The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is still three months away, but you don’t have to wait until May 28 to play a WSOP event thanks to the WSOP Circuit heading to Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Although no WSOP bracelets are up for grabs, 11 gold WSOP Circuit rings are, and with buy-ins starting at only £230, competing for a ring is more affordable that you may have initially thought.
Dusk Till Dawn is no stranger to hosting prestigious poker festivals, having run events for some of the biggest hitters in the poker world. Indeed, there was a WSOP Circuit festival in 2023 that included a £1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event with a £500,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Matthew Gray triumphed in the 2023 edition of the WSCOP UK Main Event, topping a field of 439 entrants, and securing a career-best £100,000 in the process.
2023 WSOPC UK Ring Event Results
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,100 Main Event | 439 | £500,000 | Matthew Gray | £100,000 |
| £5,300 NLHE Super High Roller | 34 | £164,900 | Roberto Romanello | £66,500 |
| £2,700 NLHE High Roller | 53 | £128,525 | Tim Slater | £43,500 |
| £450 Monster Stack | 232 | £100,000 | David Jones | £21,250 |
| £560 NLHE 6-Handed | 178 | £100,000 | Anonymous | £20,620 |
| £340 Colossus | 319 | £100,000 | Terry Carter | £17,630 |
| £230 NLHE Mini Main Event | 545 | £109,000 | Peter Sharples | £17,120 |
| £560 Mystery Bounty | 79 | £38,315 | Leo Worthington-Leese | £12,900* |
| £280 The Closer | 178 | £50,000 | Jack O’Neill | £11,470 |
| £560 Pot-Limit Omaha | 54 | £27,160 | Robert Baharian | £10,185 |
| £560 Seniors | 36 | £25,000 | Michael Beard | £7,535 |
| £170 Ladies Event | 60 | £10,800 | Suzie Williamson | £4,580 |
*plus mystery bounties
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2024 WSOP Circuit UK Schedule
The 2024 WSOP Circuit UK schedule is strikingly similar to last year’s offering, but with a couple of notable differences. First, it features 11 ring-awarding events instead of 12. Second, the £5,300 Super High Roller has been scrapped, as has the £280 Closer event; a £2,200 6-Handed High Roller replaces the £5,300 Super High Roller.
A couple of buy-ins for this year’s events have changed, too, making them more affordable to the masses. The NLHE High Roller costs £2,200 to enter, down from £2,700 last year, while the £560 Pot-Limit Omaha from 2023 is now a £230 buy-in.
Similarly, the £560 Seniors is now a £230 Seniors, with the Ladies event commanding a £230 buy-in instead of £170. All buy-ins are quoted with the tournament fee/rake included.
The £1,100 buy-in WSOPC UK Main Event remains the same, as does its impressive £500,000 guarantee. Dusk Till Dawn has again joined forced with GGPoker to host an online Day 1 for the Main Event. It runs from 8:00 p.m. GMT on March 19.
Buying into the online Day 1 costs $1,393.80 (£1,100) and sees 14 levels played. Anyone with chips in front of them at that time progresses to the live Day 2 on March 21. Players can play as many Day 1s as they wish, but only their largest stack is taken through to Day 2; all other stacks are forfeited.
If you head to the DTD tab in the GGPoker lobby, you’ll discover dozens of WSOPC UK Main Event satellites from only £1.10. Those preferring a traditional live satellite have a handful taking place at Dusk Till Dawn throughout the festival, some guaranteeing 20x £1,100 seats.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the 2024 WSOP Circuit at Dusk Till Dawn as we bring you the results from the biggest ring-awarding events.