World Poker Tour officials released the first half of the World Poker Tour Season X schedule that includes the usual U.S venues such as The Bicycle Casino, Foxwoods, the Borgata and a newly formatted the Legends of Poker tournament series in August, which will feature a re-entry format on Day 1b for players who busted out on Day 1a of the event.
Four new WPT tournaments:
- July 17 – 21, 2011: WPT Slovenia, in Portorož, Piran, Slovenia –€3,000 + €300 buy-in
- Sept 20 – Sept 24, 2011: WPT Malta, in Portomaso, St. Julian’s, Malta –€3,200+ €300 buy-in
- Nov 18 – 22, 2011: WPT Jacksonville, in Jacksonville, Florida — $3,250 + $250 buy-in
- Dec 1 – 5, 2011: WPT Prague, in Prague, Czech Republic — €3,200 + €300 buy-in
Repeating European tournaments:
- September 5–10, 2011: WPT Grand Prix de Paris — Aviation Club de France, Pariisi, Ranska, €7,500
- October 1–6, 2011: WPT Amnéville — Seven Casino, Amnéville, Ranska, €3,500
- October 24–27, 2011: WPT Marrakech — Casino de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco, €3,300
Players will also notice a continued trend to reduce main of the Main Event buy-ins from the traditional $10,000 and $15,000 buy-in tournaments to the newer tournaments featuring buy-ins of around $3,500, with the more established tournaments remaining at $10,000.
