That guarantee means that the event needs to achieve a record tournament buy-in for any major event outside the WSOP Main Event. This year, the tournament, which costs $10,400 to play – comprising a $9,800 entry, a $400 registration fee and a $200 staff fee – will have a record $40 million guarantee. With 2,960 entrants, the guarantee of $15 million at the Wynn Las Vegas was smashed, with $29 million in the prizepool when late registration closed.
Last year, the World Poker Tour launched the WPT World Championship. With the WPT World Championship, WSOP Paradise Main Event and EPT Prague Main Event all clashing on the calendar, which of poker’s biggest three brands will win the attendance war before the presents are handed out? WPT World Championship Hoping to Break Records
