Five-Star World Poker Classic Prelims Start TomorrowFourteen No-Limit Hold'em Events Lead Up to the World Poker Tour Championship Tournament |
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Season six of the World Poker Tour is coming to a close as it gears up for its biggest and final event, the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic. The first of 14 no-limit hold’em preliminary events, which lead up to the $25,000 buy-in WPT Championship, kicks off tomorrow at noon. It is a $2,000 buy-in tournament.
All events are no-limit hold’em, start at noon, and feature buy-ins ranging from $2,000-$5,000. Single-table satellites will run the morning before and the morning of each event.
| Event Buy-in | Satellite Buy-in | Seat Payout |
| $2,000 | $450 | Two winners |
| $2,500 | $285 | One winner |
| $3,000 | $335 | One winner |
| $5,000 | $540 | One winner |
| $1,500 (ladies) | $350 | Two winners |
For the full schedule of events, click here.
The WPT Championship is scheduled for April 19. Supersatellites for the $25,000 buy-in tournament will cost $2,500 and run at the following times:
April 18 at 1 p.m. and 10 p.m.This event will be attended by all of season six’s previous champions. Last year, 2001 World Series of Poker main event champion Carlos Mortensen won this event, taking down the largest first-place prize in WPT history. From the 639 entrants, the prize pool came to nearly $15.5 million, and the lion’s share of that went to Mortensen — just under $4 million. He became the only person ever to win both WSOP and WPT championships.
To view a video interview with Mortensen just after his win, click here.
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