The Best Live Vegas Tournaments to Play Now Through July 13

While the traditional World Series of Poker (WSOP) isn’t taking place until the Fall, there’s still plenty of poker action in Las Vegas this summer. Arguably the biggest and most anticipated is this very tournament, but if you’re looking to make a trip to Sin City this summer, we’ve come up with a suggested agenda of tournaments to play from June 25-July 13.

“This was a fun schedule to plan and involved multiple properties collaborating with one goal in mind - to create a 3-4 week window that was jam-packed with events,” said Wynn Director of Poker Operations Ryan Beauregard. “We knew that if we fit the pieces together correctly, it would create a seamless schedule with a variety of price points and allow players to maximize their tournament schedule while in Las Vegas.”

Who knew you could fit so many great events into a two-week period!

WPT Venetian $5,000 Main Event

After competing in the Wynn Millions, you can head down the street to Venetian, which will host a $5,000 buy-in, $3 million GTD World Poker Tour Main Event from July 2-7. The tournament features three starting flights at 11:10 a.m. each day on Friday, July 2; Saturday, July 3; and Sunday, July 4. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 9 (approximately 8:40 p.m.).

Day	Date	Time (PT)
Day 1A	Friday, July 2	11:10 a.m.
Day 1B	Saturday, July 3	11:10 a.m.
Day 1C	Sunday, July 4	11:10 a.m.
Day 2	Monday, July 5	11:00 a.m.
Day 3	Tuesday, July 6	12:00 p.m.
Day 4	Wednesday, July 7	12:00 p.m.

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Wynn $1,600 Mystery Bounty

If the WPT Venetian is too pricey, or perhaps you bust and need another tournament, the Wynn Summer Classic $1,600 buy-in, $1.5 million GTD Mystery Bounty Event is sure to be a lot of fun. The tournament starts players with 30,000 in chips and will play 40-minute levels. Day 2 of the tournament will be live reported by PokerNews.

You will receive a $100 bounty for every player you knockout during the Day 1A-1D flights. If you bag, you get to keep your own bounty!

From there, mystery bounties will be awarded beginning on the Day finale2 (Tuesday, July 6) and will range from $500-$100,000. Players will have a sealed envelope drawn for them when they choose to redeem their bounty.

Date	Day/Time (PT)	Event	GTD	Buy-In	Chips	Levels
7/2	FRI 12 P.M.	Mystery Bounty Day 1A	$1,500,000	$1,600	30,000	40
7/3	SAT 12 P.M.	Mystery Bounty Day 1B	$1,500,000	$1,600	30,000	40
7/4	SUN 12 P.M.	Mystery Bounty Day 1C	$1,500,000	$1,600	30,000	40
7/5	MON 12 P.M.	Mystery Bounty Day 1D	$1,500,000	$1,600	30,000	40
7/6	TUES 12 P.M.	Mystery Bounty Day 2	$1,500,000	$1,600	N/A	40

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Wynn $3,500 NLH $1M GTD

Hot on the heels of the Mystery Bounty, Wynn will host a $3,500 buy-in, $1 million GTD No-Limit Hold’em Event. That tournament, which starts players with 30,000 in chips and plays 40-minute levels, offers a pair of starting flights at Noon on Wednesday, July 7, and Thursday, July 8 respectively. The surviving players will then return for Day 2 at Noon on Friday, July 9.

Wynn PLO $500 Bounty

If you play the above tournament and don’t happen to make Day 2, then you can jump into the $1,600 buy-in, $100K GTD PLO $500 Bounty at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 9. The tournament starts players with 25,000 in chips, plays 30-minute levels, and awards a $500 bounty for every player you knockout.

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$2,400 WPTDeepStacks Venetian

Finally, you can close out your trip with the Season XIX $2,400 buy-in, $2 million GTD WPT DeepStacks at Venetian from July 9-13. Players start with 30,000 in chips and the Day 1 flights play 40-minute levels. Day 2 and the final table will increase to 60-minute levels until heads-up play, at which point levels will drop down to 30 minutes.

Day	Date	Time (PT)
Day 1A	Friday, July 9	11:10 a.m.
Day 1B	Saturday, July 10	11:10 a.m.
Day 1C	Sunday, July 11	11:10 a.m.
Day 2	Monday, July 12	11 a.m.
Final Day	Tuesday, July 13	12 p.m.