Online players in Pennsylvania are in for a treat this December. The World Series of Poker is hosting a Winter Wonderland Series especially for players at WSOP.com PA.
The site recently announced the series will be running Dec. 5-21 with more than $300,000 guaranteed across 15 events. The series is available to players physically located in Pennsylvania.
The WINter Wonderland series features buy-ins ranging from $55 to $215 making it accessible to players with a wide range of bankroll sizes. It also offers $15,000 in additional giveaways including free seats to the 2022 WSOP, online tournament tickets and some cash prizes.
Main Event and $15,000 Bonus WSOP Seats
WSOP.com announced that anyone who plays in 5 or more Winter Wonderland events will get a chance to win a 2022 WSOP $10,000 Main Event seat. This will be a special invite only tournament taking place on Dec. 27 at 6 p.m.
The big event for the series is a multi-day tournament that starts with Day 1A on Dec. 17, 1B on Dec. 18 and 1C on Dec. 19. This tournament comes with a $100,000 guarantee. As an added bonus, WSOP.com will be giving away five random $1,000 WSOP 2022 seats during each of the starting flights.
“I would love to win a seat to the $10,000 WSOP Main Event.” Matt Hannaford, a poker player Harrisburg told PlayPennsylvania. “I am going to try and jump in some of these tournaments so I have a chance.”
WINter Wonderland series highlights
Winter Wonderland tournament types include freezeouts, PLO, progressive knockouts and turbos. Besides the $100,000 event, some other highlights include:
- $215 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max (Event 7, Dec. 11) – $10,000 guaranteed
- $215 NLHE Big Tuesday (Event 10, Dec. 14) – $25,000 guaranteed
Here’s a look at the complete schedule.
WSOP PA Winter Wonderland schedule
| Date | Buy-in | Event # | Event | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 5* | $100 | 1 | NLH Kick-Off (Re-entry) | $15,000 |
| Dec. 6 | $215 | 2 | NLH PKO (Re-entry) | $25,000 |
| Dec. 7 | $215 | 3 | NLH Big Tuesday (Re-entry) | $25,000 |
| Dec. 8 | $55 | 4 | NLH Six-Max (Re-entry) | $5,000 |
| Dec. 9 | $55 | 5 | NLH Freezout | $3,500 |
| Dec. 10 | $109 | 6 | NLH PKO Eight-Max (Re-entry) | $10,000 |
| Dec. 11 | $215 | 7 | NLH PKO Six-Max (Re-entry) | $10,000 |
| Dec. 12* | $100 | 8 | NLH (Re-entry) | $10,000 |
| Dec. 13 | $215 | 9 | NLH PKO (Re-entry) | $20,000 |
| Dec. 14 | $215 | 10 | NLH Big Tuesday (Re-entry) | $25,000 |
| Dec. 15 | $109 | 11 | NLH PKO Eight-Max (Re-entry) | $10,000 |
| Dec. 16 | $77 | 12 | NLH PKO Turbo Deep Eight-Max (Re-entry) | $3,000 |
| Dec. 17 | $100 | 13 | NLH Turbo Deep Stack (Re-entry) | $7,500 |
| Dec. 18 | $215 | 14 | NLH PKO (Re-entry) | $20,000 |
| Dec. 17 | $215 | 15 | NLH Flight 1A (Re-entry) | $100,000 |
| Dec. 18 | $215 | 15 | NLH Flight 1B (Re-entry) | $100,000 |
| Dec. 19* | $215 | 15 | NLH Flight 1C (Re-entry) | $100,000 |
| Dc. 20 | $215 | 16 | NLH PKO (Re-entry) | $20,000 |
| Dec. 21 | $100 | 17 | NLH Deepstack (Re-entry) | $10,000 |
*Event begins at 6 p.m. ET (all others begin at 7 p.m. ET)
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