The WPT World Championship includes a $1 million buy-in tournament. A record 77 events in the World Series of poker had million-dollar prize pools. This year's World Series of Poker set multiple records, including 10,043 entries into the Main Event, which had a non-guaranteed prize pool of $93.3 million. Poker has seen a recent surge in interest after the pandemic. 'The WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas is poised to reach new heights and we wanted to match that expectation with a guarantee that no live poker tournament has ever seen before,' Adam Pliska, CEO of the World Poker Tour, said in a release announcing the tournament. The previous record for a guaranteed prize pool for a live poker tournament was $15 million, set last year at the WPT World Championship. The largest guaranteed prize pool in poker history was announced Thursday - $40 million for the 2023 World Poker Tour World Championship in Las Vegas. Record $40M prize set for 2023 World Poker Tour World Championship You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
