The World Poker Tour will be stopping in Sydney for the first time with a WPTDeepStacks series to be staged at The Star Casino.
While a DeepStacks event has been held on the Gold Coast before, it is the first time the event will be held within viewing distance of the magnificent Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Sporting News explains everything you need to know about one of the biggest poker events to be held Down Under.
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When is the WPTDeepStacks Sydney series?
The WPTDeepstack series in Sydney will be held from March 30 until April 11.
There will be 11 events across the 13-day period, with a variety of different events featuring different styles of poker.
Where will WPTDeepstacks Sydney be held?
The WPTDeepstack series will be staged at The Star Casino, which is extremely close to the CBD of Sydney.
Only Darling Harbour separates The Star Casino and the hustle and bustle of Sydney's city, with plenty of transport options for attendees to get to the series.
What is the WPTDeepStacks Sydney main event?
The WPTDeepStacks Sydney main event will be an AU$1,500 buy-in tournament that is played over five days from April 7 to 11.
There will be three Day 1 flights between April 7 and 9, which allowed multiple re-entries and can play as many flights as they like.
If a player survives a Day 1 flight (or does on multiple occasions), they will take their chip stack (or biggest chips stack if they have survived multiple Day 1 flights) into Day 2 on April 10 - where there is no more re-entries.
Day 3, on April 11, will feature any surviving players from Day 2 and eventually crown the Main Event champion via a final table.
Sydney poker player Will Davies won last year's WPTDeepStacks on the Gold Coast, who will be crowned champion at The Star?
What is the tournament schedule for WPTDeepStacks Sydney?
There will be 11 tournaments across the 13 days, featuring both no limit holdem and the pot limit omaha poker disciplines.
Tournament formats will also be varied, including freezeout, turbo, bounty, mega stack and more.
The biggest buy in for any tournament will be the $5000 Challenge Event on April 10.
Satellites will also be available for the Main Event and Challenge Event.
Tournament schedule in the tweet below, all dates and times are AEDT.
WPT Deepstacks Sydney tournament schedule 🔥🔥🔥
— Kieran Francis 🇾🇪 (@kieran_francis) February 22, 2022
March 30 - April 11 at The Star Casino in Sydney 🃏🃏🃏 pic.twitter.com/pBtnVEqolN
What is the World Poker Tour season 20 schedule for 2022?
| Dates | Event | Buy-In (USD) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29 -Apr 1 | DeepStacks Amsterdam | $1,372 | Holland Casino Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Apr 7-11 | DeepStacks Sydney | $1,092 | The Star Sydney (Sydney, Australia) |
| Apr 8-12 | Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown | $3,500 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Hollywood, Fla.) |
| Apr 28-May 1 | DeepStacks Thunder Valley | $1,500 | Thunder Valley Casino Resort (Lincoln, California) |
| May 13-16 | Choctaw | $3,800 | Choctaw Casino and Resort (Durant, Oklahoma) |
More Season 20 events will be announced at a later date.
