WPT Invitational will benefit charity partner, The Vine Group USA, a non-profit organization set up to provide educational assistance in the form of scholarships, textbooks, and technological equipment to academic institutions in various English-speaking countries in Africa. For more information please visit www.tvgusa.org.
Event Schedule
| February 28 | 12 PM | Player Registration Opens |
| 6 PM | Red Carpet Arrivals & Cocktail Hour | |
| 7 PM | Shuffle Up & Deal! $200 re-buys for first 3 levels All proceeds benefit The Vine Group USA. | |
| March 1 | 3 PM | Tournament Resumes for all remaining players. Play ends when only 6 players remain. |
| March 2 | 4 PM | TV Final Table Taping begins for remaining 6 players. Commerce casino will provide $200,000 prize pool. First place also receives a $25,500 seat into WPT World Championship. (Note: Filming time subject to change) |
*Entry into the WPT Invitational is non-transferrable and you MUST RSVP to Lyndsay LaGree at llagree@worldpokertour.com prior to the event. WPT Invitational is an invitation-only event and is not open to the public on February 28 or March 1. To reserve free audience seating for the TV final table on March 2, please contact Amanda Timpson at atimpson@worldpokertour.com.
All $25,500 entries into the 2009 WPT World Championship completed by 5pm PT February 25 are eligible to play in the WPT Invitational. Bellagio will not be collecting Championship buy-ins on site at Commerce. Money must be wired or deposited to Bellagio. Buy-in is non-refundable. Please only contact Adam Altwies at 702-693-7290 or aaltwies@bellagioresort.com in order to set up an account and for wiring instructions for early buy-in to the Championship.
No sponsor logos larger than shirt pocket size will be permitted.
Please consider traffic when estimating your arrival. Any late arrivals to the tournament will be blinded off until arrival.
