What makes a poker tournament ‘juicy’?
There are two key ingredients. First, you want a field full of players you believe you can beat. And second, there should be huge prizes on offer that absolutely dwarf the buy-in.
With this in mind, it’s hard to shake the feeling that ClubWPT Gold’s 5 Million GTD Free Entry Tournament just might be the juiciest fruit on the tree.
It's running from November 1-29, and yes, that's a very long window of opportunity. But it means you get plenty of chances to enter, with two free-entry opportunities every day through November 28.
Two free shots at $1 million every day
Yep, it’s a freeroll, so you know the price is right. Starting at 1pm and 7pm PT every day, all you need to do to take your shot is use your freebie. More flights are expected to be added in the final week leading up to Day 2 on November 29.
ClubWPT Gold operates as a sweepstakes poker site built around an online poker training platform, with tournament prizes awarded in Chips. Under the site's redemption rules, 1 Chip is equivalent to $1.
Every freeroll you enter runs as follows:
- One free entry for every ClubWPT Gold player
- Re-entries are available for 100 Chips
- Add-ons are available for 50 Chips (once per flight)
- The top 5% of the field in every starting flight win a share of the prizepool
- The top 3% of the field in every starting flight carry a stack through to Day 2
You’ll win Chips every time you finish in the money in a Day 1 flight, and every stack you carry through to Day 2 will be combined.
There’s a 5 million Chip guarantee on the tournament, with the big money dished out on Day 2, November 29. That will include 1 million Chips for first place.
That’s four weeks of free daily tournaments, two chances each day to finish in the money, and a top prize worth a million dollars.
Why would you not play?
You get two free entries a day to shoot for the $1 million first prize.
The softest field ever?
Then there’s the other attractive element at play: the quality of the field.
If you’ve ever played a freeroll, you’ll know that the ‘everyone’s invited’ nature of the event tends to draw a lot of newcomers, less experienced players, and what those in the know might call ‘dead money’.
Yes, anyone can go on a hot streak, get lucky or raise their game, but if you have a few more moves in your locker, you’re going to have an even better chance of bagging a big slice of this $5 million pie.
The fact that this is a freeroll, taking place on a site that’s already known for its soft fields, means that when site ambassador Doug Polk calls it “the softest poker tournament of all time,” he might just have a point.
So, soft field? Check. Big prizes? Check. Free entry? Double-check. This one looks worth your time.
At the time of writing, there are at least 38 Day 1 freerolls still to play at ClubWPT Gold — head to the lobby and look for the ‘5 Million GTD Free Entry Tournament’ to take a swing.
It’s not the most exciting name a tournament’s ever had, but it just might end up as the biggest one ever held.
The tournament is open to eligible ClubWPT Gold players aged 21 or older, subject to geographic restrictions. You can play from the majority of US states.
Sign up, play and find out more at ClubWPT Gold.
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