That was an approximately 33% year-over-year growth (the 2022 WPT World Championship had 2,960 runners).
The WPT World Championship Festival is barely in the rearview mirror, and while the $10,400 buy-in WPT World Championship failed to hit its $40,000,000 guarantee – it fell about $2.4 million short – it was still a tremendous success with 3,835 entrants. So much so that many feel it’s giving the World Series of Poker (WSOP) a run for its money.Ĭheck out the WPT Hub on PokerNews here! Another Strong WPT Championship WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. Back that with ClubWPT reaching a largely recreational demographic, and the coffers of WPT Global adding a beneficial online element, and the WPT became even more powerful within the industry in 2023. The WPT joining forces with Wynn Las Vegas, which is largely viewed as the best place to play poker in Las Vegas, proved to be a powerful alliance. That event would go on to win “Event of the Year” at the Global Poker Awards, while the Wynn’s Ray Pulford nabbed “Tournament Director of the Year” due in no small part to executing that tournament. The World Poker Tour (WPT) entered 2023 on a high note having successfully executed the first-ever WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas in December 2022. World Poker Tour Season XXII First Half Schedule of Main Events.2023 WPT Player of the Year Leaderboard.
