Los Angeles, CA (December 30, 2020) – World Poker Tour® today announced the Season XVIII WPT® Venetian, taking place from March 5-9, 2021, at The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas. The event features a $5,000 buy-in and a $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool.
The event marks the return of the WPT Main Tour to the live arena in Las Vegas for the first time since 2019. The WPT and The Venetian Resort are partnering for a second WPT event at the historic venue that follows-up the Season XVII WPT at Venetian event in March 2019.
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The winner of this event will receive points toward the Hublot WPT Player of the Year race, their name on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup, and a $15,000 seat to the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions, presented by Baccarat Crystal.
In addition, WPTDeepStacks™ returns to the United States with two events scheduled at The Venetian in 2021. WPTDeepStacks Venetian kicks off the new year with a $1,600 buy-in from January 29-February 1, as part of the DeepStack Showdown Series, with a $500,000 guarantee. The entire festival will have more than $1 million in guarantees and starts on January 18. The second WPTDeepStacks event at The Venetian will take place at a to be determined date.