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The World Series of Poker Circuit returns to the Chicagoland area this for 12 days of action at Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin from November 7-18, including a $1,700 Main Event with a $750,000 guarantee. The Main Event headlines a schedule that includes 19 rings and several six-figure guarantees.
Last time at Grand Victoria, Kevin Andriamahefa beat David Kowal in heads-up play to win the Main Event for his first career ring and $173K. The tournament drew 606 entries for a prize pool that tipped just over $198K.
Schedule highlights
The series kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 7 with a $400 Opener that starts at 11 am and guarantees $100K. Later that afternoon, the first flight of the $600 NLH begins with a $300K guarantee. The $600 NLH offers a total of four flights with two on Friday Nov. 8 and the final chance on Saturday. Surviving runners will return on Sunday to play down to a winner.
The Women's event runs on Saturday, as well, with a $400 buy-in. On Sunday, a $400 Seniors Event is on offer with a $100K guarantee.
Other highlights on the schedule include a $600 Mystery Bounty on Sunday, Nov. 10 and a $400 Monster Stack with three opening flights on Nov. 11-12. Mixed games will also be available with a $400 PLO on Tuesday, Nov. 12, a $400 PLO8 on Wednesday, Nov. 13, and a $400 Big O on Sunday, Nov. 17.
The $1,700 Main Event will run three flights from Nov. 14-16 at 11 am on each day. Surviving players will return on Nov. 17, the final Sunday of the series, to play down to a final table that will run on Monday.
The full schedule is available here. Be sure to keep it tuned to PokerOrg for Instant Live coverage every day from the floor of Grand Victoria Casino just outside of Chicago.
