The WPT series has enjoyed great popularity in America for many years, but it has been significantly recalled to the whole world during the recent period with significant activity. Whether thanks to the online gaming room, huge main series or affordable Prime festivals, the WPT brand is doing its activities very well, but as it is clear, they are definitely not going to stop.
WPT and Phil Ivey partnership
A big step for the WPT is definitely the partnership with the legendary Phil Ivey, who also took care of the new event as an ambassador. The Phil Ivey WPT Duel is exactly what the name suggests - $2,500 worth of packages are up for grabs for the two lucky winners of the online casino to conquer the special event on November 19th. Both players will be invited to Vegas, where they will play simultaneously heads-up against Phil Ivey in December. If they manage to defeat the poker G.O.A.T., they will be rewarded with a $10,400 ticket to the WPT World Championship.
And the just-mentioned December WPT World Championship will clearly be the highlight of this year. Thanks to the 40 million guarantee, the Main Event of this festival became the historically largest amount ever guaranteed by a poker tournament. In addition to ME, other interesting tournaments will also take place during the festival, such as the $1,600 Mystery Bounty with a guarantee of 2 million or the huge WPT Big One for One Drop with a buy-in of $1,000,000.
Season XXII is coming
Just a few days ago, the authorities also revealed plans for the first half of 2024, which promises poker action all over the world. The 2024 edition will start in Cambodia, from where it will gradually reach the USA through Europe, Australia and Vietnam. "As we near the end of Season XXI and the WPT World Championship, we are proud to share the schedule for the first half of Season XXII," said WPT CEO Adam Pliska. "We have been working intensively with our casino partners to lock down the dates for these impressive festivals as soon as possible so that players can make their plans for 2024."
Released WPT schedule for the first half of 2024:
- January – WPT Cambodia
- February – WPR Prime Aix-en-Provence
- March – WPT Prime Amsterdam / WPT Rolling Thunder / WPT Voyage
- April – WPT Prime Slovakia / WPT Prime Gold Coast / WPT Seminole Hard Rock
- May – WPT Choctaw Championship / WPT Prime Vietnam
- June – WPT Prime Sanremo
What the whole world is talking about is the WPT Voyage. This name hides a unique concept that will bring the WPT festival to the cruise ship The Valiant Lady. From March 31 to April 6, several events with a total guarantee of 1.5 million dollars will take place on her during the Caribbean cruise. Departing from Miami, the 1,400-cabin ship will take visitors to Grand Cayman, Bimini and the Bahamas during the week.
Source: WPT, PokerNews, PokerStrategy, WPTVoyage
