The WPT Online rolls on at partypoker and the Main Event is underway with two starting flights remaining. The series runs through June 2 and some big names have already produced some nice results.
The $3,200 Main Event guarantees a $3 million prize pool. More starting flights and qualifiers are in the works in the coming days as well as other interesting side events.
“We have already seen some fantastic performances in this year’s WPT Online Series,” partypoker head of poker room management Chris Donnachie said. “We’re delighted to give players of all bankrolls yet more chances to get involved in the WPT Main Event and become a WPT champion.”
WPT action rolls on at partypoker
Day 1A of the Main Event played out on May 23. Connor Drinan held the lead at the end of the day with a stack of more than 3.84 million chips.
Drinan has more than $11 million in tournament winnings including taking down a WSOP Online event in September for $1.4 million. He now hopes to add his name to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.
Day 1A featured 521 players with 78 advancing to Day 2. Partypoker has worked to incorporate satellites for every bankroll and several players have done well.
Six players who won a seat in the 50x seat mega satellite moved on to Day 2. Another mega satellite is set for May 30 just before Day 1B on the same day. Players can qualify for just a single cent.
A Day 1 turbo satellite also plays out May 31 with Day 2 later the same day. Day 3 is scheduled for the following day and the final table will play to a finish on June 2.
The final table will be streamed live on partypoker’s Twitch channel.
A look at some other events
In other action, Brazil’s took down the WPT500 Knockout, which featured a $1 million guarantee. Caio Pessagno topped a field of 2,054 players for a payday of $102,704.
There have been some other nice performances so far. Another Brazilian, Douglas Souza, won the $33 WPT Pro Hunt on the opening day of the series, winning $5,748. Souza also won a seat in the Main Event.
Fritjof Torstensson took the victory in the WPT Mini Main Event for $78,769. Sweden’s Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson also won the $10,300 WPT High Roller for $249,791 on May 24. That event attracted 95 players with 17 returning for Day 2.
Mattsson has won more than 230 online poker tournaments and battled cash game specialist Wiktor Malinowski heads-up for the title. Malinowksi scored $166,429 for runner-up.
More WPT action ahead at partypoker
Plenty of WPT action remains at partypoker beyond the Main Event. Several starting flights are planned for another WPT500 event. The tournament concludes on June 1 and features a $1 million guarantee.
The $300 WPT Closer is also set for May 31 with $150,000 guaranteed. The $30 Mini version features $50,000 guaranteed and $5 Micro comes with a $15,000 guarantee.
“There is still more to come too,” Donnachie said. “The hallmark WPT Main Event is complemented by an extensive range of exciting events, and I’m sure we will have many more great stories as we approach the conclusion of the series.”
Here’s a look at the complete schedule:
2021 partypoker WPT Online
Date Event Tournament Format Buy-In Guarantee Fee Day Tournament length
May 28 #34 Warm Up 8-Max PKO $1,000 $500,000 $50 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 28 #34 Mini Warm Up 8-Max PKO $100 $250,000 $9 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 28 #34 Micro Warm Up 8-Max PKO $10 $50,000 $1 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 28 #24 WPT500 8-Max $500 - $30 Day 1E [2-Day Event + FT Tuesday]
May 28 #25 Super50 8-Max $50 - $5 Day 1E [3-Day Event]
May 28 #26 Super5 8-Max $5 - $0.50 Day 1E [3-Day Event]
May 28 7-Max Turbo Knockout 7-Max, PKO $200 $30,000 $15 - [1-Day Event]
May 29 #34 Warm Up 8-Max PKO $1,000 - $50 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 29 #34 Mini Warm Up 8-Max PKO $100 - $9 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 29 #34 Micro Warm Up 8-Max PKO $10 - $1 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 29 #24 WPT500 8-Max $500 - $30 Day 1F [2-Day Event + FT Tuesday]
May 29 #25 Super50 8-Max $50 - $5 Day 1F [3-Day Event]
May 29 #26 Super5 8-Max $5 - $0.50 Day 1F [3-Day Event]
May 29 Mix-Max Turbo Mix-Max $300 $30,000 $20 - [1-Day Event]
May 30 #34 Warm Up 7-Max PKO $1,000 - $50 Day 1C [2-Day Event]
May 30 #34 Mini Warm Up 7-Max PKO $100 - $9 Day 1C [2-Day Event]
May 30 #34 Micro Warm Up 7-Max PKO $10 - $1 Day 1C [2-Day Event]
May 30 #24 WPT500 8-Max $500 - $30 Day 1G [2-Day Event + FT Tuesday]
May 30 #25 Super50 8-Max $50 - $5 Day 1G [3-Day Event]
May 30 #26 Super5 8-Max $5 - $0.50 Day 1G [3-Day Event]
May 30 #35 The Big Game 8-Max $500 $300,000 $30 - [1-Day Event]
