After almost seven weeks, the stage is set for the finale of the WPT World Online Championships at partypoker. The Main Event tournaments are approaching and playing out over the next two weeks.
With so much World Poker Tour prestige on the line, party has added even more satellites for the Micro and Mini Main Events. The goal is to get players of all bankrolls involved.
The site will have thousands of guaranteed tickets on the line and satellite events are now underway. The final three weeks promise plenty of poker fun.
WPT Main Events start this weekend
There has been plenty of action for players hoping to attain some WPT glory. The series started on July 16 and included a $100 million guarantee.
The series is the first time a WPT championship has been awarded online. The WOCs feature 12 championship events.
Five of these champions add their names to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup. The winners also receive:
- $15,000 entry and travel package for the WPT Tournament of Champions
- individual trophies
- Hublot watch
- Set of Baccarat Crystal tumblers
The goal was to make the series feel as much like a real WPT event as possible. Players’ real names are used at the tables with a maximum of two Day 1s for championship events. Only one re-entry is allowed per day.
Here’s a look at the Main Events on tap beginning this weekend:
- $109 Micro Main Event Championship – Day 1A is set for Saturday, Aug. 29, with $1 million guaranteed.
- $1,050 Mini Main Event Championship – This event begins Sunday, Aug. 30, with $5 million guaranteed.
- $10,300 World Championship Main Event – This premier event of the whole series begins Sept. 6 with $10 million guaranteed. Day 1B was recently moved to Sept. 13 to allow more players to compete. Days 2, 3, and 4 on the following days.
Plenty of satellite action in store for partypoker players
Those looking to get in the main event action have plenty of satellites to check out over the next week. More than 3,500 seats await those looking to get in the Micro event.
Qualifiers start at just $3 and continue until the event kicks off on Saturday.
Players looking to get in the Mini Main Event also have a plethora of opportunities. More than 1,000 guaranteed seats can be won in satellites until the start of the tournament. Players can earn a seat starting at only $33.
One satellite event stands out. A “Monster Satellite” will award as many as 100 tickets and is set for Aug. 29 ahead of Day 1A.
On top of the Micro and Mini versions, the Championship Main Event offers some qualifying opportunities as well.
Team partypoker’s Josip Simunic recently turned a $109 buy-in into a $10,000 partypoker LIVE passport. Simunic is now using that for the World Championship Main Event.
“I am very happy that there are so many good satellites on partypoker,” he says. “These satellites give so many more players the chance to play in this huge event, as they allow lots of opportunities to qualify from lower buy-ins.”
Big WPT winners so far, plenty of action remains
The WPT World Online Championships have typified the international online poker frenzy of the last few months. Operators have seen huge fields and massive guarantees.
Sites like 888poker and Unibet have major series underway and the World Series of Poker Online continues at GGPoker. Many players are jumping in both the WPT and WSOP events.
So far the winners of the WPT championships adding their names to the Sexton Cup include:
- Gavin Cochrane – This player from the United Kingdom became the first player to win a WPT event online. He took the title in the $3,200 WPT Eight-Max Championship on Aug. 4 for $540,664.
- Nick Petrangelo – The American won the $3,200 Six-Max Championship for $494,550 for his first tour title.
- Daniel Smyth – In the $3,200 Knockout Championship, this player from Ireland took the title for $408,330.
- Andrey Kotelnikov – The Russian rounder took down the $3,200 Mix-Max Championship on partypoker for $488,508.
Poker superstar and Team partypoker member Kristen Bicknell has won a WPT event as well as bracelet in the WSOP Online. She now sits atop the WOC leaderboard.
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— PartyPoker (@partypoker) August 26, 2020
The $10,300 World Championship Main Event is the final Cup event on tap. Beyond that, however, there’s still quite a bit left on the schedule before events conclude Sept. 16.
One of those highlights is the $3,200 World Championship Mix-Max, with starting flights beginning on Sept. 5. That event features a $3 million guaranteed prize pool and there are also Micro and Mini versions as well.
The Micro ($33), Mini ($320), and World Championship Heads-Up ($3,200) events should also attract nice fields. Those events are set for Sept. 2 and feature guarantees of $20,000 (Micro), $100,000 (Mini), and $500,000 (Championship).
Here’s a look at all the remaining action.
2020 WPT World Online Championships at partypoker
| Date | Event | Buy-in | Fee | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 29 | #07 World Championship Main Event Day 1A [4-Day Event] | $10,000 | $300 | $10,000,000 |
| Aug. 30 | #07 World Championship Main Event Day 1B [4-Day Event] | $10,000 | $300 | None |
| Sept. 2 | #08 World Championship Heads Up [No Late Reg, 256 Cap, 2-Day Event] | $3,000 | $200 | $500,000 |
| Sept. 2 | #08 Mini World Championship Heads Up [No Late Reg, 512 Cap, 2-Day Event] | $300 | $20 | $100,000 |
| Sept. 2 | #08 Micro World Championship Heads Up [No Late Reg, 1024 Cap, 2-Day Event] | $30 | $3 | $20,000 |
| Sept. 5 | #09 World Championship Mix-Max Day 1A [3-Day Event] | $3,000 | $200 | $3,000,000 |
| Sept. 5 | #09 Mini World Championship Mix-Max Day 1A [3-Day Event] | $300 | $20 | $1,000,000 |
| Sept. 5 | #09 Micro World Championship Mix-Max Day 1A [3-Day Event] | $30 | $3 | $300,000 |
| Sept. 5 | #10 World Championship Super High Roller Day 1A [3-Day Event] | $25,000 | $500 | $10,000,000 |
| Sept. 6 | #09 World Championship Mix-Max Day 1B [3-Day Event] | $3,000 | $200 | None |
| Sept. 6 | #09 Mini World Championship Mix-Max Day 1B [3-Day Event] | $300 | $20 | None |
| Sept. 6 | #09 Micro World Championship Mix-Max Day 1B [3-Day Event] | $30 | $3 | None |
| Sept. 6 | #10 World Championship Super High Roller Day 1B [3-Day Event] | $25,000 | $500 | None |
| Sept. 7 | #11 World Championship Super High Roller [2-Day Event] | $100,000 | $2,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Sept. 8 | #12 World Championship Turbo | $3,000 | $200 | $1,000,000 |
| Sept. 8 | #12 Mini World Championship Turbo | $300 | $20 | $300,000 |
| Sept. 8 | #12 Micro World Championship Turbo | $30 | $3 | $100,000 |
| *** All events allow one re-entry per Day 1 |
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