World Poker Tour Schedules $5,000 Venetian Las Vegas Fall Championship with $2 Million Guarantee and Multi-Flight Structure

The World Poker Tour is returning to the Venetian for the $5,000 WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Championship. The event carries a guaranteed prize pool of at least $2,000,000 and begins Nov. 5.

As reported by PokerNews, the tournament offers a spot in the WPT Champions Club for the eventual winner. It draws mid-stakes players to one of the top poker rooms on the Las Vegas Strip.

Recent Venetian Results

The WPT last visited Venetian during the summer when Nico Betbese beat 1,153 entrants to win $706,960. Nicholas Seward came out victorious for $418,700 in February at the Las Vegas poker room when he took down the WPT Venetian Las Vegas Spring Championship.

Fall Series and Championship Schedule

The action returns to Venetian starting Oct. 28 when the Fall series kicks off. Daily events run through Nov. 15, including an $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em tournament with $500,000 guaranteed that kicks off Oct. 29.

The flagship championship is a four-day event beginning Nov. 5 with a Day 1 starting flight each day through Nov. 7. Advancing players return for Day 2 on Nov. 8, Day 3 on Nov. 9, and the finale on Nov. 10 livestreamed on PokerGO.

After the Venetian Championship the focus shifts to the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas which kicks off Nov. 27. That series includes the $1,100 WPT Prime Championship, $400 Super Gold Million with $3 million guaranteed, and the $10,400 WPT World Championship.

Reporting: PokerNews

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