When poker fans think of the World Poker Tour (WPT), they naturally think of the Main Tour and well-known tournaments like the WPT Borgata Poker Open and the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic, and that makes sense. Oft overlooked, but quickly gaining a huge following is the mid-major division of the WPT, WPTDeepStacks (don’t know why it has to be one word). And it was this week that WPTDeepStacks revealed the first half of its 2019 schedule – a big one, with 18 stops in that first half alone.

“We are pleased to announce the first half of the 2019 WPTDeepStacks schedule, and provide the 18 events of what will be the most jam-packed six months in WPTDeepStacks history,” said WPTDeepStacks Executive Director Chris Torina in a pretty vanilla press release. “WPTDeepStacks is poker’s premier mid-major tournament circuit and we look forward to adding some great new events to our long-standing partnerships.”

Angelica Hael, VP of Global Tour Management for the World Poker Tour, added, “WPT® looks forward to expanding its global reach, and offer players around the globe a chance to play on the World Poker Tour stage at an attractive price point provided by WPTDeepStacks. Players from around the globe can look forward to competing for their share of the $3 million in guarantees in the first half of 2019.”

The schedule will begin in Germany with WPTDeepStacks Berlin at Spielbank Casino from January 11-14. The buy-in for the event will be €1,200 with a €500,000 guaranteed prize pool. And this is where the “mid-major” label comes in; the events are all in this price range, give or take, depending on the location and currency.

Most of the rest of the tour stops are at familiar venues, including Casino Sochi in Russia, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida, Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Casino Barcelona, and bestbet Jacksonville.

The complete 2019 first half WPTDeepStacks schedule is below.

EVENTVENUELOCATIONDATEBUY-IN
WPTDS BerlinSpielbank CasinoBerlin, GermanyJanuary 11-14€1,200
WPTDS HollywoodSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoHollywood, FloridaJanuary 17-22$1,100
WPTDS RussiaCasino SochiSochi, RussiaJanuary 24-27$1,500
WPTDS MontrealPlayground Poker ClubKahnawake, CanadaFebruary 1-5CAD $1,500
WPTDS BrusselsGrand Casino Brussels VIAGEBrussels, BelgiumFebruary 7-10€1,200
WPT500 BarcelonaCasino BarcelonaBarcelona, SpainMarch 8-12€550
WPTDS Jacksonvillebestbet JacksonvilleJacksonville, FloridaMarch 8-11$1,500
WPTDS BarcelonaCasino BarcelonaBarcelona, SpainMarch 14-17€1,650
WPTDS JohannesburgEmperors Palace Hotel CasinoJohannesburg, South AfricaMarch 15-17RAND 10,000
WPT VietnamPro Poker ClubHo Chi Minh City, VietnamMarch 19-23$1,070
WPTDS MarylandLive! Hotel & CasinoHanover, MarylandMarch 22-25$1,500
WPTDS AmsterdamHolland Casino Amsterdam CenterAmsterdam, NetherlandsMarch 28-31€1,200
WPTDS SacramentoThunder Valley Casino ResortLincoln, CaliforniaApril 4-8$1,100
WPT500 United KingdomDusk Till DawnNottingham, United KingdomApril 5-10£550
WPTDS United KingdomDusk Till DawnNottingham, United KingdomApril 11-14£1,650
DeepStacks EdmontonCasino YellowheadEdmonton, CanadaApril 11-15CAD $1,100
WPTDS BlackhawkGolden Gates CasinoBlackhawk, ColoradoMay 9-13$1,500
WPTDS Big StaxParx CasinoBensalem, PennsylvaniaMay 17-20$1,600
WPT New ZealandSkycity AucklandAuckland, New ZealandMay 31-June 3NZD $2,200
WPTDS TampaSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoTampa, FloridaJune 13-17$1,100

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