But aside from the above-mentioned two major poker events, this week will see the beginning of several more. Here is a list of some of the most thrilling such events and a little bit more about them.
WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
The $3,500 Main Event is slated to begin on January 28 and will be played through February 2. Entries will have the chance to win a portion of a guaranteed prize pool of $3 million. Daniel Weinman won last year’s edition of the tournament, after topping a massive field of 1,312. The player collected the amount of $892,433 for his performance.
Overall, the Borgata Winter Poker Open will feature 23 main tournaments and a number of side and satellite events.
Aussie Millions Poker Championships
The festival begins on January 17 and will last through February 5. As usual, its schedule will be rich in events and in poker variants. This year’s Aussie Millions will kick off with a six-day A$1,150 No-Limit Hold’em with a guaranteed prize pool of A$1 million.
The Aussie Millions usually features several high roller tournaments and this year will be no exception. The three-day A$50,000 High Roller is set for January 28, and a two-day A$100,000 buy-in tournament will start on February 4.
The seven-day A$10,600 Main Event will take place over January 28-February 4. The tournament will feature three starting flights and four more days of play. Local player Shurane Vijayaram won last year’s Main Event, good for A$1.6 million in prize money. Vijayaram was the last man standing from a field of 725 entries.
WSOP Circuit Tunica
There will be 12 gold ring events on the schedule and several more additional tournaments. A single-day $365 No-Limit Hold’em Deep Stack tournament will open the festival. The $1,675 Main Event is set for January 26. The event will feature two starting flights and two more days of play.
bestbet Winter Open
Winter Open action at the host card room will kick off with a four-day $360 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event with a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000. All but one events on the festival’s schedule are No-Limit Hold’em ones. A Big O 8 or Better will also take place as part of the bestbet Winter Open.
The Main Event with a buy-in fee of $1,100 and a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000 will take place on January 26-28.
APT Kickoff Vietnam
The five-day VND16.5 million Main Event will certainly be the one to attract major attention. It is slated to begin on January 23. The tournament will feature two starting flights and three more days of play.
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