The World Series of Poker Circuit tournaments made their debut in 2005. Much like the original WSOP, each stop on the WSOP Circuit offers tournaments at various buy-in levels in mostly No-Limit events. Qualifying players become eligible for the Tournament of Champions. Winners receive gold WSOP Circuit championship rings. The fifth Season of the WSOP Circuit Events will include 11 tournament stops that bring high stakes poker action to players at nine Harrah's operated casinos around the country. The Ciruit Events will be tied to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Players who win a No-Limit Hold'em Circuit Championship at one of Harrah's properties will be awarded a free entry into the WSOP Main Event.

Each World Series of Poker Circuit stop will feature several tournaments with buy-ins starting as low as a few hundred dollars. The winner of each 2008/2009 Circuit Championship Event will receive a seat into the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2009 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

"Playing World Series of Poker Circuit events is the best way to hone your live tournament poker skills in a friendly and competitive environment," said Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. "We continue to fine tune the World Series of Poker Circuit schedule and structures to deliver poker players the best tournaments throughout the year."

The 2008-2009 World Series of Poker Circuit begins October 2, 2008 at Caesars Indiana and includes stops at Harrah's properties in Hammond, Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City, Tunica, Council Bluffs (Iowa), Rincon (Southern California), Las Vegas and New Orleans.

UltimatePokerForum.com will be providing complete coverage of the 2008/2009 WSOP Circuit Events. Complete results for every event will be posted as soon as they become available. Full tournament schedules for each stop on the WSOP Ciruit tour will be posted as soon as they become available. Click on an individual tournament for complete schedule & results.