WSOP Circuit ready for Choctaw Casino Resort event

WSOP Circuit arrives today to the Dallas/Ft. Worth for the first circuit event of the year set to run from January 6th to 24th at the Choctaw Casino Resort.

The 8th of 15 official tour stops scheduled for the 2010/2011 season, will be the first WSOP Circuit ever held at Choctaw, which is located in Durant, OK, one hour north of Dallas. Ten official World Series of Poker Circuit ring events are among the 51 total events scheduled for the 18-day Circuit stop, which concludes with the $1,600 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Main Event starting Saturday January 22nd.

"This is a huge poker market that has clamored for high stakes tournament poker and we're ecstatic to be hosting a WSOP Circuit in this gorgeous property in Durant," said World Series of Poker vice president, Ty Stewart.

The schedule designed by tournament director Jimmy Sommerfeld, features a wide range of events, including variations such as PLO, PLO/2-7 triple draw mixed, H.O.R.S.E., Omaha 8 and Hold'em. Also scheduled for Choctaw are the $235 buy-in WSOP Circuit Ladies Event, which takes place Sunday, January 9th and the $235 buy-in Seniors Event to be held Sunday, January 16th. Along with first place prize money, the winner of the Ladies Event receives the WSOP Circuit diamond-encrusted gold pendant.

WSOP Circuit points will be awarded to participants based on their overall performance at Choctaw, with the winner of the Main Event earning an entry to the $1 million WSOPC National Championship running from May 27-29 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

"The vibrant poker markets in Texas and Oklahoma deserve a local to regional WSOP Circuit opportunity and Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant couldn't be a better choice," said Choctaw Casino Resort Director of Gaming & Hotel Operations, Steven Loyd.