WSOP Circuit Schedule Announced; Nothing For Canada

The 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--