WPT World Championship Wynn Las Vegas: $40,000,000 GTD in December 2023

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Vargoso

Published

11/1/2023

Updated

11/1/2023

After breaking all the records in its first edition, the WPT World Championship returns to the Wynn Las Vegas Casino with an incredible guaranteed prize of $40,000,000. The tournament will be played from December 12 to 20 and will set a milestone in the history of live poker. The complete schedule includes a festival that brings the total guaranteed prize to more than 55 million dollars.

WPT World Championship

In 2022, the World Poker Tour (WPT) made history with the WPT World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas by announcing a risky guaranteed prize of $15,000,000, something never seen before. All the predictions were broken when the event collected 2,960 entries and delivered almost $30 million in prizes, being recognized as the Best Poker Event of the Year at the Global Poker Awards.

For the 2023 edition, the WPT World Championship will guarantee $40,000,000 with a $10,400 buy-in. The event will have four starting flights from December 12, and the final table will be played on the 21st.

The final table (9-max format) will be broadcast on television on December 21, 2023.

Festival

This year, the WPT World Championship is accompanied by a festival that will entertain all fans from November 29th (2 weeks before the start of the $40M GTD main event). The entire festival will deliver more than 55 million dollars in prizes; that is, the side events represent $15,000,000!

Most important events

We highlight the realization of a Mystery Bounty tournament with $500,000 guaranteed and the WPT Prime Championship with $5M, totaling six tournaments with millionaire prizes.

The WPT Big One for One Drop will be played from December 18th, and with its $1,000,000 buy-in and charitable purposes, it will surely summon the best players in the world. Figures like Phil Ivey have already confirmed their participation.

Date	Time	Event	Guarantee	Buy-in	Starting Stack	Levels
29 November	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1A	$1,000,000	$600	25	30/40
December 4	11:00 AM	Mystery Bounty Day 1A	$2,000,000	$1,600	30,000	40
December 7	11:00 AM	WPT Prime Championship Day 1A	$5,000,000	$1,100	40,000	40/60
December 12	11:00 AM	WPT World Championship Day 1A	$40,000,000	$10,400	100000	60/90
December 17	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Day 1A	$3,000,000	$3,000	30,000	40
December 18	1:00 PM	WPT Big One for One Drop		$1,000,000	1,000,000	60
December 19	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Day 1A	$2,000,000	$1,600	30,000	40

Full schedule of the WPT World Championship (including the festival)

The calendar includes events for fans of different formats, Limit Omaha 8, Mystery Bounty, Dealer's Choice, HORSE, etc. There will be satellites available for the most attractive tournaments on the schedule.

