While the World Poker Tour (WPT) has been busy in the United States recently reaching the final tables of stops at both Seminole Hard Rock and Choctaw Durant (Bin Weng is chip leader at both of those by the way), they’ve also added an amazing international stop this summer.
WPT Korea will take over the Jeju Shinhwa World from July 17-21 with a schedule that includes a ₩3,400,000 (~$2,550 US) Main Event, and a ₩17,000,000 (~$127,350 US) Alpha8 for One Drop event.
The two-day Alpha8 event begins on July 23. The One Drop Foundation will receive a portion of the entry fee from the event to continue its mission of ensuring sustainable access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene for communities facing extreme barriers.
Also, on the schedule is a ₩17,000,000 (~$12,735 US) High Roller which begins on July 21.
“Hosting the World Poker Tour gives us another opportunity to showcase our five-star amenities and amazing city,” said Jenny Lim, Landing Entertainment Korea at Jeju Shinhwa World Chief Marketing Officer. “We invite poker players from around the world to join us this summer for an amazing two weeks.”
WPT Korea Schedule
The 18-event festival schedule begins with preliminary events and a Main Event Satellite on July 15 while the first of three starting flights of the WPT Korea Main Event is scheduled for July 17 and carries a ₩2,000,000,000 (~$1.5 Million US) guarantee.
Satellites for the marquee events will run daily, including a five-seat guarantee for the Main Event which will utilize the Milestone format popularized at the 2022 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
Poker fans around the world will be able to watch a live stream of both the ₩3,400,000 Main Event and the ₩17,000,000 (~$12,735 US) High Roller on WPT YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook pages.
| Date | Event | Buy-in | Start Time | Levels | Chips | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2023 | WPT Opener Day 1A | KRW 850,000 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 25,000 | |
| July 15, 2023 | Deepstack NLH Day 1 | KRW 425,000 | 5:00 PM | 20 | 20,000 | |
| July 15, 2023 | Main Event Satellite | KRW 510,000 | 8:00 PM | 12 | 8,000 | |
| July 16, 2023 | WPT Opener Day 1B | KRW 850,000 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 25,000 | |
| July 16, 2023 | Deepstack NLH Day 2 | – | 1:00 PM | 30 | – | |
| July 16, 2023 | WPT Opener Day 1C | KRW 850,000 | 5:30 PM | 20 | 25,000 | |
| July 16, 2023 | Main Event Satellite | KRW 510,000 | 9:00 PM | 12 | 8,000 | |
| July 17, 2023 | WPT Opener Day 2 | – | 1:00 PM | 40 | – | |
| July 17, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 1A | KRW 3,400,000 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 50,000 | KRW 2,000,000,000 |
| July 17, 2023 | Big Bounty NLH | KRW 680,000 | 2:00 PM | 25 | 25,000 | |
| July 17, 2023 | Milestone Main Event Satellite | KRW 765,000 | 8:30 PM | 20 | 10,000 | 5 Seats |
| July 18, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 1B | KRW 3,400,000 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 50,000 | KRW 2,000,000,000 |
| July 18, 2023 | NLH Turbo | KRW 680,000 | 7:00 PM | 15 | 15,000 | |
| July 19, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 1C | KRW 3,400,000 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 50,000 | KRW 2,000,000,000 |
| July 19, 2023 | Hyper Turbo NLH | KRW 425,000 | 8:00 PM | 10 | 15,000 | |
| July 20, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | – | – | |
| July 20, 2023 | NLH Single Day Event | KRW 1,700,000 | 3:00 PM | 25 | 20,000 | |
| July 20, 2023 | NLH Survivor Bounty Day 1 | KRW 850,000 | 6:00 PM | 25 | 20,000 | |
| July 20, 2023 | High Roller Satellite | KRW 2,040,000 | 8:00 PM | 15 | 10,000 | |
| July 21, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 3 | 1:00 PM | – | 60 | ||
| July 21, 2023 | Mini Main Event Day 1 | KRW 1,700,000 | 1:00 | 40 | 50,000 | |
| July 21, 2023 | NLH Survivor Bounty Day 2 | 1:00 PM | – | 30 | – | |
| July 21, 2023 | WPT Landing at Jeju Shinhwa World Day 1 | KRW 17,000,000 | 1:30 PM | 40 | 100,000 | |
| July 21, 2023 | 8 Max NLH Day 1 | KRW 510,000 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 15,000 | |
| July 22, 2023 | WPT High Roller at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 2 | – | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0 | |
| July 22, 2023 | Mini Main Event Day 2 | – | 1:00 PM | 40 | – | |
| July 22, 2023 | Mystery Bounty Day 1A | KRW 850,000 | 1:00 PM | 40 | 20,000 | |
| July 22, 2023 | 8 Max NLH Day 2 | – | 1:00 PM | 30 | – | |
| July 22, 2023 | Mystery Bounty Day 1B | KRW 850,000 | 6:00 PM | 20 | 20,000 | |
| July 22, 2023 | Alpha8 for One Drop Satellite | KRW 17,340,000 | 7:00 PM | 20 | 10,000 | |
| July 23, 2023 | Mystery Bounty Day 2 | – | 1:00 PM | 40 | – | |
| July 23, 2023 | WPT Alpha8 One Drop at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 1 | KRW 170,000,000 | 1:00 PM | – | – | |
| July 23, 2023 | Superstack Classic NLH Day 1 | KRW 1,360,000 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 50,000 | |
| July 23, 2023 | Single Day High Roller | KRW 8,500,000 | 1:30 PM | 30 | 100,000 | |
| July 23, 2023 | SuperStack NLH Turbo | KRW 680,000 | 6:00 PM | 15 | 40,000 | |
| July 24, 2023 | WPT Alpha8 One Drop Korea at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 2 | – | 1:00 PM | – | – | |
| July 24, 2023 | SuperStack Classic NLH Day 2 | – | 1:00 PM | 40 | – | |
| July 24, 2023 | WPT MegaStack Closer | KRW 680,000 | 1:00 PM | 25 | 30,000 | |
| July 24, 2023 | WPT SuperStack Closer Turbo | KRW 1,700,000 | 4:30 PM | 15 | 40,000 |
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