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Press Release
World Poker Tour® Returns to Jeju Shinhwa World for WPT® Korea
After a successful run in Korea last July 2023, the World Poker Tour® is back in Jeju Island, South Korea.
Buy-in
KRW 3,400,000
KRW 3,060,000 + KRW 340,000
Entrants
757
Prize Pool
KRW 2,246,927,400
WPT Korea Main Event Final Table
Exclusive hotel rates available for WPT players. Use the links below to book now.
WPT Korea Season 2023 Schedule
Satellites
Main/WPT Prime
Festival
July 16, 2023
WPT Opener Day 1B
KRW 850,000
1:00 PM
30
25,000
Deepstack NLH Day 2
1:00 PM
30
0
WPT Opener Day 1C
KRW 850,000
5:30 PM
20
25,000
Main Event Satellite
KRW 510,000
9:00 PM
12
8,000
July 17, 2023
WPT Opener Day 2
1:00 PM
40
0
WPT Korea Main Event Day 1A
KRW 3,400,000
1:00 PM
60
50,000
KRW 2,000,000,000
Big Bounty NLH
KRW 680,000
4:00 PM
25
25,000
Milestone Main Event Satellite
KRW 765,000
8:30 PM
20
10,000
5 Seats
July 18, 2023
WPT Korea Main Event Day 1B
KRW 3,400,000
1:00 PM
60
50,000
KRW 2,000,000,000
WPT Championship Satellite (Re-Entry)
KWR 1,500,000
5:00 PM
15
10,000
1 Seat
NLH Turbo
680,000
7:00 PM
15
15,000
July 19, 2023
WPT Korea Main Event Day 1C
KRW 3,400,000
1:00 PM
60
50,000
KRW 2,000,000,000
Hyper Turbo NLH
KRW 425,000
8:00 PM
10
15,000
July 20, 2023
WPT Korea Main Event Day 2
1:00 PM
60
0
KRW 2,000,000,000
NLH Single Day Event
KRW 1,700,000
3:00 PM
25
20,000
NLH Survivor Bounty Day 1
KRW 850,000
6:00 PM
25
20,000
Alpha8 for One Drop Satellite
KRW 17,340,000
7:00 PM
20
10,000
July 21, 2023
WPT Korea Main Event Day 3
1:00 PM
60
0
KRW 2,000,000,000
Mini Main Event Day 1
KRW 1,700,000
1:00
40
50,000
NLH Survivor Bounty Day 2
1:00 PM
30
0
8 Max NLH Day 1
KRW 510,000
5:00 PM
30
15,000
WPT Alpha8 One Drop at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 1
KRW 170,000,000
1:00 PM
0
July 22, 2023
Mini Main Event Day 2
1:00 PM
40
0
Mystery Bounty Day 1A
KRW 850,000
1:00 PM
40
20,000
8 Max NLH Day 2
1:00 PM
30
0
Mystery Bounty Day 1B
KRW 850,000
6:00 PM
20
20,000
High Roller Satellite
KRW 2,040,000
8:00 PM
15
10,000
WPT Alpha8 One Drop Korea at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 2
1:00 PM
0
July 23, 2023
WPT High Roller at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 1
KRW 17,000,000
1:30 PM
40
100,000
Mystery Bounty Day 2
1:00 PM
40
0
Superstack Classic NLH Day 1
KRW 1,360,000
1:00 PM
30
50,000
Single Day High Roller
KRW 8,500,000
1:30 PM
30
100,000
SuperStack NLH Turbo
KRW 680,000
6:00 PM
15
40,000
July 24, 2023
WPT High Roller at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 2
1:00 PM
60
0
SuperStack Classic NLH Day 2
1:00 PM
40
0
WPT MegaStack Closer
KRW 680,000
1:00 PM
25
30,000
WPT SuperStack Closer Turbo
KRW 1,700,000
5:00 PM
15
40,000
| Date | Event | Buy-In($) | Start Time | Levels | Chips | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2023 | WPT Opener Day 1A | KRW 850,000 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 25,000 | |
| July 15, 2023 | Deepstack NLH Day 1 | KRW 425,000 | 5:00 PM | 20 | 20,000 | |
| July 15, 2023 | Main Event Satellite | KRW 510,000 | 8:00 PM | 12 | 8,000 | |
| July 16, 2023 | WPT Opener Day 1B | KRW 850,000 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 25,000 | |
