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Returning to The Commerce Casino & Hotel for the 2025 Tournament of Champions, the world's biggest poker room will host the prestigious tournament plus 18 WSOP Circuit ring events from May 8-24, 2025.

Las Vegas, Nevada (March 19, 2025) – The World Series of Poker (WSOP®) today announced that the 2025 WSOP Tournament of Champions has been scheduled to take place at The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Los Angeles, California Thursday, May 15th through Saturday, May 17th.

“We are happy to return to The Commerce Casino & Hotel for the WSOP Tournament of Champions and our 15th consecutive $1,000,000 freeroll,” said Ty Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of the WSOP. “With a $2 million guaranteed Circuit Main Event, WSOP satellites and nonstop action at the world’s biggest poker room, this is like the opening ceremonies for the 2025 WSOP.”

The prestigious $1,000,000 freeroll is exclusive to players who won a WSOP bracelet or Circuit ring from June 2024 to May 2025. Qualifying players include event winners on the WSOP Circuit as well as at the 2024 WSOP, 2024 WSOP Europe, 2024 WSOP Paradise, and online on WSOP.com or GGPoker.

At the 2024 Tournament of Champions, which also took place at The Commerce, Dong Meng outlasted a field of 559 total WSOP tournament winners to win his second career WSOP bracelet along with the $200,000 top prize.

“The Commerce is thrilled to be welcoming back the WSOP Circuit Finals, as well as the T.O.C., both of which are such prestigious events,” shared Cavin Quintanilla, the property’s new Tournament Director.  “It takes a dedicated team to deliver legendary customer service and I am excited and honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with these two iconic brands. We will strive to uphold the integrity of the game, show everyone a great time and elevate each other’s legacy.”

The final table of the 2025 Tournament of Champions will be live streamed to poker fans around the world to watch players compete for the 1st bracelet of 2025. Details on the live streamed final table for the 2025 Tournament of Champions will be announced in the coming weeks.

From Thursday, May 8th through Saturday, May 24th, 18 WSOP Circuit ring events will take place at The Commerce offering over $3.5 million in prize pool guarantees. It all starts with “The Tune Up” as players can qualify for a series package via a mega satellite for the low price of only $300 total buy-in. 10 total series packages are guaranteed on Thursday May 8. Packages include $400, $600 & $1,700 vouchers which players can use to enter over $2.5 million in guarantees.

Featured at every WSOP Circuit stop, the $1,700 Circuit Main Event is scheduled for Friday, May 16th through Tuesday, May 20th and boasts a $2 million prize pool guarantee. Three flights will be offered to players, and run from May 16th through the 18th.

Here is the full schedule of ring events for the 2025 WSOP Circuit Finals at The Commerce:

Side events, including live satellites and nightly Mega Satellites tournaments can be viewed by clicking here.

Poker.Org, the official media partners of the WSOP Circuit, will be at The Commerce throughout the series providing event news and updates. For the latest updates and content from the WSOP Circuit, check out the Poker.Org Instant page, as well as follow them @pokerorg on X (formerly Twitter) and @poker_org_ on Instagram.

For full information and results on each WSOP Circuit event at The Commerce, be sure to check WSOP.com or CommerceCasino.com.

Ready to book your hotel room at The Commerce for the upcoming WSOP Tournament of Champions series? If so, place your booking at commercehotella.com, or call (323) 721-2100.

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About the World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker® is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event and poker brand in the world, having awarded more than $4 billion in prize money over the past six decades. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest-running tournament dating back to 1970. In 2024, the flagship event in Las Vegas attracted 229,553 entrants and awarded more than $438 million in prize money – both all-time records for the series. The WSOP portfolio of events includes approximately 40 WSOP Circuit Events annually across five continents, WSOP Europe (since 2007), WSOP Paradise (since 2023) and the record-breaking WSOP Online festival. International satellites to WSOP live events are hosted exclusively at GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room. For more information, please visit www.wsop.com.

About The Commerce Casino & Hotel

Located just a few miles from Downtown Los Angeles, The Commerce Casino & Hotel, commonly known as "The Commerce," stands as a world-renowned cardroom with an impressive array of over 320 tables, making it the largest cardroom globally. Established in 1983, The Commerce offers an extensive range of amenities, including a newly-renovated 200-room hotel, multiple dining venues, and bars, a luxurious day spa and beauty salon, a pool and sundeck, banquet facilities, and more. Additionally, the casino hosts a wide variety of events, including concerts, poker tournaments, live boxing, MMA, wrestling matches, and other special events throughout the year. Must be 21+ to gamble. Play responsibly. Gambling problem? Call (800)-GAMBLER or visit www.problemgambling.ca.gov. For further information, please visit www.commercecasino.com. 

Media Contacts:

Paul Burke, press@wsopplus.com 

Erik Eidissen, erik.eidissen@wsopplus.com 

Nabeela Aysen, nabeela@ajc-pr.com