WSOP Circuit Doubles Main Event Guarantee for September Austin Return

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WSOP Circuit returns to Austin Sep 10-21 with $4.1M in guarantees.
Headlining $2M Main Event & 18 WSOP gold ring events across all poker formats.
Texas Card House cements Texas as a top live poker destination.

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The World Series of Poker Circuit returns to Texas Card House in Austin from September 10-21. Featuring over $4.1 million in guarantees across 50 events, the series highlights a $1,700 Main Event with a doubled $2 million guarantee.

Following a record-breaking debut in the Lone Star State, the World Series of Poker Circuit has officially announced its return to Austin, Texas.

Scheduled for September 10 through September 21, the upcoming two-week festival at the Texas Card House will feature 50 total tournaments, over $4.1 million in collective prize pool guarantees, and 18 official gold ring events.

The return follows May's inaugural Texas stop, which established a historic benchmark for live poker across the state.

Building on Record-Breaking Texas History

The WSOP Circuit made its initial Texas debut in May with a $1,700 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed Main Event hosted at the Texas Card House in Austin.

That initial offering drew a field of 1,709 entries, generating a final prize pool exceeding $2.5 million. A total of 191 players reached the cash, making it the largest poker prize pool ever generated in Texas history.

With clear player demand established, organizers have adjusted the upcoming schedule. The centerpiece of the September festival is a doubled Main Event guarantee, placing $2 million on the line for the flagship tournament. The $1,700 buy-in $2 million GTD Main Event is scheduled to run from September 17 to September 21.

While the $2 million guaranteed Main Event represents nearly half of the festival's overall prize guarantees, the schedule offers a diverse lineup covering multiple variants and buy-in levels. Side events and satellites covering No-Limit Hold'em will run continuously alongside the main schedule.

Ring Events in the Schedule

Hold'em Ring Events

The Hold'em rotation spans 12 dedicated ring tournaments, led by high-stakes options, flighted fields, and specialty formats:

$400 Lone Star: September 10-11 ($100,000 GTD)
$600 Mini Main: September 10-14 ($750,000 GTD)
$400 Showdown at the Capital: September 13 ($51,200 GTD)
$400 Ladies: September 13 ($25,000 GTD)
$400 Seniors: September 14 ($50,000 GTD)
$3,250 Big Tex High Roller: September 14-15 ($200,000 GTD)
$400 Quarter Mil Monster Stack: September 14-16 ($250,000 GTD)
$1,100 Texas Trailblazer: September 16-17 ($100,000 GTD)
$1,700 Main Event: September 17-21 ($2,000,000 GTD)
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo: September 19 ($50,000 GTD)
$600 Texas Stack: September 20-21 ($100,000 GTD)
$400 Last Lone Star: September 21 ($50,000 GTD)

Mixed Games and Alternative Poker Formats

Non-Hold'em players have access to six dedicated ring tournaments highlighting Pot-Limit Omaha, mixed game rotations, and draw poker:

$600 Pot-Limit Big O: September 11-12 ($50,000 GTD)
$600 Omaha Hi/Lo: September 14-15 ($25,000 GTD)
$600 HORSE: September 15-16 ($25,000 GTD)
$600 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw: September 16-17 ($25,000 GTD)
$600 PLO: September 17-18 ($100,000 GTD)
$400 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO: September 20 ($50,000 GTD)

Venue and Festival Details

All 50 scheduled events, side tournaments, and satellites will take place on-site at the Texas Card House in Austin, Texas.

The venue will host the full two-week series from September 10 through September 21, establishing another major tournament milestone for Texas poker players.

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