The 2024 World Poker Tour World Championship’s schedule reveal was highlighted by the announcement of a record-setting $5 million freeroll. The ClubWPT™ Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll noticed practically 1,500 individuals sit down at Wynn Las Vegas, having both been invited by organizers or profitable their method there by way of satellites on ClubWPT Gold or social media contests.
Whereas gamers didn’t must publish a buy-in for this occasion, there was loads of cash up for grabs, together with the $1,000,000 prime prize that was finally captured by Arlington, TX resident Chase Bricker.
“Only a utterly surreal second. What a tremendous three days. The match was unimaginable,” Bricker advised WPT employees. “Enjoying right here at Wynn with my rail, only a first-class expertise, one thing I’ll always remember. Clearly, my largest rating, life-changing cash, so I’m dwelling the dream proper now.”
Previous to this windfall, Bricker’s prime rating had been the $74,037 he earned for profitable a $800 buy-in thriller bounty occasion at Texas Card Home Dallas again in 2022.
The highest 503 finishers earned a share of the $5 million in prize cash put up by the organizers of the occasion. The pay jumps have been steep, particularly on the last desk. Ninth-place finisher Jacob Stufflebean walked away with $20,000. There was a $750,000 hole between first place and the $250,000 earned by eventual runner-up Jason Christopher.
Congratulations to Jason Christopher for profitable again his buy-in! pic.twitter.com/LrlrvgEdXp
— ClubWPT Gold (@ClubWPTGold) December 16, 2024
The ultimate desk additionally featured thriller bounties, with payouts starting from $0 to $200,000. The one zero-dollar ticket was drawn by Christopher. The bounty had six zeros on it, which resulted in a painful sweat for the participant who went on to complete second… because it appeared for a second that he is perhaps drawing a six-figure payout.
The highest bounty payout of $200,000 was drawn by Daniyal Gheba, who additionally completed third for $125,000.
Beneath is a take a look at the winner and the final-table payouts from the biggest freeroll poker occasion ever held.
Remaining Outcomes: pic.twitter.com/IYcCHNYa75
— World Poker Tour (@WPT) December 16, 2024