| July 16, 2023 | Deepstack NLH Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0 | ||
| July 16, 2023 | WPT Opener Day 1C | KRW 850,000 | 5:30 PM | 20 | 25,000 | |
| July 16, 2023 | Main Event Satellite | KRW 510,000 | 9:00 PM | 12 | 8,000 | |
| July 17, 2023 | WPT Opener Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 40 | 0 | ||
| July 17, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 1A | KRW 3,400,000 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 50,000 | KRW 2,000,000,000 |
| July 17, 2023 | Big Bounty NLH | KRW 680,000 | 4:00 PM | 25 | 25,000 | |
| July 17, 2023 | Milestone Main Event Satellite | KRW 765,000 | 8:30 PM | 20 | 10,000 | 5 Seats |
| July 18, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 1B | KRW 3,400,000 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 50,000 | KRW 2,000,000,000 |
| July 18, 2023 | WPT Championship Satellite (Re-Entry) | KWR 1,500,000 | 5:00 PM | 15 | 10,000 | 1 Seat |
| July 18, 2023 | NLH Turbo | 680,000 | 7:00 PM | 15 | 15,000 | |
| July 19, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 1C | KRW 3,400,000 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 50,000 | KRW 2,000,000,000 |
| July 19, 2023 | Hyper Turbo NLH | KRW 425,000 | 8:00 PM | 10 | 15,000 | |
| July 20, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0 | KRW 2,000,000,000 | |
| July 20, 2023 | NLH Single Day Event | KRW 1,700,000 | 3:00 PM | 25 | 20,000 | |
| July 20, 2023 | NLH Survivor Bounty Day 1 | KRW 850,000 | 6:00 PM | 25 | 20,000 | |
| July 20, 2023 | Alpha8 for One Drop Satellite | KRW 17,340,000 | 7:00 PM | 20 | 10,000 | |
| July 21, 2023 | WPT Korea Main Event Day 3 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0 | KRW 2,000,000,000 | |
| July 21, 2023 | Mini Main Event Day 1 | KRW 1,700,000 | 1:00 | 40 | 50,000 | |
| July 21, 2023 | NLH Survivor Bounty Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0 | ||
| July 21, 2023 | 8 Max NLH Day 1 | KRW 510,000 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 15,000 | |
| July 21, 2023 | WPT Alpha8 One Drop at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 1 | KRW 170,000,000 | 1:00 PM | 0 | ||
| July 22, 2023 | Mini Main Event Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 40 | 0 | ||
| July 22, 2023 | Mystery Bounty Day 1A | KRW 850,000 | 1:00 PM | 40 | 20,000 | |
| July 22, 2023 | 8 Max NLH Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0 | ||
| July 22, 2023 | Mystery Bounty Day 1B | KRW 850,000 | 6:00 PM | 20 | 20,000 | |
| July 22, 2023 | High Roller Satellite | KRW 2,040,000 | 8:00 PM | 15 | 10,000 | |
| July 22, 2023 | WPT Alpha8 One Drop Korea at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 0 | |||
| July 23, 2023 | WPT High Roller at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 1 | KRW 17,000,000 | 1:30 PM | 40 | 100,000 | |
| July 23, 2023 | Mystery Bounty Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 40 | 0 | ||
| July 23, 2023 | Superstack Classic NLH Day 1 | KRW 1,360,000 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 50,000 | |
| July 23, 2023 | Single Day High Roller | KRW 8,500,000 | 1:30 PM | 30 | 100,000 | |
