Guaranteed Drama as WPT Fall Just Short of $40mĪfter the World Poker Tour more than doubled last year’s inaugural guarantee of $15 million to $40 million in 2023, some observers commented that to hit the guarantee this year would be nearly impossible, given the close proximity in time to the WSOP Paradise and EPT Prague Main Events. That overlay announcement was handled with impeccable grace by the WPT themselves, but on a heated day on X, formerly known as Twitter, opinion was divided on whether that grace extended to outside observers. Day 3 of the World Poker Tour’s Flagship WPT World Championships Main Event saw just 132 players survive as an initial field of 3,835 players meant the $40 million guaranteed event paid out just a little overlay.
