Poker players will be excited to hear that the Playground will son be hosting the World Poker Tour via the WPTDeepStacks Montreal, a new festival set to begin this April. The tournament series will take place from April 16th to the 27th, offering over $1.9 million in total prize money via single and multi-day events.
Details of WPTDeepStacks
The new poker series stop will kick off with the $500 + $50 Opener. In this event, players will have access to seven starting flights. The format is unlimited re-entry an $500,000 in total prize money is up for grabs.
Another option on the schedule is the $200 + $20 Playground 200. Dedicated to the venue, this tournament will have a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and is sure to be a hit among the players taking part in the WPTDeepStacks Montreal.
The Main Event is going to be one of the more heavily anticipated tournaments of the series, with a $1,500 + $500 buy-in and $1 million in guaranteed prize money up for grabs. The tournament starts on April 22nd and will have four live starting flights and one online via partypoker. The online flight will take place way earlier on April 12th.
The Main Event will be a single re-entry format and will include satellites, giving players an opportunity to qualify for far less than the buy-in at $150 + $15.
High Stakes Action and Additional Gaming Options
The WPTDeepStacks Montreal will also include high stakes gaming with the High Roller tournament offering a buy-in of $2,300 + $200. This tournament will have a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000. This event is most likely going to see all the professional action.
Later on in the festival, players will find single day events in several formats including 6-Max, 8-Max, Pot Limit Omaha and 50/50 Bounty. The events offer something for everyone, from amateurs to the professionals.
An interesting side note; players can use any T$ from partypoker to register for all tournaments during the festival. Players of party can easily use the T$ earned to play in one or more of the Montreal events. This is a unique option and allows players to use what they have earned in online play via a live setting.
Additional Stops on the Schedule
Once the Montreal stop finishes up, the WPTDeepStacks will move on t the Parx Casino in Pennsylvania and to Taiwan. In May, the Parx Casino will play host to the WPTDeepStacks Bix Stax stop. Plenty of poker action will be on the schedule during this stop.
Next up is the WPT Taiwan, where players will be offered action via the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association.
With so much action left to go, the upcoming WPTDeepStacks stops are going to be filled with plenty of tournament gaming and loads of fun. Easily take part in one or more events on the WPTDeepStacks schedule when in the vicinity of a tour stop!
