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The World Poker Tour is set to return to The Lodge Card Club near Austin, Texas, next month for a tournament series headlined by a $1 million guaranteed event. The centerpiece is the $1,100 WPT Prime Lodge, a No-Limit Hold’em tournament expected to draw a large field.
The Lodge, co-owned by Doug Polk, Brad Owen, and Andrew Neeme, is also running a broader festival featuring numerous low to mid-stakes tournaments. The overall series began Sept. 24 and continues through Oct. 12, the same day the WPT Prime Lodge concludes.
The main event will feature three starting flights, beginning with Flight 1a on Oct. 8 at 12:15 p.m., followed by additional flights over the next two days at the same time. The tournament allows unlimited re-entry, meaning players can fire multiple bullets across any of the three starting days.
Day 2 is scheduled for Oct. 11 at 12:15 p.m., with the final table taking place the following day at 2:15 p.m.
Running alongside the main event, The Lodge will host a $2,000 WPT Prime Lodge High Roller from Oct. 11-12, guaranteeing $100,000 in prize money over its two-day format.
As with all legal Texas poker rooms, The Lodge operates on a social club model, requiring players to hold a club membership before entering tournaments. Daily $150 super satellites are also being offered leading up to the WPT Prime Lodge. Last year’s edition was won by 22-year-old Harvey Castro, who earned $225,020 after outlasting 1,648 entrants.
