Welcome The New Year with WSOP Winter Circuit
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Bundle up and stay warm indoors this winter! The long-awaited once-a-year World Series of Poker (WSOP) Winter Circuit edition is back on Natural8.
This year’s Winter Circuit comes with a $150,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, making it the circuit with the biggest prize pool ever. From 4th December 2022 until 9th January 2023, stand a chance to win a WSOP Gold Ring by participating in one, or more, of the 18 Ring Events. If you win a Gold Ring, you will automatically win an invitation to Las Vegas for the WSOP Million Dollar Freeroll.
Buy-ins for the WSOP Winter Circuit range from $50 to $10,300, so there’s something for every bankroll. If you want to play at an even more affordable cost, check out satellite tournaments, which are already available on Natural8’s Tournament Lobby.
Highlights
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- Merry Millionaire Maker – $1,000,000 guaranteed prize for 1st place winner
- New Year’s Mystery Bounty – $250,000 Top Bounty
- WSOP Winter Circuit Main Event – a seat on Team Champions
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Mystery Bounty
Mystery Bounty is one of the latest additions to online poker, where fortune truly favours the bold. Unlike normal bounty tournaments, a Mystery Bounty tournament is split into two stages; the Initial Phase and the Final Phase.
Your goal during the Initial Phase is to stay in the game for as long as possible. Once you are in the Final Phase, you can start knocking players out. With each knockout, you will get a mystery bounty prize and a chance at hitting the $250,000 top bounty.
Natural8 Exclusives
Play the WSOP Winter Circuit at Natural8 for additional rewards. Every Natural8 player who wins a Gold Ring will win a Natural8-exclusive Team Bling sponsorship worth up to $50,000.
For more information, check out our WSOP Winter Circuit page.
About Natural8
Natural8 is Asia’s largest online poker room and geared towards recreational players. A skin on the reputable GGPoker Network, Natural8 is fully licensed and authorised. Anyone can join for free, and there are no hidden fees.
On top of the $120 million guaranteed prize pool for tournaments every month, Natural8 also offers plenty of promotions for new players. These specials amount to a total of $1,858 – easily one of the best in the online poker scene – and include:
- Free $8 Bonus – With a minimum deposit of $10.
- First Deposit Bonus – Match your first deposit by 200% (up to a value of $1,000) or get $100 in instant rewards.
- $500 First Deposit Flipout
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