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WSOP brings back Tournament of Champions Invitational event
- 3-15-2010
The WSOP has announced the return of its The Tournament of Champions, an invitational freeroll event scheduled to take place during the 41st Annual WSOP at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The No Limit Hold'em event will be recorded for airing in a special two-hour telecast on ESPN on June 27th, 2010.
The event’s organization will be putting up one million dollars to award during the 2010 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. A total of 27 players will participate in the freeroll poker invitational, with 20 players selected by voting from the public. To qualify as one of the 20 eligible fan-voted participants, players must be a WSOP bracelet-holder. All living WSOP bracelet holders are able to receive votes, and currently there are 521 eligible players. The vote begins March 15th, 2010 at 12:00 noon ET on WSOP.com and remains open until June 15th, 2010 at midnight ET. The top 20 participants will be awarded entry.
"The Tournament of Champions brand has heritage in delivering the big moments. We're thrilled to reinvent it around a model that should elevate the game by engaging millions of poker fans. We have received a lot of input from players and their affinity for the TOC, and we are excited for them and the fans and hope it’s here to stay." said HIE Vice President Ty Stewart.
Five entries into the tournament are automatic; three previous WSOP TOC winners will automatically get an entry, plus the reigning World Series of Poker Main event champion and the reigning WSOP Europe champion get seats at the table. So far Annie Duke, Mike Matusow, Mike Sexton, Joe Cada and Barry Shulman will make up 5 of the 27 players for this event.
"Tournaments like the Tournament of Champions help elevate poker to the level it deserves and I am honored to participate. Winning the TOC marks one of the most memorable events in my poker career and I'm ecstatic that the WSOP is hosting this prestigious event." said inaugural TOC victor Annie Duke.
Play will congregate at the Rio All Suite on Sunday, June 27, 2010 to begin the tournament. Play will halt once the final nine players are reached, and those nine return on Sunday, July 4, 2010 to play for their share of the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize and the title of 2010 WSOP TOC Champion. The tournament has been scheduled to avoid conflict with other WSOP events, as no new tournaments begin on either June 27 or July 4.
This year's TOC will be a No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament with the top nine places being paid. First place will win $500,000, the runner-up gets $250,000, third place earns $100,000 and the fourth through ninth place pockets $25,000 each.
Details on how to cast your vote and
rules can all be found at WSOP.com. The public will be able to check the
voting, with the top 50 vote-getters listed and updated automatically after
each ballot is completed. Individual votes won't be published during the open
voting period, and balloters will be required to complete an authentication
process to ensure one vote per email address.
