The Best Ways to Win Your Way to WSOP Paradise Online and Live
The inaugural World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise sees the famous tour head to The Bahamas for the first time in its long and illustrious history, with 15 gold bracelet-awarding events scheduled between December 3-14. The WSOP is guaranteeing $50 million across those 15 tournaments, including a bumper $15 million on the Main Event Championship.
Although the full satellite schedule is yet to be 100% confirmed, PokerNews has some details on the online and live satellites that are running right now or coming your way in the not-too-distant future.
WSOP Paradise OnLive at GGPoker
GGPoker is the go-to online poker site for non-US players thanks to its partnership with the WSOP. Currently, GGPoker is hosting a pair of WSOP Paradise OnLive events where you play an online edition of Day 1 before jetting off to The Bahamas for Day 2 with a min-cash in tow. Those two OnLive events are the $1,650 Mystery Millions and the $5,300 Main Event.
The OnLive Day 1s for the $1,650 Mystery Millions run each Sunday at 7:00 p.m. UK time. Each Day 1 concludes when only 10% of the field remains, with those Day 1 survivors progressing to Day 2. You can play as many Day 1s as you wish, but only your largest stack carries forward with you.
$20 Step satellites feed into the daily $200 satellites, giving everyone the chance to play in this exciting event.
An OnLive edition of the $5,300 Main Event shuffles up and deals at GGPoker on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. UK time. Like the OnLive Mystery Millions, you can enter as many Day 1s as your bankroll allows, but only your largest stack goes with you to The Bahamas. The curtain comes down on the OnLive Day 1s once the field has been reduced to only 15% of the flight's entrants.
With a $15 million guaranteed, the WSOP and GGPoker want as many bums on seats in the Main Event. That is why there are freerolls feeding into $6 Steps, which see players progress to $60 Steps. Make it through one of those, and you'll find yourself in the $525 daily satellites, which primarily run between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. UK time.
There are also WSOP Paradise Main Event satellites costing $525 every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. UK time. If $525 is outside the constraints of your bankroll, you may want to check out the $50 Step tournaments that feed into the main satellite.
So far, more than 130 GGPoker players have won a Road to Paradise $10,000 WSOP Main Event Package through the $1,200 satellites. They award their winners a $5,300 WSOP Paradise Main Event seat, 10-nights in a luxury hotel at Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, and a complimentary lunch buffet. Feeders costing $15 and $125 are available for the more budget-conscious grinder.
GGPoker Satellite to the $26,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Championship
Lastly, the $26,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Championship is going to attract some of the biggest names in poker, and you could be joining them from as little as $40. Every Thursday and twice on a Sunday, a $3,500 satellite runs for this humongous tournament. $400 Steps feed into the $3,500 satellite, with $40 Steps feeding into those. It would make for an epic story if someone manages to turn $40 into a $26,000 seat and the shot at a $5 million prize pool.
WSOP Paradise Satellites at WSOP Michigan
WSOP Michigan currently has no official satellites to WSOP Paradise events, but there is a Cash Games Countdown promotion that ends on October 24. Fire up your WSOP Michigan account, opt-in to the Cash Games Countdown promotion, and earn at least 100 wagering points before 11:59 p.m. local time on October 24 to be entered into a random draw. Be the lucky person selected, and you'll receive a WSOP Paradise package including a travel stipend, a five-night hotel stay, and the $5,300 WSOP Paradise Main Event entry.
You can earn up to four entries, so get your grind on at the WSOP Michigan cash game tables.
You must play on at least three separate days before October 24 and earn at least one wagering point on each of those days to qualify
WSOP Paradise Satellites at WSOP New Jersey and WSOP Nevada
WSOP New Jersey has the same Cash Games Countdown promotion as its Michigan cousin, except you must earn 100 APPs before 11:59 p.m. local time on October 24.
You must play on at least three separate days before October 24 and earn at least one wagering point on each of those days to qualify
Those of you who prefer a traditional satellite can jump into the $320 WSOP Paradise Main Event satellites where at least one $7,800 package is guaranteed. The package grant you a $5,300 Main Event seat, five-nights accommodation, and a $750 travel stipend. These satellites will be fought over by WSOP New Jersey and WSOP Nevada players.
WSOP Paradise Satellite at WSOP Pennsylvania
Your only way to win a WSOP Paradise Main Event package online at WSOP Pennsylvania is via the previously mentioned Cash Games Countdown promotion that ends October 24. Earn at least 100 wagering points before 11:59 p.m. local time on October 24 to be entered into a random draw. Be the lucky person selected, and you'll receive a WSOP Paradise package including a travel stipend, a five-night hotel stay, and the $5,300 WSOP Paradise Main Event entry.
