WSOP Toronto online qualifiers launched on the GGPoker Ontario platform last week but were abruptly taken down after running for just a couple of days.
When pokerfuse reached out for comment, GGPoker did not provide an official reason for their removal but assured us that the online qualifiers would be back “in the near future.”
The WSOP Circuit Toronto 2025 will return to the Great Canadian Casino Resort from April 10 to 22, with GGPoker as the official sponsor of the poker room at the venue.
This year’s schedule features eleven ring events—three more than the 2024 edition—with organizers expecting a significantly larger prize pool, surpassing C$6.5 million. The Main Event is projected to generate over C$3 million, while the High Roller is expected to surpass C$1.1 million.
The Main Event returns with a C$2,000 buy-in and three starting flights, beginning on April 17, with the final table set for April 21. Other key events include the C$3,500 High Roller, running from April 21 to 22, and the C$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event, scheduled for April 12 to 13.
New additions to the schedule include a C$300 Ladies Event on April 11 and a C$400 Seniors Event on April 15. The increasingly popular C$800 Mystery Bounty makes its debut as a two-day event from April 14 to 15. A C$600 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) event also joins the lineup in April, while the series concludes with a C$400 No-Limit Hold’em event on April 22.
WSOP Toronto Online Qualifiers Taken Down But Will Return Soon
After the schedule was revealed late last month, attention quickly turned to the online qualifiers, offering players a convenient and affordable way to win a seat from home.
The first online qualifiers for the WSOP Toronto 2025 Main Event launched on Tuesday, March 4, with buy-ins starting at just $1. Direct satellites ranged from $10 to $50, awarding C$2,000 Main Event seats. These ran for two days, with some players successfully winning their seats and packages—only for the qualifiers to be abruptly removed from the client shortly after.
Speculation swirled on social media, with some players wondering if the removal was intended to limit the number of online qualifiers and prioritize live buy-in players. However, this theory was dismissed when an Ontario online poker player reached out to GGPoker support and was informed that the qualifiers had been “temporarily concealed due to unforeseen technical issues.” Support further assured that the qualifiers list would be reinstated as soon as possible.
GGPoker has not provided a timeline for when the online qualifiers will return, but with just a month remaining until the second edition of WSOPC Toronto, the operator will be eager to resolve any technical issues to ensure a sufficient number of qualifiers.
Last year’s Main Event attracted 1,600 entries, generating a C$2.8 million prize pool. Of those, 324 players won their seats through online qualifiers on GGPoker Ontario and the global GGPoker client. This year, organizers expect an even larger turnout of at least 1,700 entries, which could lead to an increased number of online qualifiers.
In 2024, total prize pools surpassed initial projections of C$3.9 million, ultimately awarding C$5.5 million in prize money across more than 6,000 combined entries. Demand was so high that most events sold out well in advance, and turnout could have been even larger if not for venue capacity limitations.
This year, WSOP, GGPoker, and the casino will need to address these capacity challenges. Last year, players reported long registration lines, with some waiting for hours only to be turned away after late registration had closed. There were also complaints about tournaments reaching entry caps, preventing additional players from participating.
