2012 WSOP Africa Schedule
The World Series of Poker Africa 2012 will be running from 21 – 26 February at the Emerald Resort & Casino in Johannesburg, South Africa and will be hosted by Scotty ‘The Prince’ Nguyen.
Scotty Nguyen will be visiting South Africa for his first time and appeared excited in a recent interview with Sport24.co.za where he was quoted saying “You know, the Prince has been all over the world baby! Australia, Asia, Europe, but this is my first time going to South Africa and I’m excited to come and share this great game we love with the players.
“(I’m looking forward to) getting to know them and having a good time – just make sure the people at the Emerald protect me from any lions and I promise you we’ll have a lot of fun baby!”
The 2012 WSOP Africa will consist of 6 ring events including the $3,300 buy-in main event, which will begin on the 24th February. A charity event and a ladies tournament will also be held but no rings will be awarded for those events, the ladies event will offer a WSOP Circuit ladies pendant instead.
The inaugural 2011 WSOP Africa saw 188 entrants in the main event which was won by Warren Zackey ($222,477).
The full schedule for the WSOP AFRICA 2012 follows below.
2012 WSOP AFRICA Schedule
2011/2012 WSOP Circuit Events – Emerald Casino
Tue, Feb 21st | Event #1: No-Limit Hold’em Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event. Does not count in points standings. 1st place receives seat to the Emerald Casino WSOP Circuit Main Event. | $350 |
Tue, Feb 21st | Main Event Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event) Satellite to the Emerald Casino WSOP Circuit Main Event on Friday, February 24th. | $200 |
Wed, Feb 22nd | Event #2: No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event. Does not count in points standings. 1st place receives seat to the Emerald Casino WSOP Circuit Main Event. | $560 |
Wed, Feb 22nd | Main Event Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event) Satellite to the Emerald Casino WSOP Circuit Main Event on Friday, February 24th. | $200 |
Thu, Feb 23rd | Event #3: High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event. Does not count in points standings. 1st and 2nd places receive seat to the Emerald Casino WSOP Circuit Main Event. | $10,400 |
Thu, Feb 23rd | Main Event Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event) Satellite to the Emerald Casino WSOP Circuit Main Event on Friday, February 24th. | $200 |
Thu, Feb 23rd | Celebrity Charity Tournament (Non-Ring Event) | $150 |
Thu, Feb 23rd | Main Event Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event) Satellite to the Emerald Casino WSOP Circuit Main Event on Friday, February 24th. | $200 |
Fri, Feb 24th | Event #4A: No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event. Does not count in points standings. Re-entry event. Players eliminated in 4A may re-enter in 4B. | $3,300 |
Fri, Feb 24th | Event #4B: No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event. Does not count in points standings. Re-entry event. Players eliminated in 4A may re-enter in 4B. | $3,300 |
Sat, Feb 25th | Event #5: No-Limit Hold’em Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event. Does not count in points standings. | $350 |
Sun, Feb 26th | Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Event (Non-Ring Event) Winner of the ladies event awarded a gold and diamond WSOP Circuit ladies pendant. | $235 |
Sun, Feb 26th | Event #6: No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event. Does not count in points standings. | $350 |
Emerald Casino
777 Frikkie Meyer Boulevard
Gauteng, South Africa
+27 (0)16 982 8000
For more information about WSOP Africa 2012 contact Roxanne Malan on 072 580 5844
Registration Forms, Schedules, WSOP Africa 2012 Structures and Accommodation can be found at emeraldcasino.co.za
