The chance to win a World Series of Poker championship ring is back at GGPoker. The site announced the WSOP Winter Circuit series runs Dec. 4 – Jan. 9 with $150 million guaranteed.
That is the largest guarantee ever for a GG WSOP Circuit series. Online poker players will find 18 ring events as well as a full schedule of side events and satellite tournaments.
The $1,700 Main Event highlights the series with the final day set for Jan. 9 and featuring a $10 million guarantee.
“As always, just as winter starts cooling things down, GGPoker heats the poker world back up again with the blazing excitement of the WSOP Winter Circuit,” GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu said in a news release. “There’s more to be won than ever before, along with WSOP gold and tournament glory. It’s time to take a seat and claim your ring.”
WSOP Winter Series highlights at GGPoker
Those jumping in the action will find buy-ins ranging from $50 to $10,300. The series also finds numerous tournament types including bounties, high rollers, freezeouts, deepstacks, and more. Several feature a holiday or winter theme as well.
Events not only include No Limit Hold’em, but also Pot Limit Omaha. Many tournaments include multiple starting flights and the schedule features 15 events with guarantees of $1 million or more.
There are also five tournaments with guarantees of more than $2 million. Some of the highlights from the series include:
- Big 50 Bounty MILLION$ Kick-Off (Event 1) – final stage on Dec. 5, $1 million guaranteed
- $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Rollers (Event 2) – Day 2 on Dec. 5, $5 million guaranteed
- $1,500 Merry MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH (Event 6) – final day on Dec. 12, $5 million guaranteed including $1 million guaranteed for winner
- $210 New Year’s Mystery Bounty (Event 15) – final stage on Jan. 2, $2 million guaranteed including a $250,000 top bounty
A complete schedule of side events and satellites isn’t available yet, but should be released soon.
Streaming schedule, Tournament of Champions
Poker fans looking to check out some of the action can tune in to the GGPoker Twitch channel. The final table of the $10,300 Super Million$ High Roller streams live on Dec. 6.
All Winter Circuit ring winners also qualify for the Tournament of Champions at the live WSOP in Las Vegas in summer 2023. The freeroll event comes with a $1 million guarantee and a championship bracelet awarded to the winner.
The Main Event winner also joins GGPoker’s Team Champions alongside previous winners. Here’s a look at the complete schedule.
2022 GGPoker WSOP Winter Circuit
Dae Event Buy-in Guarantee
Dec 4 #1 BIG 50 Bounty MILLION$ Kick-Off [Final Stage] $50 $1,000,000
Dec 5 #2 $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Rollers NLH [Day 2] $10,300 $5,000,000
Dec 6 #3 $2,100 Bounty Hunters Championship NLH $2,100 $1,000,000
Dec 8 #4 $525 "Winter is Coming" Bounty 6-Handed NLH $525 $1,000,000
Dec 11 #5 $1,050 GGMasters HR Winter Freezeout $1,050 $1,225,000
Dec 12 #6 $1,500 Merry MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH [Final Day] $1,500 $5,000,000
Dec 13 #7 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship $1,500 $500,000
Dec 15 #8 $320 "Santa's Sled" Ultra Deepstack Turbo Bounty $320 $500,000
Dec 18 #9 $100 Jingle Bells FLIP & GO NLH [Go Stage] $100 $1,000,000
Dec 19 #10 $400 Holiday PLOSSUS [Bounty, Final Stage] $400 $1,000,000
Dec 20 #11 $1,500 Deepstack Championship NLH $1,500 $1,000,000
Dec 22 #12 $1,050 "Naughty or Nice" Bounty NLH $1,050 $1,000,000
Dec 26 #13 $400 CHRISTMAS COLOSSUS NLH [Final Day] $400 $2,500,000
Dec 29 #14 $840 "Stocking Stuffer" Bounty Superstack $840 $1,000,000
Jan 2 #15 New Year's MYSTERY BOUNTY [Final Stage] $210 $2,023,000
Jan 3 #16 $1,500 6-Handed Championship NLH $1,500 $1,000,000
Jan 5 #17 $525 PLO "Ho Ho" Bounty Special $525 $500,000
Jan 9 #18 WSOP Winter Circuit MAIN EVENT, $10M GTD [Final Day] $1,700 $10,000,000