WPT Global, the official online poker site of the World Poker Tour (WPT), launched a trio of Sunday Majors a fortnight ago, and it is safe to say that they are ridiculous value for tournament grinders. Not only do they come with juicy guaranteed prize pools, but the $110 buy-in $50,000 guaranteed Sunday Slam has sported significant overlays during its first two weeks on the site.
“upfast44” took down the inaugural Sunday Slam after it by $20,000! The champion turned their $110 investment into an impressive $15,201, which included $3,737 worth of bounty payments, as the Sunday Slam is an exciting PKO event. With bounties included, nobody at the eight-handed final table took home less than $2,132, which is not a bad day at the office for only a few hours’ “work.”
| Place | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | upfast44 | $3,737 | $11,464 | $15,201 |
| 2 | 锦标赛选手 | $380 | $5,266 | $5,646 |
| 3 | 肯德基好 | $467 | $4,099 | $4,566 |
| 4 | 开霸霸给你 | $347 | $3,084 | $3,431 |
| 5 | ghfgfdwewqas | $88 | $2,245 | $2,333 |
| 6 | LiJing69 | $818 | $2,466 | $3,283 |
| 7 | 刀神然后呢 | $461 | $1,671 | $2,132 |
| 8 | cryptochris | $734 | $1,624 | $2,358 |
Last week, on April 9, the $50,000 Sunday Slam attracted a larger crowd of 398 entries, but that still meant an overlay of more than $10,000. “淡墨如烟” was the main beneficiary of WPT Global making up the prize pool’s shortfall because they headed into the night with the title of champion and a cool $11,914 to show for their efforts.
| Place | Player | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 淡墨如烟 | $2,949 | $8,965 | $11,914 |
| 2 | Jeffrynator | $1,023 | $4,810 | $5,833 |
| 3 | TaiwanDuLi | $1,408 | $4,118 | $5,526 |
| 4 | zerotrucks | $575 | $2,667 | $3,242 |
| 5 | Teborro | $259 | $1,900 | $2,159 |
| 6 | santigoal | $331 | $1,617 | $1,948 |
| 7 | Jejeshark22 | $1,084 | $2,050 | $3,134 |
| 8 | juicyp87 | $541 | $1,227 | $1,768 |
It isn’t only the $110 buy-in $50,000 guaranteed Sunday Slam that has WPT Global tournament players tingling with excitement, but the other two Sunday Majors, too. Costing $330 and guaranteeing $20,000 is the Grand Slam, while the Mini Slam may only command an $11 buy-in, but the kind folks at WPT Global have set the guarantee at $8,888! Last weekend’s Mini Slam winner padded their WPT Global account with almost $2,200, which for an $11 investment is mightily impressive, to say the least.
Don’t forget that if anyone manages to win all three of the aforementioned Sunday Majors within a 30-day period, WPT Global awards them $100,000!
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Climb the Weekly MTT Leaderboards; Bag a WPT Prime Passport
WPT Global launched its Weekly MTT Leaderboards two weeks ago, and more than 200 players have benefited from the leaderboards’ prizes. The leaderboards are split into two: one for tournaments costing $26.99 or less, and a High Roller board for $27+ buy-in events.
You earn leaderboard points for every WPT Global tournament you play, apart from those with “satellite,” “ticket,” or “qualifier” in their title. WPT Global boosts your points tally if you finish in the top six of a qualifying tournament, meaning the leaderboards reward not only quantity but quality.
Weekly Main MTT Leaderboard Prizes
| Place | Prize | Prize Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3x $110 tickets + a $330 ticket + $1,000 cash | $1,660 |
| 2 | 3x $110 tickets + a $330 ticket + $600 cash | $1,260 |
| 3 | 3x $110 tickets + a $330 ticket + $500 cash | $1,050 |
| 4 | 3x $110 tickets + a $330 ticket + $400 cash | $840 |
| 5 | 3x $110 tickets + a $330 ticket + $300 cash | $740 |
| 6 | $110 ticket + $300 cash | $410 |
| 7 | $110 ticket + $250 cash | $360 |
| 8 | $110 ticket + $200 cash | $310 |
| 9 | $110 ticket + $150 cash | $260 |
| 10 | $110 ticket + $100 cash | $210 |
| 11-20 | $110 ticket + $50 cash | $160 |
| 21-30 | $110 ticket | $110 |
| 31-100 | $11 ticket | $11 |
Weekly High Roller Leaderboard Prizes
| Place | Prize | Prize Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2x $330 tickets + $500 cash | $1,490 |
| 2 | 2x $330 tickets + $250 cash | $910 |
| 3 | 2x $330 tickets | $660 |
| 4-5 | $330 ticket | $330 |
Whoever accumulates the most points from the main and high roller leaderboards between April 3 and May 14 receives a $1,500 WPT Prime Passport, opening the door to compete on the highest stage on WPT Global’s dime.
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The launch of WPT Global means that poker players around the world now have the chance to win their way to WPT events, win prizes and enjoy exciting games such as Poker Flips. As one of the world’s largest cash game poker networks, WPT Global is available in over 50 countries and territories worldwide.
WPT Global offers a large deposit match bonus: 100% on deposits up to $1,200 (using any payment method). New players depositing a minimum of $20 automatically receive this match bonus which is unlocked in $5 increments (credited straight to the cashier) for every $20 of rake contribution.
Both tournaments and cash games count towards bonus unlocking; new players have 90 days from the date of first deposit to unlock and claim their full bonus amount.