The World Poker Tour (WPT) plans to live-stream for 14 days during the WPT World Championship series next month, including one of the most historic poker tournaments ever.
Action begins Nov. 29 and runs until Dec. 23 at Wynn Las Vegas, one of the top spots for poker on the Strip. During what figures to be a massive series for the second consecutive year, there’s going to be a $40 million guaranteed championship event (Dec. 12-21), the largest guaranteed prize pool in poker history.
Not only will it set a guaranteed prize pool record, but it will, at the very least, become the third largest live tournament outside the World Series of Poker (WSOP) ever. But it’s far from the only major event on the upcoming schedule (full schedule below).
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WPT World Championship Streaming Details
If you’ve been wondering if the Wynn tournaments next month will be viewable for fans, the answer is yes to many of them. The WPT will begin streaming on WPT.com Dec. 7 with a $25/$50 Creator Cash Game featuring legendary poker vloggers Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme, both World Poker Tour ambassadors.
Tournament streaming begins the following day with the $1,100 Ladies Championship final table. On Dec. 9-11, it’s back to cash game action — the first two days a high-stakes no-limit hold’em game, followed by one day of pot-limit Omaha action. There are three additional cash game streams scheduled, including the Million Dollar Cash Game Dec. 15.
Speaking of million dollar games, the Big One for One Drop is back, but this time as part of the World Poker Tour’s series at Wynn. And, yes, the final table on Dec. 20 will be live-streamed for your viewing pleasure. Superstars such as Phil Ivey have already committed to the $1 million buy-in event.
Full WPT World Championship Streaming Schedule
| Date | Event | Time(PT) |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 7 | Creator Cash Game | 4:00-10:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 8 | Ladies Championship FT | Time TBD |
| Dec. 9 | High Stakes Cash Game | 4:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 10 | High Stakes Cash Game | 4:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 11 | PLO Cash | 4:00-10:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 12 | Prime Championship Day 3 | 4:30 p.m./second break |
| Dec. 14 | Ladies Cash Game | 4:00-10:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 15 | Million Dollar Cash Game | 4:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 16 | WPT World Championship Day 2 | 1:00-8:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 17 | WPT World Championship Day 3 | 12:30-8:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 18 | WPT World Championship Day 4 | 12:00-11:15 p.m. |
| Dec. 18 | Arsham Celebrity Cash Game | 4:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 19 | WPT World Championship Day 5 | 12:00-11:15 p.m. |
| Dec. 19 | Prime Championship FT | 4:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 20 | WPT World Championship Day 6 | 12:00 p.m. to final six |
| Dec. 20 | The Big One for One Drop FT | 4:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 21 | WPT World Championship FT | 4:00 p.m. |
There will be extensive live-streaming of the WPT World Championship starting on Day 2. From that point on, the record-setting $10,400 buy-in tournament will be available for poker fans right up until the last card is dealt on Dec. 21. The only day between Dec. 7 and Dec. 21 that the WPT won’t have a live-stream up is Dec. 13.
The only question now is how much above the $40 million guarantee will the WPT World Championship hit. We’ll find out that answer next month.
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WPT World Championship Series Schedule
| Dates | Tournament | Buy-In | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 29 | Limit Omaha/8 | $600 | $60,000 |
| Nov. 29-Dec. 4 | No-Limit Hold’em | $600 | $1,000,000 |
| Dec. 3 | No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max | $10,000 | |
| Dec. 4-7 | Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em | $1,600 | $2,000,000 |
| Dec. 4-6 | Seniors Championship (55+) | $1,100 | $500,000 |
| Dec. 4 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max | $1,100 | $100,000 |
| Dec. 5 | No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha | $1,100 | $100,000 |
| Dec. 6-8 | Ladies Championship | $1,100 | $250,000 |
| Dec. 7-12 | WPT Prime Championship | $1,100 | $5,000,000 |
| Dec. 8 | 8-Game Mix | $2,200 | $200,000 |
| Dec. 12-21 | WPT World Championship | $10,400 | $40,000,000 |
| Dec. 12-13 | HORSE Championship | $1,100 | $100,000 |
| Dec. 13 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $1,100 | $100,000 |
| Dec. 15 | No-Limit Hold’em Turbo ($500 Bounty) | $1,100 | $100,000 |
| Dec. 16 | No-Limit Hold’em Progressive Bounty (PKO) | $3,000 | $500,000 |
| Dec. 17-18 | Limit Omaha/8 Championship | $1,100 | $100,000 |
| Dec. 17-20 | No-Limit Hold’em | $3,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Dec. 17-18 | No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | $25,700 | |
| Dec. 18-19 | WPT Big One for One Drop | $1,000,000 | |
| Dec. 19-23 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,600 | $2,000,000 |
| Dec. 19-20 | Seniors High Roller (50+) | $10,000 | $500,000 |
| Dec. 19 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max | $3,000 | $500,000 |
| Dec. 20-21 | Dealers Choice Championship | $3,000 | $200,000 |
| Dec. 20-21 | WPT Alpha8 | $50,000 | |
| Dec. 21 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $10,500 | |
| Dec. 22 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,100 | $200,000 |
| Dec. 23 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,100 | $100,000 |
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