World Series of Poker announces European and Asian Pacific events to rotate

The WSOPE and WSOP APAC will take place on alternate years, starting with the WSOP APAC in October 2014.

Defending WSOP APAC Main Event Champion Daniel Negreanu

The World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific will take place once again at the Crown Casino in Melbourne between October 1-17 next year, this time with ten bracelet events instead of five.

The World Series of Poker Europe will not take place again until 2015. No word yet on the European destination where it will take place.

‘We are excited to return to Melbourne in 2014 for WSOP APAC and the beginning of a new era for our international championships’ said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart.

‘The WSOP standard is bigger, better and different. Moving to a rotational approach, with one international event per year allows for better organization and more marketing in each region.  We also want to do right by the players, and provide more value for their travel dollar. There is a glut of poker tournaments around the world, and our vision is to each year put on a single global showcase that can’t be missed.’