May 30 #35 The Mini Big Game 8-Max $50 $150,000 $5 - [1-Day Event]
May 30 #34 Warm Up 8-Max PKO - - - Final Day -
May 30 #34 Mini Warm Up 8-Max PKO - - - Final Day -
May 30 #34 Micro Warm Up 8-Max PKO - - - Final Day -
May 30 #20 Main Event 8-Max $3,000 - $200 Day 1B [3-Day Event + FT Wednesday]
May 30 #36 7-Max 7-Max PKO $1,500 $500,000 $75 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 30 #36 Mini 7-Max 7-Max PKO $150 $200,000 $12 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 30 #36 Micro 7-Max 7-Max PKO $15 $50,000 $1.50 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 30 #37 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO $1,500 $250,000 $75 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 30 #37 Mini Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO $150 $50,000 $12 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 30 #37 Micro Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO $15 $20,000 $1.50 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 30 #38 High Roller 7-Max $10,000 $1,000,000 $300 Day 1 [2-Day Event]
May 30 #24 WPT500 8-Max $500 - $30 Day 1H [2-Day Event + FT Tuesday]
May 30 #25 Super50 8-Max $50 - $5 Day 1H [3-Day Event]
May 30 #26 Super5 8-Max $5 - $0.50 Day 1H [3-Day Event]
May 30 High Roller Turbo 7-Max $5,000 $250,000 $200 - [1-Day Event]
May 30 6-Max Hyper Knockout 6-Max PKO $300 $40,000 $20 - [1-Day Event]
May 31 #24 WPT500 6-Max $500 - $30 Day 1 Turbo [2-Day Event + FT Tuesday]
May 31 #25 Super50 6-Max $50 - $5 Day 1 Turbo [3-Day Event]
May 31 #26 Super5 6-Max $5 - $0.50 Day 1 Turbo [3-Day Event]
May 31 #20 Main Event 8-Max - - - Day 2 [3-Day Event + FT Wednesday]
May 31 #36 7-Max 7-Max PKO $1,500 - $75 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 31 #36 Mini 7-Max 7-Max PKO $150 - $12 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 31 #36 Micro 7-Max 7-Max PKO $15 - $1.50 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 31 #39 Closer 6-Max PKO $300 $200,000 $20 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 31 #39 Mini Closer 6-Max PKO $30 $50,000 $3 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 31 #39 Micro Closer 6-Max PKO $5 $15,000 $0.50 Day 1A [2-Day Event]
May 31 #37 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO $1,500 - $75 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 31 #37 Mini Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO $150 - $12 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 31 #37 Micro Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO $15 - $1.50 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
May 31 #24 WPT500 8-Max - - - Day 2 [2-Day Event + FT Tuesday]
May 31 #25 Super50 8-Max - - - Day 2 [3-Day Event]
May 31 #26 Super5 8-Max - - - Day 2 [3-Day Event]
May 31 7-Max 7-Max $500 $50,000 $30 - [1-Day Event]
June 1 #20 Main Event 8-Max - - - Day 3 [3-Day Event + FT Wednesday]
June 1 #36 7-Max 7-Max PKO - - - Day 2 [2-Day Event]
June 1 #36 Mini 7-Max 7-Max PKO - - - Day 2 [2-Day Event]
June 1 #36 Micro 7-Max 7-Max PKO - - - Day 2 [2-Day Event]
June 1 #37 Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO - - - Day 2 [2-Day Event]
June 1 #37 Mini Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO - - - Day 2 [2-Day Event]
June 1 #37 Micro Omaha Hi-Lo 6-Max Hi-Lo PKO - - - Day 2 [2-Day Event]
June 1 #40 8-Max 8-Max $500 $150,000 $30 - [1-Day Event]
June 1 #40 Mini 8-Max 8-Max $50 $50,000 $5 - [1-Day Event]
June 1 #40 Micro 8-Max 8-Max $5 $10,000 $0.50 - [1-Day Event]
June 1 #41 Omaha High Roller 6-Max PLO $5,000 $200,000 $200 - [1-Day Event]
June 1 #41 Mini Omaha Knockout 6-Max PLO $500 $50,000 $30 - [1-Day Event]
June 1 #41 Micro Omaha Knockout 6-Max PLO $50 $10,000 $5.00 - [1-Day Event]
June 1 #42 Super High Roller 7-Max $25,000 $1,000,000 $500 Day 1 [2-Day Event]
June 1 #39 Closer 6-Max PKO $300 - $20 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
June 1 #39 Mini Closer 6-Max PKO $30 - $3 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
June 1 #39 Micro Closer 6-Max PKO $5 - $0.50 Day 1B [2-Day Event]
June 1 #24 WPT500 8-Max - - - Final Table -
June 1 #25 Super50 8-Max - - - Final Day -
June 1 #26 Super5 8-Max - - - Final Day -
June 1 High Roller Turbo 7-Max $5,000 $250,000 $200 - [1-Day Event]
June 1 Mix-Max Turbo Knockout Mix-Max PKO $200 $30,000 $15 - [1-Day Event]
June 2 #20 Main Event 8-Max - - - Final Table -
June 2 #39 Closer 6-Max PKO - - - Final Day -
June 2 #39 Mini Closer 6-Max PKO - - - Final Day -
June 2 #39 Micro Closer 6-Max PKO - - - Final Day -
June 2 #43 Turbo Finale 6-Max $500 $75,000 $30 - [1-Day Event]
June 2 #43 Mini Turbo Finale 6-Max $50 $25,000 $5 - [1-Day Event]
June 2 #43 Micro Turbo Finale 6-Max $5 $10,000 $0.50 - [1-Day Event]
June 2 Hyper Finale 7-Max PKO $250 $30,000 $15 - [1-Day Event]