The World Poker Tour has released the full schedule for this year's WPT World Championship, unveiling another year at Wynn Las Vegas with 78 tournaments from December 2 through 22.
This year's edition follows up on 2024, where a $5M freeroll stole the headlines before fan favorite Scott Stewart took down the WPT World Championship for over $2.5 million. The WPT Prime Championship will return once again in 2025 with a $5 million guarantee and Stewart will defend his title in the marquee Main Event at the end of the month.
New additions and a host of popular events are back on the full schedule for this year, including the supersized prize pool NLH tournaments, starting right away with the $800 buy-in, $1M GTD Opening Event on the first day of the series. Following are the regular $1,600 buy-ins with a $1M guarantee (Dec 5–7 and Dec. 18–20) and the $3,000 buy-in with a $3M guarantee from Dec. 18–20. Two high rollers will round out the big money schedule with $25,800 buy-ins on Dec. 17 and 18.
New seven-figure guarantees, more mixed games
The 2025 series will also feature several new additions to the lineup, including a bigger mixed games schedule with multiple HORSE, TORSE, and Omaha8 events. Meanwhile, dozens of new PLO and 5-card PLO tournaments will join the schedule as well, along with a $1,600 Mystery Bounty on December 7 and 8 and two seven-figure guarantees: a $1,600 NLH single day affair with a $1M guarantee on Dec, 12 and a $1,100 with a $2M guarantee from Dec. 16–19.
WPT World Championship key events
| Dates | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 2–6 | $800 Opening Event | $1,000,000 |
| Dec. 5–7 | $1,600 NLH | $1,000,000 |
| Dec. 7–8 | $1,600 PLO Mystery Bounty | — |
| Dec. 7–12 | WPT Prime Championship | $5,000,000 |
| Dec. 12–13 | $1,600 NLH | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 13–14 | $1,100 Ladies Championship | $250,000 |
| Dec. 13–19 | $10,400 WPT World Championship | — |
| Dec. 16–19 | $1,100 NLH | $2,000,000 |
| Dec. 18–20 | $1,100 Seniors Championship | — |
| Dec. 18–20 | $3,000 NLH | $3,000,000 |
| Dec. 20–22 | $10K Seniors High Roller | — |
| Dec. 20–22 | $1,600 NLH | $1,000,000 |
Among the other fan favorites returning to this year's WPT World Championship are the Ladies Championship (Dec. 13–14) with a $250K guarantee and the $1,100 Seniors Championship on Dec. 18–20, followed by the $10K Seniors High Roller to close out the series Dec. 20–22.
All roads lead to the two marquee events, the $1,100 WPT Prime Championship and the $10,400 WPT World Championship. The Prime Championship will kick off Dec. 7 with a $5 million guarantee and bag up its final table on Dec. 12, with players returning for a televised finale on Dec. 20. The $10,400 WPT Championship will follow a similar format, playing out from Dec. 13–19 with a delayed and livestreamed final table to be played on Dec. 21. The popular Players Party will also return on Dec. 12 at Area 15 for participants in the WPT Prime Championship, Ladies Championship, and the WPT World Championship.
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