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WPT Global’s Saturday Crazy Overdrive Overlay Edition delivered exactly what its name promised: a substantial overlay engineered by design rather than by accident. The event carried a ¥1,000,000 ($150,000) guarantee attached to a tiny ¥9 ($1.25) buy-in, with entries capped in a way that made hitting the guarantee virtually impossible.
Reaching that guarantee would have required over 100,000 entrants, an unrealistic target given the field size limits WPT Global put in place. Instead, the tournament closed late registration with 17,361 entries logged.
That shortfall translated into an overlay of ¥861,112, equivalent to roughly $129,166, which WPT Global covered out of pocket and returned to the player pool as promised.
Argentina’s “Magopol” emerged as the last player standing after several hours of play, outlasting the entire field. The win secured a ¥200,000 top prize along with an extra ¥1,303 in bounty earnings, turning a $1.25 investment into nearly $32,000.
While this particular overlay edition has concluded, WPT Global’s broader WPT Asia Series Overdrive remains active. Running from July 19 through August 30, the series is set to distribute ¥200 million ($30 million) in total prize money alongside 13 WPT Rings.
The series wraps up with its Main Event on August 30 at 12:05 p.m. UTC, featuring a ¥660 ($99) buy-in and a guaranteed prize pool of ¥2,500,000 ($375,000). The eventual champion will collect at least ¥500,000 ($75,000), a WPT Ring, and the Overdrive Main Event title.
