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The World Poker Tour has released the schedule for its annual WPT World Championship festival at Wynn Las Vegas, running Nov. 27 through Dec. 21 with 85 events in total. Buy-ins span from $400 to $25,800, offering options for recreational and high-stakes players alike, unlike the high-roller-focused WSOP Bahamas series taking place during the same stretch.
The festival opens with a $600 No-Limit Hold’em event carrying a $400,000 guarantee and closes with a $600 Turbo tournament more than three weeks later. In between, players can choose from a wide variety of formats, including Pot-Limit Omaha, T.O.R.S.E., Mixed Triple Draw, Omaha/8, and Big O.
A notable addition this year is the $400 Super Gold Million, guaranteeing at least $3 million. The event, running Dec. 10-14, is a live-only spinoff of the online Gold Million tournament on ClubWPT Gold, tripling its usual guarantee, according to WPT executive tour director Matt Savage.
The $1,100 WPT Prime Championship returns Dec. 5-12 with a $5 million guarantee. Aaron Johnson, last year’s winner, topped a field of 9,876 entries to claim $1,010,400. The $1,100 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship follows on Dec. 13 with a $250,000 guarantee.
The marquee $10,400 WPT World Championship will feature a new twist this year: a $1 million mystery bounty pool added by the WPT. Play begins with three Day 1 starting flights on Dec. 13, followed by Day 2 on Dec. 16 and a livestreamed final table on Dec. 20.
Last year’s champion, Schuyler Thornton, won the title for $2,098,456 after outlasting 1,865 entries.
