The WSOP Circuit is back at the Bicycle Casino after a 20-month hiatus and, along with the highly anticipated return of big tournaments, there are changes to the Tournament of Champions that will start to play out in LA. Over the next two weeks, 13 WSOP Circuit rings will be handed out, but this year, those rings will hold even more value, thanks to some changes announced in October . WSOP Circuit rings are carrying some extra weight now, thanks to recent changes in the TOC qualification process. (Image: WSOP) The WSOP Circuit has always ended with the Tournament of Champions — a $1 million No-Limit Hold’em freeroll for top performers on the WSOPC.
In years past, only two guaranteed seats were given at each circuit stop — to the Player of the Series and to the winner of the main event. They joined the top 100 finishers in a season-long points race.
But this year, there is no leaderboard points race. Instead, the TOC will be for WSOP-C gold ring winners and current-year WSOP bracelet winners only. Field of ring-winners
Now, each time a player wins a WSOP Circuit Ring, they will automatically qualify for the $1 Million freeroll that will take place at the end of the WSOP-C season, in Las Vegas, during the WSOP.
Any gold ring winners, from either live or online circuit events through July 2022, will qualify. All 2022 online or live bracelet winners will also be eligible to compete in the new TOC.
The competition for seats began last month with the first Circuit stop at Cherokee, North Carolina. The Bike is the second stop of the WSOP Circuit season , which runs through July 2022. At the Bike, there are 13 rings to be given out, which means that Bike winners will also fill 13 seats in the Tournament of Champions.
Vice President of the World Series of Poker Jack Effel said that the change was made in hopes of providing more incentive for recreational players to have more opportunities for bigger prize pools. “We wanted to be inclusive to everyone who wins a WSOP […]
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