WSOP Circuit Schedule Announced; Nothing For Canada
Lane AndersonThe schedule for the 11th season of the World Series of Poker Circuit has been announced. On Tuesday, June 24, the WSOP released the dates and locations for the 21 stops on the 2014-2015 tour, which will kick off on July 31 at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in Florida.
What Canadians will notice is the distinct lack of Canadian events on the calendar. Last year was the first time we had two Circuit stops in our country; the Circuit returned for just its second time to River Rock Casino in Vancouver, and also made a new stop at Casino Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec.
Just before the first of these two events were about to begin in Season 10, we spoke with Seth Palansky from Caesar's Entertainment, WSOP's parent company. Palansky, a Canadian himself, voiced enthusiasm for the Circuit's presence in Canada. He said he has “no doubt that there will be room for growth in Canada.”
However, with nothing confirmed for Canada for Season 11, some are wondering what happened. We asked Palansky for comment and he offered this consolation:
"I’m a Canuck; I’m just as disappointed. This, after all, ends up being a Jenga puzzle putting this schedule together. We will be back in Canada, if not adding a stop this season, perhaps by next year. Just scheduling conflicts, other events at facilities we needed to use, etc., did us in this year for Canada. No slight to our friends in Canada. We know it is a vibrant poker market and we enjoyed our events there and hope to return soon."
Here is the schedule for Season 11 as released on Tuesday:
2014-2015 WSOP Circuit Schedule
| Location | Dates | Main Event Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Beach Kennel Club, Florida | July 31-August 11, 2014 | August 9-11 |
| 2 | Foxwoods Resorts, Connecticut | August 14-25, 2014 | August 23-25 |
| 3 | IP Biloxi, Mississippi | September 4-15, 2014 | September 13-15 |
| 4 | Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Indiana | October 2-13, 2014 | October 11-13 |
| 5 | Horseshoe Hammond, Illinois | October 17-28, 2014 | October 26-28 |
| 6 | Harveys Lake Tahoe, Nevada | October 30-November 10, 2014 | November 8-10 |
| 7 | Planet Hollywood, Nevada | November 13-24, 2014 | November 22-24 |
| 8 | Harrah’s Cherokee, North Carolina | November 28-December 9, 2014 | December 7-9 |
| 9 | Harrah’s California, California | December 4-15, 2014 | December 13-15 |
| 10 | Harrah’s Atlantic City, New Jersey | December 11-22, 2014 | December 20-22 |
| 11 | Choctaw Durant, Oklahoma | January 8-19, 2015 | January 17-19 |
| 12 | Horseshoe/Tunica Roadhouse, Mississippi | January 22-February 2, 2015 | January 31-February 2 |
| 13 | Palm Beach Kennel Club, Florida | February 5-16, 2015 | February 14-16 |
| 14 | Harrah’s Ak-Chin, Arizona | February 12-23, 2015 | February 21-23 |
| 15 | Lumière Place, Missouri | February 19-March 2, 2015 | February 28-March 2 |
| 16 | Horseshoe Baltimore, Maryland | February 26-March 9, 2015 | March 7-9 |
| 17 | The Bicycle Casino, California | March 7-18, 2015 | March 16-18 |
| 18 | Horseshoe Cincinnati, Ohio | March 19-30, 2015 | March 27-30 |
| 19 | Horseshoe Council Bluffs, Iowa | April 9-20, 2015 | April 18-20 |
| 20 | Harrah’s Cherokee, North Carolina | April 16-27, 2015 | April 25-27 |
| 21 | Harrah’s New Orleans, Louisiana | April 30-May 11, 2015 | May 9-11 |
| WSOP Circuit National Championship | --TBD-- | --TBD-- |
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