West Palm
Beach, FL – For the
fourth consecutive year, the WSOP Circuit will call the Palm Beach Kennel Club
home beginning February 5 and running through February 17. Poker players
from across the country will converge on West Palm Beach for the 14th stop of
the WSOP circuit. It all kicks off Wednesday with PBKC’s signature event,
the $1 Million Guarantee, with five starting flights and a $580 buy-in.
PBKC set a WSOP
Circuit record last year with the largest single tournament turnout of the season with 2,539
entrants for the $1 Million Guarantee. PBKC also featured two prize pools
over $1,000,000 including the $1 Million Guarantee and the Main Event. Last year 6,369 played in the WSOP Circuit events and $3,239,700
in prize money was awarded.
Last year,
Jonathan Tamayo won the
WSOP Circuit Main Event Championship, $206,020, and his second WSOP Circuit
gold ring. The 27-year-old poker pro from Humble, TX, came out on top of the
field of 670 entrants.
Casino
Champion honors went to 20-year-old Sam Panzica of Saline, MI, who racked up 80
points. He made two final tables
-- finishing second and fourth -- and also finished 21st in the Main Event. Both of these players earned seats in the 2012/2013 season-ending WSOP National Championship. The now 21-year old Panzica is already qualified for the 2014 WSOP National Championship, having won the Casino Champion title at Horseshoe Cincinnati.
In addition
to the $1 Million Guarantee $580 buy-in No Limit Hold'em opening event and the
$1,675 NLH Main Event Championship, ten more ring events are on the schedule,
including $365 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha High/Low and HORSE events, two one-day
Turbo NLH events, and a Six-Max NLH event.
A full schedule of events is
available on WSOP.com.
PB Kennel
Club was the first non-casino to earn the right to offer WSOP Circuit
tournaments and the only stop in the State of Florida beginning in February
2011. In all three years, the Kennel Club finished as one of the most
successful WSOP Circuit stop in its entire circuit schedule.
For more
information about the Palm Beach Kennel Club, including WSOP partner hotels and
rates, visit: http://www.pbkennelclub.com.
Follow the
action beginning February 5th at: blog.wsop.com.