World Poker Tour Adds Two New Stops to Season XI Schedule

Brett Collson Chief Editor

Jun 20, 2012 2 min read

On Wednesday, the World Poker Tour announced two new stops to the upcoming Season XI schedule.

The tour will touch down in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time ever with the WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Oct. 22 through 26. The $3,500 buy-in re-entry event will take place at the Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention Entertainment Resort, and is expected to draw many of the game's top players from all corners of the globe.

Then, from Nov. 23 through 26, the WPT will return to Canada for the first time since 2008 with the WPT Montreal event at Playground Poker Club in Quebec. The event, sponsored by PartyPoker.net, features a CAD$3,300 buy-in with an opportunity to re-enter on Day 2. Playground Poker representatives Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, and Erik Cajelais are among the pros expected to participate.

��We are thrilled to be adding two exciting new events to our Season XI schedule,�� said WPT CEO Steve Heller. ��As our first event in the Southern Hemisphere, WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic is a ground-breaking step into uncharted territory for World Poker Tour, while WPT Montreal marks a long-awaited return to one of the great poker centers in the world.��

Here's a look at the updated Season XI schedule for the World Poker Tour:

2012 World Poker Tour Season XI

Tournament	Date	Buy-in
WPT Merit Cyprus Classic	Aug. 4-9	$4,400*
WPT Parx Open Poker Classic	Aug. 10-15	$3,500*
Legends of Poker	Aug. 24-29	$3,700*
WPT Grand Prix de Paris	Sept. 10-15	�7,500*
WPT Malta	Sept. 16-20	�3,300*
Borgata Poker Open	Sept. 16-21	$3,500*
Emperors Palace Poker Classic	Oct. 22-26	$3,500*
Jacksonville bestbet Fall Series	Nov. 9-13	$3,600*
WPT Copenhagen	Nov. 12-17	26,250 DKK*
WPT Montreal	Nov. 23-26	$3,300*
WPT Mazagan	Nov. 26 - Dec. 1	�3,500*
WPT Prague	Dec. 3-9	�3,300*
Five Diamond World Poker Classic	Dec. 17-22	$10,300