| July 23, 2023 | SuperStack NLH Turbo | KRW 680,000 | 6:00 PM | 15 | 40,000 | |
| July 24, 2023 | WPT High Roller at Landing Jeju Shinhwa World Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0 | ||
| July 24, 2023 | SuperStack Classic NLH Day 2 | 1:00 PM | 40 | 0 | ||
| July 24, 2023 | WPT MegaStack Closer | KRW 680,000 | 1:00 PM | 25 | 30,000 | |
| July 24, 2023 | WPT SuperStack Closer Turbo | KRW 1,700,000 | 5:00 PM | 15 | 40,000 |
Structure
Level
Small Blind/Big Blind
BBA
1
100
/
200
200
2
200
/
300
300
Break - 15 Min
3
200
/
400
400
4
300
/
500
500
Break - 15 Min
5
300
/
600
600
6
400
/
800
800
Break - 70 Min
Dinner Break
7
500
/
1,000
1,000
8
600
/
1,200
1,200
Break - 15 Min
Reg Closed
9
1,000
/
1,500
1,500
10
1,000
/
2,000
2,000
End of Day 1
11
1,500
/
2,500
2,500
12
1,500
/
3,000
3,000
Break - 15 Min
Color Up
13
2,000
/
4,000
4,000
14
3,000
/
5,000
5,000
Break - 15 Min
15
3,000
/
6,000
6,000
16
4,000
/
8,000
8,000
Break - 70 Min
Dinner Break
17
5,000
/
10,000
10,000
18
6,000
/
12,000
12,000
Break - 15 Min
Color Up
19
10,000
/
15,000
15,000
20
10,000
/
20,000
20,000
End of Day 2
21
15,000
/
30,000
30,000
22
20,000
/
40,000
40,000
Break - 15 Min
23
25,000
/
50,000
50,000
24
30,000
/
60,000
60,000
Break - 15 Min
Color Up
25
50,000
/
75,000
75,000
26
50,000
/
100,000
100,000
Break - 70 Min
Dinner Break
27
75,000
/
125,000
125,000
28
75,000
/
150,000
150,000
Break - 15 Min
29
100,000
/
200,000
200,000
30
125,000
/
250,000
250,000
Break - 15 Min
31
150,000
/
300,000
300,000
32
200,000
/
400,000
400,000
Break - 15 Min
Color Up
33
300,000
/
500,000
500,000
34
300,000
/
600,000
600,000
Break - 15 Min
35
400,000
/
800,000
800,000
36
500,000
/
1,000,000
1,000,000
TD's Discretion
Tournament Rules
Ante Format (Big Blind Ante):
Single ante will be posted by the player in the big blind, in the amount equivalent to the big blind. Ante is posted before the big blind and players are eligible to collect the entire ante, even when out of the big blind. Ante is maintained until the completion of the tournament.
Buy-In & Fees:
3,400,000 (3,060,000+340,000)
Late Registration:
Registration closes after level 8 @ 22:55. Players registering late, alternates and re entries will be issued a full starting stack. However, stacks will be put into play and blinded off once all seats are sold for a specific seat number.
Levels, Per Day:
Level times will be 60 minutes.
Payouts:
One in eight (1 in-8) entries will be in the money (approximately 12.5%). Winners must show valid ID to collect winnings. Residents of foreign countries will be subject to withholding, per casino policy.
Players Card & Players Releases:
Must have a Casino Players Club card and sign the mandatory WPT Player Release Form in order to play.
Rules:
Tournament Director Association (TDA) rules will be used. Management reserves the right to change, cancel or alter any portion of the schedule and/or tournament. Players shall have no recourse following the beginning of the next hand. The next hand begins at the start of first significant action.
Articles
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Press Release
Yin Tao Wins WPT® Korea Main Event for $232,667
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