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Texan Wins $1 Million In The Largest Poker Tournament Freeroll Ever Held

Chase Bricker Came Out On Top In The ClubWPT™ Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll, Besting Nearly 1,500 Participants

by Erik Fast  |  Published: Dec 16, 2024

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The 2024 World Poker Tour World Championship’s schedule reveal was highlighted by the announcement of a record-setting $5 million freeroll. The ClubWPT™ Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll saw nearly 1,500 participants take a seat at Wynn Las Vegas, having either been invited by organizers or winning their way there via satellites on ClubWPT Gold or social media contests.

While players didn’t have to post a buy-in for this event, there was plenty of money up for grabs, including the $1,000,000 top prize that was eventually captured by Arlington, TX resident Chase Bricker.

“Just a completely surreal moment. What an amazing three days. The tournament was incredible,” Bricker told WPT staff. “Playing here at Wynn with my rail, just a first-class experience, something I’ll never forget. Obviously, my biggest score, life-changing money, so I’m living the dream right now.”

Prior to this windfall, Bricker’s top score had been the $74,037 he earned for winning a $800 buy-in mystery bounty event at Texas Card House Dallas back in 2022.

The top 503 finishers earned a share of the $5 million in prize money put up by the organizers of the event. The pay jumps were steep, especially at the final table. Ninth-place finisher Jacob Stufflebean walked away with $20,000. There was a $750,000 gap between first place and the $250,000 earned by eventual runner-up Jason Christopher.

The final table also featured mystery bounties, with payouts ranging from $0 to $200,000. The one zero-dollar ticket was drawn by Christopher. The bounty had six zeros on it, which resulted in a painful sweat for the player who went on to finish second… as it appeared for a moment that he might be drawing a six-figure payout.

The top bounty payout of $200,000 was drawn by Daniyal Gheba, who also finished third for $125,000.

Below is a look at the winner and the final-table payouts from the largest freeroll poker event ever held.

 
 
Tags: Poker Tournaments,   WPT,   World Poker Tour,   Chase Bricker,   ClubWPT™ Gold* $5M Invitational Freeroll,   Wynn Las Vegas,   largest freeroll poker tournament ever,   bounty,   $1 million
 
 
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