Texas Card House Schedules Trailblazer Poker Tour Season III and Second WSOP Circuit Series
Texas Card House launches Trailblazer Poker Tour Season III on Aug. 25 across five stops offering a $125,000 points prize pool and $1.2M guarantees in the first leg. It also hosts the second WSOP Circuit at TCH Social starting Sept. 10 with 18 ring events and a $2M guaranteed Main Event. This follows the prior series that paid out over $7M.
SCCG Take — The dual series establish TCH as the clear center of Texas poker, turning localized demand into structured, high-guarantee events that sustain year-round activity.
Texas Card House is preparing for one of its busiest periods yet, with the launch of Trailblazer Poker Tour Season III and the return of the WSOP Circuit to its Austin venue. The state’s largest live poker operator will stage both series in the coming months at its six locations, building directly on the success of prior events.
Trailblazer Poker Tour Season III Begins Late August
The Trailblazer Poker Tour kicks off August 25 with the first of five stops at TCH clubs in Dallas, Las Colinas, Spring, Houston, and Austin. Each stop features tournaments, satellites, and a Main Event. Players accumulate Trailblazer of the Year points throughout the season for a share of a $125,000 prize pool.
The opening stop runs from August 28 to September 8 in Dallas and Las Colinas with $1.2 million in guarantees. Subsequent stops follow in October, December, and February. Ryan Crow, Texas Card House CEO, stated: “Texas Card House has spent more than a decade building one of the most reputable and electrifying poker communities in the world. Trailblazer started as a bet that Texas players deserved a real tour of their own, and three seasons in, they’ve proven it. Season III is the biggest one yet. And to open it and then host the WSOP Circuit again — only the second WSOP event in Texas history — tells you everything about where Texas poker is headed. This is no longer the future of the game. It’s the present.”
WSOP Circuit Returns to TCH Social in September
TCH Social in Austin hosted the first WSOP Circuit series in Texas earlier this year, awarding over $7 million in prize money, the most in Texas poker history. The second series begins September 10 and runs 12 days through September 21, with 18 ring events. The schedule includes the $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event with a $2 million guarantee starting September 17, a $400 NLH Lone Star ring event with $100,000 guaranteed, and a $600 Mini Main Event with $750,000 guaranteed.
These back-to-back series confirm the scale of current demand at TCH venues. The combined calendar leaves little doubt about the established momentum in Texas tournament poker.
Reporting: PokerNews
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TCH is turning Texas into a year-round tournament destination, proving unregulated poker can scale when you build infrastructure and brand.
This is how you professionalize an unregulated market. TCH has built six clubs, a branded tour, and landed WSOP twice — creating liquidity and loyalty without a gaming license. We've watched operators across North America try to replicate this model; TCH is showing it works when you commit to infrastructure and player experience at scale.
- Trailblazer Season III: five stops, $125K points pool, $1.2M in opening guarantees starting Aug. 25
- Second WSOP Circuit at TCH Social Sept. 10–21: 18 ring events, $2M Main Event guarantee
- Prior WSOP Circuit paid $7M+ — the largest poker series in Texas history
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