Outside of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, never before has a $10k tournament had as many entrants as it will take to reach that record-setting guarantee. 21, the final table will be live-streamed, and those six players could be competing for an eight-figure payday. 12-21 as part of a WPT festival that kicks off Nov. The historic no-limit hold'em tournament runs Dec. This coming December, the same $10,400 buy-in tournament is going to be even bigger - much bigger - with a record $40 million guaranteed. Last year's World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas easily surpassed its lofty $15 million guaranteed prize pool with $29 million in the pot. Full 2023 WPT World Championship Series Schedule.