The World Poker Tour Kicks Off the New Year with WPT Russia
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The luxurious Sochi Casino is getting ready to host the WPT Russia festival that runs from Jan. 18-27 where a cool ₽184,500,000 is guaranteed to be won (~$2,795,196) across seven scheduled events.
Sochi Casino is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and restaurants and is in a beautiful mountainous region of Russia that is fitting to such a prestigious poker festival.
WPT Russia Schedule Highlights
After a handful of online Day 1s, hosted at partypoker, WPT Russia kicks off in style with the WPT Opener featuring seven starting flights that cost ₽33,000 to enter. A total of ₽30 million (~$454,500) is guaranteed to be won in the WPT Opener.
The highlight of the WPT Russia festival has to be the WPT Russia Main Event with its huge ₽90 million guarantee (~1.4 million). Players can play in two online Day 1s held at partypoker, or battle across three live Day 1s at Sochi Casino.
Other key events include a ₽618,000 buy-in High Roller event and the ₽30 million guaranteed WPT DeepStacks.
2019 WPT Russia Schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-in | Clock (Mins) | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 13 Jan | 8:00 p.m. | Main Event Online Day 1A: ₽90M GTD | ₽198,000 | 24 | 30,000 |
| 8:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Online Day 1A: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 12 | 30,000 | |
| Mon 14 Jan | 8:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Online Day 1B: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 12 | 30,000 |
| Tue 15 Jan | 8:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Online Day 1C: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 12 | 30,000 |
| Fri 18 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Day 1A: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 30 | 30,000 |
| 5:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Day 1B: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 30 | 30,000 | |
| Sat 19 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Day 1C: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 30 | 30,000 |
| 5:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Day 1D: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 30 | 30,000 | |
| Sun 20 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Day 1E: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 30 | 30,000 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Main Event 1 in 10 Satellite: 10 seats GTD | ₽19,800 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Day 1F: ₽30M GTD | ₽33,000 | 30 | 30,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Main Event Online Day 1B: ₽90M GTD | ₽198,000 | 24 | 30,000 | |
| Mon 21 Jan | 10:00 a.m. | WPT Opener Day 1G: ₽30M GTD 6-Max Turbo | ₽33,000 | 15 | 30,000 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Main Event 1 in 10 Satellite: 15 seats GTD | ₽19,800 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | WPT Opener Day 2 | 40 | |||
| 3:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1A: ₽90M GTD | ₽198,000 | 60 | 30,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Main Event 1 in 10 Satellite: 15 seats GTD | ₽19,800 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| Tue 22 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1B: ₽90M GTD | ₽198,000 | 60 | 30,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | WPT Opener Final | 40 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | Main Event 1 in 10 Satellite: 20 seats GTD | ₽19,800 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Main Event 1 in 10 Satellite: 20 seats GTD | ₽19,800 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| Wed 23 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1C: ₽90M GTD | ₽198,000 | 60 | 30,000 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Main Event 1 in 10 Satellite: 10 seats GTD | ₽19,800 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m, | Main Event 1 in 10 Satellite: 10 seats GTD | ₽19,800 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| Thu 24 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | 60 | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | WPT DeepStacks Day 1A: ₽30M GTD | ₽99,000 | 40 | 30,000 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | WPT DeepStacks Day 1B: ₽30M GTD | ₽99,000 | 40 | 30,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | High Roller 1 in 10 Satellite: 5 seats GTD | ₽66,000 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| Fri 25 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 3 | 60 | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | WPT DeepStacks Day 1C: ₽30M GTD | ₽99,000 | 40 | 30,000 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | High Roller 1 in 10 Satellite: 5 seats GTD | ₽66,000 | 20 | 20,000 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | High Roller Day 1: ₽18M GTD | ₽618,000 | 60 | 30,000 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | WPT DeepStacks Day 1D: ₽30M GTD | ₽99,000 | 40 | 30,000 | |
| Sat 26 Jan | 10:00 a.m. | WPT DeepStacks Day 1E: ₽30M GTD 6-Max Turbo | ₽99,000 | 15 | 30,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 4 | 60 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | High Roller Day 2: ₽18M GTD | ₽618,000 | 60 | 30,000 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | WPT DeepStacks Day 2: ₽30M GTD | 60 | |||
| 3:00 p.m. | WPT Ladies Event | ₽13,200 | 25 | 30,000 | |
| Sun 27 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Final Day | 90 | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | Pot Limit Omaha: ₽3M GTD | ₽66,000 | 30 | 30,000 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | High Roller Final Day | 60 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | WPT DeepStacks Final Day | 60 | |||
| 3:00 p.m. | 6 Max Turbo | ₽33,000 | 20 | 30,000 |
PP LIVE Dollars Promotions
Thanks to the partnership between partypoker LIVE and the World Poker Tour, there are a couple of value-packed promotions for you to enjoy.
The first gives you the chance to win $1,000 worth of PP LIVE Dollars by correctly guessing the number of entrants in the WPT Russia Main Event. Submit your guess here and if it is correct, $1,000 worth of PP LIVE Dollars are yours.
Promotion number two also revolves around PP LIVE Dollars. If you are one of the first 100 players to use PP LIVE Dollars to buy into the WPT Russia Main Event, partypoker will put $300 into your account towards your expenses! The current exchange rate means you’d need to spend $2,982 worth of PP LIVE Dollars to take part in this promotion, but you’ll receive $300 back for what is essentially 10 percent cashback!
Download partypoker Today
If you want to get involved in the online Day 1s for the WPT Russia events, you’ll need a partypoker account. Download partypoker via PokerNews, enter the bonus code “PNCOM” when making your first deposit and you’ll receive four $5.50 satellite tickets.
