Live Poker | WPT World Championship schedule with $5 million freeroll announced

The big showdown of the World Poker Tour (WPT) will take place at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas from December 3rd to 23rd. This year there is no guarantee at the $10,400 WPT World Championship Event, but there is a $5,000,000 freeroll on offer – although not for everyone.

The tournament schedule for WSOP Paradise has been around for a long time, and now the competition has also presented its schedule. The biggest surprise is that the $10k WPT World Championship event has no guaranteed prize money, but instead a $5,000,000 freeroll has been announced.

Last year, the $40,000,000 guarantee cost a lot. The event alone quickly raised $2.5 million, and there were plenty of sponsored tickets. This year, the guarantee is omitted; the $10k WPT World Championship event itself should be incentive enough. There are three starting days (December 14th – 16th), and it will take until December 21st for the new WPT World Champion to be determined.

The $1,100 WPT Prime Championship Event (December 8th to 14th) has a whopping $5,000,000 in the pot, although last year 10,512 entries generated a prize pool of $10,196,640. The $1,100 Ladies Championship also comes with a $250,000 GTD, and seniors can look forward to $500,000 in the $1,100 Seniors Championship.

There are also numerous side events, some of which have strong guarantees – the $800 NLH ($1,000,000) opens the event, and the $1,600 Mystery Bounty with $1,000,000 GTD is also impressive. Mixed games ensure plenty of variety on the schedule. High rollers also get their money’s worth, so there is a $25,800 WPT Alpha 8 event.

And then there is the $5,000,000 freeroll, which begins on December 13th and is played over three days. While the winner of the freeroll will receive $1,000,000 in prize money, there are also 100 x $10,400 tickets for the WPT World Championship event. The first influencers are already giving away packages, and a total of 2,000 “invitations” will be given away through various promotions. Or you can meet the other qualification for the freeroll ticket – you can register on the new ClubWPT Gold site. This is an online poker platform primarily for the US market. This also defines the target area, namely the USA, and the freeroll will not be a magnet for Europe.

The structures for the individual events will follow shortly and can then be found on wynnpoker.com or wpt.com.