The schedule for the 2024 World Poker Tour World Championship has been launched, and it has a brand new twist — a $5 million freeroll celebrating the launch of its latest on-line poker suite, ClubWPT Gold. Gamers who preregister for the location will obtain an entry right into a freeroll the place “golden passports” to the $5 million freeroll shall be gained.
The winner will get a verify for $1 million. It’s a three-day occasion beginning on Dec. 13, with the ultimate desk scheduled to be filmed for broadcast.
“Our return to Wynn Las Vegas this December is provided with one other monumental funding into the event and progress of not solely the WPT World Championship however the poker business as a complete,” mentioned WPT CEO and President Adam Pliska. “In celebration of the launch of ClubWPT Gold, we’re aiming for one more first for the poker world with the most important freeroll ever provided.”
In keeping with the WPT, “to be eligible to win a passport, gamers are required to enroll in a free account at ClubWPTGold.com. After that, from Sept. 24, proper up till the beginning of the match on Dec. 13, 2,000 entries shall be given away by means of a collection of contests, promotions, and raffles.”
The WPT differs from the licensed and controlled websites in america by utilizing a sweepstakes mannequin. Gamers pay a month-to-month subscription payment that ranges from free to $149.95 a month. As an alternative of money, gamers play for cash — which will be exchanged for money and prizes, together with match entries. Particulars concerning the new tier that shall be ClubWPT Gold are scant, solely that the suite shall be launched early 2025.
Championship assure nixed
Final yr, the WPT assured a world-record $40 million assure for its $10,400 World Championship. This yr, there shall be no prize-pool assure. None. Zilch. Nada. Organizers are nonetheless anticipating large numbers.
“Now we have crafted an unimaginable schedule for this yr’s World Championship, that includes greater than 60 tournaments and satellites,” mentioned Ryan Beauregard, Govt Director of Poker Operations at Wynn Las Vegas. “I’m assured that the loyal fanbase of Wynn Las Vegas and WPT, in addition to greater than 500 qualifiers and satellite tv for pc winners, will make the 2024 WPT World Championship one other rousing success.”
Whereas the headliner gained’t have a prize-pool assure, loads of different occasions will, starting from $50,000 within the collection opener, a $600 Omaha 8 occasion on Dec. 3, to the $5 million assure of its $1,100 WPT Prime Championship that begins on Dec. 8.
The $1,100 Women Championship additionally encompasses a very wholesome $250,000 assure (Dec. 14-15), whereas the $1,100 Seniors Championship comes with a $500,000 assure (Dec. 18-19).
There are additionally loads of satellites for gamers to sneak into these huge occasions for affordable. The entire schedule is packed and will be discovered right here.