You can earn up to four entries for the special draw, which takes place on October 26.
You must play on at least three separate days before October 24 and earn at least one wagering point on each of those days to qualify
Live Satellites in the United States
PokerNews has it on good authority that there will be plenty of opportunities to win your way into the WSOP Paradise Main Event in the live arena in the coming weeks. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews and our social media channels as we reveal all of the juicy details in due course.
2023 WSOP Paradise Schedule
The 2023 WSOP Paradise shuffles up and deals in The Bahamas on October 3 with the $1,650 buy-in Mystery Millions. It boasts a $5 million guarantee on its prize pool, so will be the perfect curtain raiser for the 11-day festival.
Every bracelet-awarding event promises at least $1 million will be awarded, with the $1,500 Millionaire Maker and the $103,000 Ultra High Roller coming with a $5 million guarantee.
Of course, the biggest tournament of them all is the $5,300 Main Event, which will pay out $15 million to those fortunate and skillful enough to make it into the money place.
| Start Date | Event | Total Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 3 Dec | #1: Mystery Millions | $1,650 | $5,000,000 |
| Mon 4 Dec | #2: Millionaire Maker in Paradise | $1,500 | $5,000,000 |
| Tue 5 Dec | #3: GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship | $26,000 | $10,000.000 |
| #4: Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em | $1,100 | $1,000,000 | |
| Thu 7 Dec | #5: High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha | $26,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Fri 8 Dec | #6: No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $3,300 | $1,000,000 |
| #7: Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em | $53,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| #8: Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha | $2,100 | $1,000,000 | |
| Sat 9 Dec | #9: Ultra High Roller No-Limit Hold'em | $103,000 | $5,000,000 |
| #10: Main Event Championship | $5,300 | $15,000,000 | |
| Tue 12 Dec | #11: Flip & Go | $800 | |
| Wed 13 Dec | #12: No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout (Online) | $1,050 | $1,000,000 |
| #13: Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | $10,400 | $1,000,000 | |
| #14: The Closer Turbo Bounty | $2,200 | $1,000,000 | |
| Thu 14 Dec | #15: High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $10,400 | $1,000,000 |
In this Series
- 1 Bracelet Chasing in the Bahamas: First Ever WSOP Paradise Planned for December
- 2 WSOP Paradise in Bahamas Bracelet Schedule Released; $50M in GTDs over 15 Events
- 3 5 Fun Non-Poker Activities in the Bahamas During WSOP Paradise
- 4 WSOP Announces 9 Days of Paradise Livestreams
- 5 WSOP Paradise Parlay Gives Players Shot at $100K in Bahamas; Player Reactions
- 6 Negreanu Shares WSOP Paradise Plans; Which of His Poker Friends Will Be There?
- 7 Here Are the Celebrities & Poker Pros Confirmed to Attend WSOP Paradise
- 8 Ontarian Engineer Matthew Aquino Wins WSOP Paradise Ticket on GGPoker
- 9 Dana Karlson Wins WSOP Paradise Package After Years Away From Poker
- 10 Ontario Player Matthew Silva Wins WSOP Paradise Package on GGPoker
- 11 Qualifier Dorin Barban Traveling to WSOP Paradise All the Way from Romania
- 12 Canada's Slava Royale Hopes to Buy Porsche 911 Turbo After WSOP Paradise
- 13 WSOP Paradise to Be First Live Event for GGPoker Qualifier Aurel Cotos
- 14 Brazil's Ivan Ost Mystery Bounties His Way to WSOP Paradise on GGPoker
- 15 The Best Ways to Win Your Way to WSOP Paradise Online and Live
- 16 UK’s Callum Gordon Wins Way to WSOP Paradise Via GGPoker Freeroll
- 17 Former Main Event Champs Kick Off WSOP Paradise Main Event; Hellmuth Coming?
- 18 WSOP Paradise Main Event Winner to Take Home One-of-a-Kind Bracelet
- 19 Alleged Home Burglar & EPT Champ Jordan Saccucci Removed from WSOP Paradise
- 20 “Poseidon” Hellmuth Makes Grand Entrance in WSOP Paradise Main Event
- 21 WSOP Paradise Hands of the Week: Ryan Riess Bubbles & Aces Cracked By Quads... Twice!
- 22 WSOP Paradise Main Event Hands of the Week: Kabrhel Antics, Jamming into Quads & a Royal Flush
- 23 WSOP Paradise Proves Successful w/ Big Names & Prize Pools; Only One Missed GTD
