The inaugural World Series of Poker Circuit Caribbean at the iconic Casino Royale on Sint Maarten kicked off Nov. 3 and the very first satellite resulted in four entries to the $1,675 Main Event.
Nov. 5 saw another satellite scheduled with three entries being given away to the $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry Event #3. The first WSOPC ring event of the festival kicked off Day 1a and all players started with 10,000 in chips, which could be topped up by 2,000 for a $20 optional staff bonus. Registration remained open until the start of level 10 and a total of 69 entries were gathered to put the tournament on track to meet the guarantee of $50,000.