:30 | Event 4: NLH Classic Day 1C | $500 | $500,000 |
| Fri 22 Nov | 12:30 | Event 4: NLH Classic Day 1D | $500 | $500,000 |
| Sat 23 Nov | 12:30 | Event 4: NLH Classic Day 2 | $500,000 | |
| Sun 24 Nov | 12:30 | Event 5: NLH 6-Max Day 1 | $1,100 | $250,000 |
| Sun 24 Nov | 17:15 | Event 4: NLH Classic Final Day | $500,000 | |
| Mon 25 Nov | 12:30 | Event 5: NLH 6-Max Final Day | $250,000 | |
| Tue 26 Nov | 12:30 | Event 6: Masters 50+ Years Day 1 | $500 | $80,000 |
| Wed 27 Nov | 12:30 | Event 6: Master 50+ Years Final Day | $ | $250,000 |
| Wed 27 Nov | 18:15 | Event 7: Teams | $550 | $100,000 |
| Thu 28 Nov | 14:15 | Event 8: $5K Challenge Day 1 | $5,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Fri 29 Nov | 14:15 | Event 8: $5K Challenge Final Day | $5,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Fri 29 Nov | 18:15 | Event 9: Ladies Event Day 1 | $330 | $20,000 |
| Sat 30 Nov | 12:30 | Event 10: Main Event Day 1A | $2,200 | $2,200,000 |
| Sat 30 Nov | 17:15 | Event 9: Ladies Event Final Day | $20,000 | |
| Sun 1 Dec | 12:30 | Event 10: Main Event Day 1B | $2,200 | $2,200,000 |
| Mon 2 Dec | 14:15 | Event 11: 6-Max PLO Day 1 | $1,650 | $240,000 |
| Tue 3 Dec | 14:15 | Event 11: 6-Max PLO Day 2 | $240,000 | |
| Wed 4 Dec | 14:15 | Event 12: High Rollers Day 1 | $20,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Thu 5 Dec | 12:30 | Event 10: Main Event Day 1C | $2,200 | $2,200,000 |
| Thu 5 Dec | 14:15 | Event 12: High Rollers Final Day | $2,200,000 | |
| Fri 6 Dec | 12:30 | Event 10: Main Event Day 1D | $2,200 | $2,200,000 |
| Sat 7 Dec | 12:30 | Event 10: Main Event Day 2 | $2,200,000 | |
| Sat 7 Dec | 18:15 | Event 13: Omaha Day 1 | $550 | $100,000 |
| Sun 8 Dec | 12:30 | Event 10: Main Event Day 3 | $2,200,000 | |
| Sun 8 Dec | 17:15 | Event 13: Omaha Final Day | $2,200,000 | |
| Mon 9 Dec | 12:30 | Event 10: Main Event Final Day | $2,200,000 | |
| Mon 9 Dec | 12:30 | Event 14: Bounty | $660 | $150,000 |
