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The World Poker Tour is bringing WPT Seoul to South Korea for the first time this fall, running from October 30 to November 9 at the newly opened INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in Incheon. The festival will be held at the resort’s YY Poker Club, a 70-table poker room featuring a dedicated livestream studio within a brand-new entertainment space.
The 11-day series will comprise 46 events spanning a wide range of formats and buy-in levels. The schedule is topped by the WPT Seoul INSPIRE Championship, which carries a KRW 1,000,000,000 (~$715,000) guarantee for a buy-in of just KRW 1,750,000 (~$700).
Play kicks off on October 30 with an Inspire Superstack, alongside PLO, a Turbo Bounty and a Hyper Turbo event. Early highlights also include a Championship Warm Up with a KRW 100 million guarantee and a Mini High Roller Warm Up priced at KRW 2.2 million.
Throughout the opening week, players can also expect Mystery Bounty, Freezeout, Monster Stack, Survivor Bounty, Big O and multiple PLO tournaments, alongside a run of High Roller events for those chasing bigger stakes.
The Championship begins November 5, running alongside a KRW 8 million Super High Roller. Later editions include a KRW 3.3 million Mystery Bounty High Roller and a KRW 3.5 million High Roller, before a Mini Championship and closing High Roller wrap up the series. Smaller buy-ins starting at KRW 300,000 remain available throughout via recurring Hyper Turbo, Freezeout and PLO events.
Beyond the felt, INSPIRE offers a 1,275-room five-star hotel, a 15,000-seat arena, an indoor waterpark, shopping and dining options, plus nightly entertainment at the Daia and Ultra Lounge venues. Its proximity to Incheon International Airport is expected to draw a strong international turnout, with limited-time preferential hotel rates available through the WPT and INSPIRE websites.
