WPT World Championship Festival Features a New $3 Million Super Gold Million Event

Jon Sofen
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The schedule is finally out for the WPT World Championship festival at Wynn Las Vegas, and this one is bigger than ever.

Tournament players of all bankrolls will find a little something to wet their appetite among the 85 events scheduled between Nov. 27 and Dec. 21. All the big events such as the WPT World Championship and WPT Prime Championship are back. But there is one major change to the $10,400 buy-in World Championship, and that is a $1 million mystery bounty, money added by the World Poker Tour.

The mystery bounty pulls will go to the final 160 players.

WPT World Championship Festival Highlights

The series at Wynn kicks off with a $600 No-Limit Hold'em tournament that has a $400,000 guaranteed prize pool and it ends with a $600 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo event more than three weeks later.

Between those days, poker players will find multiple daily events with many poker variants featured, including NLH, Pot-Limit Omaha, T.O.R.S.E., Mixed Triple Draw, Omaha/8, and Big O. Buy-ins for the series range from $400 all the way up to $25,800, with just about every price point in between, a stark contrast to the WSOP Bahamas series at the same time, a schedule catered mostly to the high rollers.

The WPT World Championship festival, entering its fifth year at Wynn, will host its $1,100 WPT Prime Championship from Dec. 5-12, and it comes with a $5 million guaranteed prize pool. Aaron Johnson is the defending champion after beating out 9,876 entries to win $1,010,400.

Another major staple event at the festival is the $1,100 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship. This year's tournament starts Dec. 13 and has a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

There is a big new event, and that is the $400 Super Gold Million, which promises at least $3 million in the pot. The tournament is a live spinoff of the regular Gold Million on the ClubWPT Gold poker site, but with triple the guarantee. Matt Savage, the WPT's executive tour director, confirmed on X that the Super Gold Million, which runs from Dec. 10-14, is exclusively a live tournament.

The biggest event of the series, as is the case every year, is the $10,400 buy-in WPT World Championship. There's an added $1 million in mystery bounty pulls to the top 160 players in what has become one of the most prestigious annual tournaments in poker. Action begins Dec. 13 with the first of three Day 1 starting flights. Day 2 takes place Dec. 16, and the livestreamed final table is scheduled for Dec. 20.

Schuyler Thornton dominated the final table last year to win the 2025 WPT World Championship for $2,098,456, beating out 1,865 entries.

