The popular WPT Prime Tour heads to Amsterdam from March 24th

The Holland Casino in Amsterdam, home of the world famous Masters Classic of Pokerprepares to welcome thousands of poker tournament players from across Europe and beyond when the WPT Prime Tour stops in The Netherlands from March 24th.

The World Poker Tour first came to Amsterdam in 2015 and has since returned to the Dutch capital seven times. of Morocco Farid Yachou co-winning the WPT Amsterdam Main Event in May 2015 Florens Feenstra In 2018 he became the only Dutch player to win a WPT title on home soil. Both of these tournaments were part of the WPT Main Tour, now Holland Casino is preparing to welcome WPT Prime players.

Schedule of the WPT Prime Amsterdam 2023

WPT Prime Amsterdam takes place from March 24thand crowns its final champion April 1st. Between these dates there are more than a dozen tournaments and satellites with buy-ins ranging from €165 to €2,200, including the much-anticipated one €1,100 WPT Prime Amsterdam Main Event.

The €1,100 WPT Prime Amsterdam Main Event features a trio of starts, with Day 1A being reshuffled and dealt on March 28th at 12:30pm CET. Day 1B begins at the same time on March 29th with a turbo-structured Day 1C also scheduled for March 29th at 19:00 GMT.

Both Day 1A and 1B are played on a 40 minute clock, while Day 1C uses 20 minute levels. All three flights end with approximately 12.5% ​​of the field remaining (one in eight participants), with those players making Day 2 in the money. Day 2 plays off a 60-minute clock and ends when the eight-hand final table is set, while the final day uses 60-minute blinds until heads-up; they are then shortened to 30 minutes.

Although the Main Event is the tournament that everyone wants to win, there are many other tournaments that will draw hundreds if not thousands of players to Holland Casino Amsterdam.

The €565 NLHE opener is the perfect way to get the festival show on the road while the €840 NLHE premium Event where €250 will be awarded for each defeated opponent will no doubt prove popular. Then there are the PLO with antes tournaments and a €2,200 buy-in High Roller. Everything points to WPT Prime Amsterdam being an incredible week of live poker action.

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WPT Prime 2023 Main Events so far

Two WPT Prime Main Events have crowned their worthy champions in 2023, although that number will increase to three at some point WPT Prime Cambodia ends in the run-up to the Amsterdam celebrations.

Frenchman Fabrice Bigot Castagnet triumphed in the €1,100 WPT Prime Paris Main Event. He survived 1,070 opponents and walked away with €177,240 for his win.

Australia Sheng Ye became a WPT Prime Champion after winning in front of a crowd of 1,224 in the A$2,000 WPT Prime Gold Coast Main Event. Ye replenished his bankroll with A$374,953 ($253,264).

As you can see, the WPT Prime Main Events are proving popular as they allow players to experience the thrill of a WPT Main Tour tournament without having to shell out several thousand dollars or euros. PokerNews fully expects WPT Prime Amsterdam to be a great success.

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Win a WPT Prime Passport at WPT Global

If you don’t make it to Amsterdam, don’t be discouraged as there are several ways to book your spot at future WPT Prime stops.

online poker room WPT Global gives players worldwide the chance to secure their seats for upcoming events with their $1,500 WPT Prime Passallowing them to play at a live event of their choice.

The Passport Qualifiers have a buy-in of $110 and take place every Saturday at 2pm ET and Sunday and 6pm ET.

Upcoming WPT Prime stops include:

• Bratislava, Slovakia – 11.-15. May
• Hanoi, Vietnam – 25th-29th May
• San Remo, Italy – June 1-11
• And keep an eye out for many more WPT live events

Join WPT Global today

The start of WPT Global means poker players around the world now have a chance to progress to WPT events, win prizes and enjoy exciting games like poker flips. As one of the world’s largest cash game poker networks WPT Global is available in over 50 countries and territories worldwide.

WPT Global offers a big deposit bonus: 100% on deposits up to $1,200 (with any payment method). New players who deposit at least $20 will automatically receive this match bonus, unlocked in $5 increments (credited directly at cashier) for every $20 raked contribution.

Both tournaments and cash games count toward unlocking bonuses; New players have 90 days from the date of their first deposit to unlock and claim their full bonus amount.