The $10,400 buy-in 2024 WPT World Championship at the luxurious Wynn Las Vegas reached its second of six days on Tuesday with the gigantic field of 2,392 entries, creating a mouth-watering $23,441,600 prize pool, was whittled down to just 299 players for a chance at WPT glory and the $3,138,900 top prize, which includes an entry to the 2025 WPT World Championship valued at $10,400. The day ended with players in the money for at least a $19,600 min-cash after Ernest Bush ran his queen-ten into Scott Stewart’s queens to bubble around a vibrant rail of players and a flock of media represented worldwide.
Australia’s Malcolm Trayner has made the most of his trip from the land down under as he managed to end the day with the chip lead. Trayner boasted tons of success over the summer in Las Vegas, where he was witnessed at two final tables at WSOP bracelet events. He earned his first WSOP bracelet in a land mine of a field of 18,409 entries in Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Bounty for a cool $1 million plus bounties. Whether he will also be awarded a massive trophy for winning the WPT World Championship is far from secure, as plenty of action remains in this historic event to end the poker calendar of 2024.
Meanwhile, David “ODB” Baker didn’t have to travel far to play and finds himself in a familiar spot in second place with 2,830,000. Back in 2019, Baker won the $10,000 WPT Championship at the Los Angeles Poker Classic at Commerce Casino for $1,015,000 and the three-time WSOP bracelet winner is hoping to win triple that over the weekend.
After sending Bush to the rail, Stewart catapulted in third place on the leaderboard with 2,790,000 in chips, while Elvyn Bello (2,695,000) and Christian Roberts (2,615,000) round out the top five on the leaderboard.
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Several members of the exclusive WPT Champions Club, in addition to Baker, were still in the mix with at least 1 million in chips at the end of Day 2, including 2014 WPT Venice Main Event champion Andrea Dato (2,250,000), 2022 WPT World Champion winner Calvin Anderson (1,780,000), 2021 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio champion Taylor Black (1,670,000), 2024 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship winner Dylan Smith (1,620,000), 2024 WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event champion Casey Sandretto (1,425,000), 2020 WPT Gardens Poker Championship Markus Gonsalves (1,390,000), 2016 partypoker WPT Caribbean champion Niall Farrell (1,290,000), 2015 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star champ Taylor Paur (1,095,000), 2024 WPT Playground Main Event winner Michael Wang (1,060,000), and 2022 WPT Venetian DeepStack Championship Series Main Event champion Robert Mizrachi (1,040,000).
When the action resumes on Wednesday at 12 p.m., the blinds will start at 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. in the main poker ballroom. Players are scheduled to battle for six blind levels, during which time expect to see tons of payout jumps. You can follow along the action at the World Poker Tour blog, where you can also see the seat draw and the full chip counts to start Day 3, or watch the live poker stream at the World Poker Tour YouTube channel.
2024 WPT World Championship Payouts
Saturday’s 2024 WPT World Championship winner at the win is slated to go home with a massive $3,138,900 top prize, with the top four spots all awarding a seven-figure prize.
With players already in the money to start Day 3, they will be looking to move up the payout ladder while accumulating chips to put them in a better spot to advance to the final table with a shot at a life-changing prize.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $3,138,900 |
| 2 | $2,075,000 |
| 3 | $1,550,000 |
| 4 | $1,150,000 |
| 5 | $875,000 |
| 6 | $665,000 |
| 7 | $515,000 |
| 8 | $400,000 |
| 9-10 | $310,000 |
| 11-12 | $255,000 |
| 13-15 | $215,000 |
| 16-19 | $176,000 |
| 20-23 | $146,000 |
| 24-31 | $121,000 |
| 32-39 | $101,000 |
| 40-47 | $85,000 |
| 48-55 | $71,000 |
| 56-63 | $59,000 |
| 64-79 | $50,000 |
| 80-99 | $42,000 |
| 100-120 | $35,500 |
| 121-150 | $29,500 |
| 151-192 | $25,000 |
| 193-240 | $21,600 |
| 241-299 | $19,600 |
2024 WPT World Championship Schedule (Dec. 18)
Wednesday, December 18 will bring new excitement to the Wynn Las Vegas. The WPT World Championship continues with Day 3 of 6 at noon but before then the two-day $1,100 Seniors NLH Championship 50+ begins at 11 a.m. This author is thrilled to play his first seniors event and will join the action in the Seniors event in the early afternoon.
Players with bigger wallets have their choice of the ultra lucrative $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em, which boasts a mouth-watering $3 million guarantee at 12 p.m. or play much bigger in the two-day $25,800 WPT Alpha 8. Players more on a budget can instead hop into the $600 No-Limit Hold’em at noon, the $1,100 PLO8 at 1 p.m. and/or the $400 Milestone Satellite to the $3K at 7 p.m.
Best of luck to all of the players on Wednesday and stay tuned to Poker.Pro as we will update you on all of the World Poker Tour action until the latest WPT World Championship winner is crowned.
| Time | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| 11 a.m. | $1,100 Seniors NLH Championship 50+ Day 1 | $500,000 |
| 12 p.m. | $10,400 WPT World Championship Day 3 | |
| 12 p.m. | $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Day 1a | $3,000,000 |
| 12 p.m. | $600 No-Limit Hold’em | $50,000 |
| 1 p.m. | $25,800 WPT Alpha 8 Day 1 | |
| 1 p.m. | $1,100 PLO8 | $100,000 |
| 7 p.m. | $400 Milestone Satellite to $3K | 20x $400 Seats |
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