World Poker Tour® today announced the second of its Season XVIII
Main Tour final tables to be played at the HyperX Esports Arena Las
Vegas inside Luxor Hotel & Casino.
In addition, the WPT® is proud to announce that the Season XVIII
WPT Tournament of Champions presented by Baccarat Crystal will take
place from May 31-June 2 inside HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas.
The first final table, taking place on May 28, is the conclusion
of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown. The first five days of the
event will take place from May 1-5 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
& Casino in Hollywood, FL. The defending champion of the event
is James Carroll, who defeated a field of 1,360 entries to win his
second WPT title in a final table played at HyperX Esports Arena
Las Vegas last season.
Next, the WPT Choctaw final table plays to a winner on May 29.
The event kicks off at Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, OK
from May 15-18. Craig Varnell became the first player in WPT
history to win a WPT500 and WPT Main Tour title last season when he
won the Season XVII WPT Choctaw event to claim the $379,990
first-place prize.
The $15,000 buy-in WPT Tournament of Champions presented by
Baccarat Crystal caps off the events at HyperX Esports Arena Las
Vegas. This premier event on the WPT schedule moves to HyperX
Esports Arena Las Vegas for the full duration of the tournament,
with the final table closing out Season XVIII on June 2. Ole
Schemion beat a field of 76 WPT Champions last season to win the
$440,395 first-place prize after overcoming WPT Commentator Tony
Dunst heads up.
Each of the three final tables will be filmed for FOX Sports
Networks to be broadcast in four, one-hour episodes.
The partnership between WPT and Baccarat Crystal marks the
second season for Baccarat Crystal as the official naming rights
sponsor of the WPT Tournament of Champions. Baccarat Crystal will
continue to be the official sponsor of the winner’s toast at every
televised event in Season XVIII, because everything tastes better
in Baccarat.
The winner of the WPT Tournament of Champions presented by
Baccarat Crystal will once again receive a custom Baccarat Crystal
vase.
All players who reach the final table in a Main Tour event to be
played at the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas will receive travel
and hotel accommodations in Las Vegas. All players who make the
final table to be played at the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas will
receive sixth place prize money at the host casino of the event,
with the remaining five places to be paid out at Luxor.
“The World Poker Tour is proud to announce the next set of final
tables to be played at HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas, home of the
WPT,” said Adam Pliska, CEO of the World Poker Tour. “Players,
spectators, and sponsors have all embraced having the WPT final
tables at our state-of-the art arena, and its cutting-edge
production capabilities have enabled us to experiment with new
creative ways to elevate the final table experience and take the
WPT to new heights.”
“The WPT thanks our casino partners at Choctaw and Seminole Hard
Rock for their continued support, and we are thrilled to host them
once again at HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas,” added Angelica Hael,
VP of Global Tour Management for the World Poker Tour. “These
venues put the players first at all times and those same players
can count on true VIP treatment when they arrive in Las Vegas to
play for a WPT title.”
The first set of WPT final tables at HyperX Esports Arena Las
Vegas in Season XVIII will take place from March 31-April 2 when
the WPT Gardens Poker Championship, WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open,
and the WPT L.A. Poker Classic each play to a respective
champion.
For more information, including World Poker Tour event schedules
and the tour’s latest news, visit WPT.com.
Twitter: @WPT Facebook.com/WorldPokerTour www.WPT.com
About World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour (WPT) is the premier name in internationally
televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in
land-based tournaments, television, online, and mobile. Leading
innovation in the sport of poker since 2002, WPT ignited the global
poker boom with the creation of a unique television show based on a
series of high-stakes poker tournaments. WPT has broadcast globally
in more than 150 countries and territories, and is currently
producing its 18th season, which airs on FOX Sports Regional
Networks in the United States. Season XVIII of WPT is sponsored by
ClubWPT.com. ClubWPT.com is a unique online membership site that
offers inside access to the WPT, as well as a sweepstakes-based
poker club available in 35 states across the United States. WPT
also participates in strategic brand license, partnership, and
sponsorship opportunities. For more information, go to WPT.com. WPT
Enterprises Inc. is a subsidiary of Allied Esports Entertainment,
Inc.
About Allied Esports
Entertainment
Allied Esports Entertainment (NASDAQ: AESE) is a global esports
entertainment venture dedicated to providing transformative live
experiences, multiplatform content and interactive services to
audiences worldwide through its strategic fusion of two powerful
entertainment brands: Allied Esports and the World Poker Tour
(WPT). Allied Esports Entertainment was created in August 2019 when
Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. completed its business combination
with Allied Esports and WPT Enterprises.
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