Date	Time	Event	Guarantee	Buy-in	Starting Stack	Levels
29 November	11:00 AM	Limit Omaha 8	$50,000	$600	25,000	30
29 November	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1A	$1,000,000	$600	25	30/40
29 November	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1B	$1,000,000	$600	25	30/40
30 November	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1C	$1,000,000	$600	25	30/40
30 November	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1D	$1,000,000	$600	25	30/40
December 1	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1E	$1,000,000	$600	25	30/40
December 1	6:00 PM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1F	$1,000,000	$600	25	30/40
December 2	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1G	$1,000,000	$600	25	30/40
December 2	7:30 PM	No Limit Hold’em Day 1H (Turbo)	$1,000,000	$600	25	20/40
December 3	1:00 PM	No Limit Hold’em Day 2
December 3	1:00 PM	NLH 8-max*		$10,500	100,000	30/40
December 3	5:00 PM	$10k WPT World Championship Package**	10 seats	$1,600	20,000	25
December 4	11:00 AM	Mystery Bounty Day 1A	$2,000,000	$1,600	30,000	40
December 4	11:00 AM	Seniors NLH Championship 50+ (3 Days)	$500,000	$1,100	30,000	40/60
December 4	1:00 PM	No Limit Hold’em Final Table
December 4	1:00 PM	NLH 6-max	$100,000	$1,100	30,000	30
December 4	7:30 PM	Double Play Milestone Satellite***	25 seats	$400	20,000	20
December 5	11:00 AM	Mystery Bounty Day 1B	$2,000,000	$1,600	30,000	40
December 5	1:00 PM	PLO/NLH	$100,000	$1,100	30,000	30
December 5	7:30 PM	Double Play Milestone Satellite***	25 seats	$400	20,000	20
December 6	11:00 AM	Mystery Bounty Day 1C	$2,000,000	$1,600	30,000	40
December 6	1:00 PM	Ladies Championship (3 Days)	$250,000	$1,100	30,000	40/60
December 6	7:30 PM	Double Play Milestone Satellite***	25 seats	$400	20,000	20
December 7	11:00 AM	WPT Prime Championship Day 1A	$5,000,000	$1,100	40,000	40/60
December 7	12:00 PM	Mystery Boounty Day 2
December 7	7:30 PM	ClubWPT Final Table Challenge (9 seats to Prime)	$50,000	$500	25,000	20
December 8	11:00 AM	WPT Prime Championship Day 1B	$5,000,000	$1,100	40,000	40/60
December 8	12:00 PM	8 Game Mix (2 Days)	$200,000	$2,200	30,000	40/60
December 9	11:00 AM	WPT Prime Championship Day 1C	$5,000,000	$1,100	40,000	40/60
December 9	7:30 PM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 10	11:00 AM	WPT Prime Championship Day 1D	$5,000,000	$1,100	40,000	40/60
December 10	7:30 PM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 11	11:00 AM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 11	12:00 PM	WPT Prime Championship Day 2
December 11	6:00 PM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 12	11:00 AM	WPT World Championship Day 1A	$40,000,000	$10,400	100000	60/90
December 12	11:00 AM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 12	12:00 PM	WPT Prime Championship Day 3
December 12	1:00 PM	HORSE Championship (2 Days)	$100,000	$1,100	30,000	40
December 12	6:00 PM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 13	11:00 AM	WPT World Championship Day 1B	$40,000,000	$10,400	100000	60/90
December 13	11:00 AM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 13	1:00 PM	PLO/NLH	$100,000	$1,100	30,000	30
December 13	6:00 PM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 14	11:00 AM	WPT World Championship Day 1C	$40,000,000	$10,400	100,000	60/90
December 14	11:00 AM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 14	6:00 PM	Milestone Satellite al $10,400 WPT Championship**	25 seats	$1,100	20,000	25
December 15	11:00 AM	WPT World Championship Day 1D	$40,000,000	$10,400	100000	60/90
December 15	7:00 PM	NLH Turbo $500 Bounty	$100,000	$1,600	30,000	20
December 16	12:00 PM	WPT World Championship Day 2
December 16	1:00 PM	NLH Progressive Bounty PKO	$500,000	$3,000	30,000	30
December 16	7:00 PM	Milestone Satellite al $3k NLH**	25 seats	$400	20,000	20
December 17	12:00 PM	WPT World Championship Day 3
December 17	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Day 1A	$3,000,000	$3,000	30,000	40
December 17	12:00 PM	Limit Omaha 8 Championship (2 Days)	$100,000	$1,100	30,000	40
December 17	1:00 PM	NLH High Roller (2 Days)		$25,700*	200,000	40/60
December 18	11:00 AM	Milestone Satellite al $10k Seniors**	10 silas	$1,100	20,000	25
December 18	12:00 PM	WPT World Championship Day 4
December 18	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Day 1B	$3,000,000	$3,000	30,000	40
December 18	1:00 PM	WPT Big One for One Drop		$1,000,000	1,000,000	60
December 18	6:00 PM	Milestone Satellite al $10k Seniors**	10 silas	$1,100	20,000	25
December 19	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Day 1A	$2,000,000	$1,600	30,000	40
December 19	12:00 PM	WPT World Championship Day 5
December 19	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Day 2
December 19	12:00 PM	Seniors NLH High Roller 50+ (2 Days)	$500,000	$10,000	200,000	40/60
December 19	1:00 PM	Big One for One Drop Day 2
December 19	1:00 PM	NLH 6-max	$500,000	$3,000	30,000	30
December 19	4:00 PM	TV Final Table WPT Prime Championship
December 20	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Day 1B	$200,000	$1,600	30,000	40
December 20	12:00 PM	WPT World Championship Day 6
December 20	12:00 PM	Dealer's Choice Championship (2 Days)	$200,000	$3,000	30,000	40/60
December 20	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Final Table
December 20	1:00 PM	WPT Alpha 8 (2 Days)		$50,000*	200,000	40/60
December 20	4:00 PM	TV Final Table WPT Big One for One Drop
December 20	6:00 PM	Milestone Satellite al $1,600 NLH**	25 seats	$400	20,000	20
December 21	11:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em Day 1C	$2,000,000	$1,600	30,000	40
December 21	1:00 PM	PLO		$10,500*	100000	30/40
December 21	4:00 PM	TV Final Table WPT World Championship
December 22	12:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em Day 2
December 22	1:00 PM	No Limit Hold'em	$200,000	$1,100	25,000	30
December 22	1:00 PM	NLH 8-max		$10,500*	100,000	30/40
December 23	12:00 AM	No Limit Hold'em	$100,000	$1,100	25,000	30

*Players who register before the start of the event will have a discount

**Winners will receive a direct ticket to the target event

***Winners will receive two prizes each of $1,100.

WPT World Championship $40,000,000 Structure

The $40M main tournament has a cost of $10,400 divided like this:

$9,800 (prize pool)
$400 (fee)
$200 (staff)

The game days are as follows:

Date	Day	Levels
December 12	1A	10 (60 minutes)
December 13	1B	10 (60 minutes)
December 14	1C	10 (60 minutes)
December 15	1D	10 (60 minutes)
December 16	2	5 (90 minutes)
December 17	3	5 (90 minutes)
December 18	4	6 (90 minutes)
December 19	5	6 (90 minutes)
December 20	6	6 (90 minutes)*
December 21	TV Final Table	90/45

* Until the final table is set

We highlight the following details of the tournament:

Format freezeout
Action clock from day 2
Ante (1 BB) placed by the player in the big blind
15-minute breaks every two levels (1 level when those last 90 minutes)
Late registration period until level 7 of each day
About 12.5% of the players will get a prize
9-max and 8-max tables

Accommodation

The Wynn Las Vegas has a special promotion for all players who wish to stay at the Encore hotel that will host the tournament, with prices starting from $184USD (weekdays) and $404USD (weekends) per night in double accommodation (≈$2,000 for the entire duration of the event), which includes: