Opening day features a multi-flight Ring Event that $500,000 guarantee with the Main Event carrying a $1.000,000 guarantee.
Horseshoe Hammond Circuit series kicks off Thursday, February 20th.
Hammond, Ind. (February 18, 2020) -- The World Series of Poker Circuit has already completed 23 of the 35 stops on the 2019-2020 tour. The 25th stop on the Circuit schedule kicks off Thursday, February 20th at Horseshoe Hammond for it’s second time this season.
The first three days of the series feature starting flights for Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. Last October at Horseshoe Hammond, the multi-flight, re-entry event started off with a bang gathering 1,701 entries. Along with the option of unlimited re-entry, Event #1 boasts a $500,000 guaranteed prizepool.
There will be 15 gold ring events held in total, including the $2,200 buy-in, High Roller competition, and of course the $1,700 Main Event, which begins Friday, February 28th. The Main Event carries a guaranteed prizepool of $1,000,000. It's conclusion on Monday, March 3rd will bring the Chicago-area Circuit to an end.
Last year's Main Event winner at Horseshoe Hammond was poker pro Ravi Raghavan. Raghavan bested a field of 1,063 players to win his second WSOP gold circuit ring and $272,322 in his Main Event conquest.
Accompanying Raghavan to the 2020 Global Casino Championship was Casino Champion Brian McDaniel who took down Event #6: $400 Monster Stack and accumulated 75 casino points to secure his seat.
The winner of the Main Event and the Casino Champion will earn a seat to the 2020 Global Casino Championship. There they will compete for a minimum $1 million prizepool, as well as a coveted gold bracelet. To become the Casino Champion a player must earn the most points at a given Circuit stop.
Players earn points based on how well they finish in a tournament. More information on the Global Casino Championship leaderboard can be found on WSOP.com.
Here is a list of all the official gold ring events at the Horseshoe Hammond stop.
Click here for a complete schedule, including satellites and nightly events.
Here is a list of all, official gold ring events at the Horseshoe Hammond Circuit:
- Event #1A: $400 No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guaranteed (Thursday, February 20, 12 p.m.)
- Event #1B: 400 No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guaranteed (Thursday, February 20, 5 p.m.)
- Event #1C: 400 No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guaranteed (Friday, February 21, 12 p.m.)
- Event #1D: 400 No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guaranteed (Friday, February 21, 5 p.m.)
- Event #1E: 400 No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guaranteed (Saturday, February 22, 12 p.m.)
- Event #2: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack $50,000 Guaranteed (Saturday February 22, 5 p.m.)
- Event #3: $400 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 Guaranteed (Sunday February 23, 10 a.m.)
- Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty (Sunday February 23, 1 p.m.)
- Event #5: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha (Sunday February 23, 5 p.m.)
- Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack $100,000 Guaranteed (Monday February 24, 12 p.m.)
- Event #7: $400 Hi-Lo 8 or Better (Monday February 24, 5 p.m.)
- Event #8: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Bag Bonus Flight A $250,000 Guaranteed (Tuesday February 25, 12 p.m.)
- Event #9: $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Tuesday February 25, 2 p.m.)
- Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max (Tuesday February 25, 5 p.m.)
- Event #8: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Bag Bonus Flight B $250,000 Guaranteed (Wednesday February 26, 5 p.m.)
- Event #8: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Bag Bonus Flight C $250,000 Guaranteed (Thursday February 27, 12 p.m.)
- Event #11: $1,125 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry (Friday February 27, 2 p.m.)
- The Main Event (#12A): $1,700 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em $1,000,000 Guaranteed (Friday February 28, 12 p.m.)
- Event #8: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Bag Bonus Flight D $250,000 Guaranteed (Friday February 28, 5 p.m.)
- The Main Event (#12B): $1,700 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em $1,000,000 Guaranteed (Saturday February 29, 12 p.m.)
- Event #8: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Bag Bonus Flight E $250,000 Guaranteed (Saturday February 29, 3 p.m.)
- Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Seniors #2 $50,000 Guaranteed (Sunday March 1, 10 a.m.)
- Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Bag Bonus Flight F $250,000 Guaranteed (Sunday March 1, 1 p.m.)
- Event #14: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High-Roller (Sunday March 1, 5 p.m.)
- Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day) (Monday March 2, 12 p.m.)
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Horseshoe Hammond is located in northeast corner of Indianan near the Indiana-Illinois border. The casino is approximately 20 miles from Chicago Midway International Airport and 30 miles from the O'Hare International airport.