WPT World Championship Final Table Turns into The Schuyler Thornton Show

Full WPT World Championship Schedule

DateTimeEventGuarantee
Nov 2711:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1A ($600 Buy-in)$400,000
 12:00 p.m.TORSE ($600 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.PLO ($400 Buy-in)-
 5:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1B ($600 Buy-in)$400,000
Nov 2811:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1C ($600 Buy-in)$400,000
 12:00 p.m.Mixed Triple Draw (A-5, 2-7, Badugi) ($600 Buy-in)-
 5:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1D ($600 Buy-in)$400,000
Nov 2911:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1E ($600 Buy-in)$400,000
 6:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1F Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$400,000
Nov 3011:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1A ($800 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.Limit Omaha 8 ($600 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 2-
 5:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1B ($800 Buy-in)$1,000,000
Dec 111:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1C ($800 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8 ($600 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.PLO ($1,100 Buy-in)-
 5:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1D ($800 Buy-in)$1,000,000
Dec 211:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1E ($800 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 6:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1F Turbo ($800 Buy-in)$1,000,000
Dec 311:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1A ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 1:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 2-
Dec 411:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1B ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.HORSE ($600 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Final Table-
Dec 511:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 2-
 11:00 a.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 1A ($1,100 Buy-in)$5,000,000
 9:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
Dec 611:00 a.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 1B ($1,100 Buy-in)$5,000,000
 11:00 a.m.PLO Mystery Bounty Day 1A ($1,600 Buy-in)$500,000
 12:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $1,100 Prime Championship ($200 Buy-in)50 Seats
 6:00 p.m.PLO Mystery Bounty Day 1B Turbo ($1,600 Buy-in)$500,000
 9:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
Dec 711:00 a.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 1C ($1,100 Buy-in)$5,000,000
 11:00 a.m.HORSE (2 Day) ($1,100 Buy-in)-
 12:00 p.m.PLO Mystery Bounty Day 2-
 1:00 p.m.PLO $500 Bounty ($1,600 Buy-in)$100,000
 7:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite Package to Prime and World Championship ($1,600 Buy-in)25 Prizes
 9:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
Dec 811:00 a.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 1D ($1,100 Buy-in)$5,000,000
 7:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship ($1,100 Buy-in)25 Seats
 9:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
Dec 911:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em (2 Day) ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 2-
 1:00 p.m.PLO $1,000 Bounty ($3,000 Buy-in)$250,000
 1:00 p.m.Limit Omaha 8 ($800 Buy-in)-
 2:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship ($1,100 Buy-in)25 Seats
 7:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship ($1,100 Buy-in)25 Seats
 9:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
Dec 1010:00 a.m.Super Gold Million Day 1A ($400 Buy-in)$3,000,000
 12:00 p.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 3-
 6:00 p.m.Super Gold Million Day 1B Turbo ($400 Buy-in)$3,000,000
Dec 1110:00 a.m.Super Gold Million Day 1C ($400 Buy-in)$3,000,000
 12:00 p.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 4-
 6:00 p.m.Super Gold Million Day 1D Turbo ($400 Buy-in)$3,000,000
Dec 1210:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em ($800 Buy-in)$100,000
 1:00 p.m.PLO ($3,000 Buy-in)$250,000
 2:00 p.m.WPT Prime Championship Final Table-
 2:00 p.m.Super Gold Million Day 2-
 2:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship 1A/1B ($1,100 Buy-in)75 Seats
 4:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $1,100 Ladies NLH Championship ($200 Buy-in)10 Seats
 7:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship 1A/1B ($1,100 Buy-in)25 Seats
 9:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
Dec 1311:00 a.m.WPT World Championship Day 1A - $1M Added ($10,400 Buy-in)-
 11:00 a.m.Ladies NLH Championship (2 Day) ($1,100 Buy-in)$250,000
 11:00 a.m.TORSE (2 Day) ($1,100 Buy-in)-
 11:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1A ($800 Buy-in)$500,000
 12:00 p.m.PLO Day 1A ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship 1B ($1,100 Buy-in)25 Seats
 1:00 p.m.Super Gold Million Day 3-
 6:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship 1B/1C ($1,100 Buy-in)25 Seats
Dec 1411:00 a.m.WPT World Championship Day 1B - $1M Added ($10,400 Buy-in)-
 11:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1B ($800 Buy-in)$500,000
 12:00 p.m.PLO Day 1B ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.Mixed Triple Draw (A-5, 2-7, Badugi) (2 Day) ($1,100 Buy-in)-
 12:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship 1C ($1,100 Buy-in)25 Seats
 2:00 p.m.Super Gold Million Final Table-
 6:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship 1C ($1,100 Buy-in)25 Seats
 7:00 p.m.PLO Turbo ($1,100 Buy-in)$100,000
 9:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
Dec 1511:00 a.m.WPT World Championship Day 1C - $1M Added ($10,400 Buy-in)-
 11:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 2-
 11:00 a.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship 1C/Day 2 ($1,100 Buy-in)10 Seats
 12:00 p.m.PLO Day 2-
 12:00 p.m.Big O ($1,100 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.PLO Progressive Bounty (PKO) ($3,000 Buy-in)$250,000
 6:00 p.m.Milestone Satellite to $10,400 World Championship Day 2 ($1,100 Buy-in)10 Seats
 7:00 p.m.NLH $500 Bounty Turbo ($1,600 Buy-in)$100,000
Dec 1611:00 a.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1A ($1,100 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.WPT World Championship Day 2-
 12:00 p.m.PLO Double Board Bomb Pot ($800 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.PLO 8-Max ($10,500 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.HORSE ($800 Buy-in)-
 7:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1B Turbo ($1,100 Buy-in)$1,000,000
Dec 1711:00 a.m.Seniors NLH Championship (3 Day) ($1,100 Buy-in)$500,000
 11:00 a.m.Wynn Mixed Championship (2 Day) ($1,600 Buy-in)-
 12:00 p.m.WPT World Championship Day 3-
 12:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 2-
 12:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1A ($3,000 Buy-in)$2,000,000
 1:00 p.m.NLH High Roller (2 Day) ($25,800 Buy-in)-
Dec 1812:00 p.m.WPT World Championship Day 4-
 12:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 1B ($3,000 Buy-in)$2,000,000
 12:00 p.m.Limit Omaha 8 Championship (2 Day) ($1,600 Buy-in)-
 12:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em ($600 Buy-in)$100,000
 1:00 p.m.NLH 8-Max ($10,500 Buy-in)-
 6:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($1,100 Buy-in)$100,000
Dec 1911:00 a.m.Seniors High Roller (3 Day) ($5,000 Buy-in)$250,000
 11:00 a.m.NLH Mystery Bounty Day 1A ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.WPT World Championship Day 5-
 12:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Day 2-
 1:00 p.m.PLO ($10,500 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.NLH 8-Max ($3,000 Buy-in)$500,000
 1:00 p.m.TORSE Championship (2 Day) ($1,600 Buy-in)-
 6:00 p.m.NLH 8-Max Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
 7:00 p.m.NLH Mystery Bounty Day 1B Turbo ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
Dec 2011:00 a.m.NLH Mystery Bounty Day 1C ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
 12:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em Final Table-
 12:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
 1:00 p.m.NLH 8-Max ($10,500 Buy-in)-
 1:00 p.m.Mixed Triple Draw (A-5, 2-7, Badugi) ($600 Buy-in)-
 2:00 p.m.WPT World Championship Final Table-
 6:00 p.m.5-Card PLO Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
 7:00 p.m.NLH Mystery Bounty Day 1D Turbo ($1,600 Buy-in)$1,000,000
Dec 2112:00 p.m.No Limit Hold'em ($1,100 Buy-in)$100,000
 1:00 p.m.NLH Mystery Bounty Day 2-
 6:00 p.m.NLH Turbo ($600 Buy-in)$50,000
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