The WPT Asia Online, Presented by Poker King gets underway this week, kicking off on Friday, November 12. There is a massive ¥15 million ($2,300,000*) guaranteed across 15 events and is headlined by the Main Event, which has a ¥10 million ($1,500,000*) guarantee of it's own.
This WPT online series comes off the back of the WPT World Online Championships which saw Rok Gostisa stun David Peters in heads-up play to take down Event #7: $5,300 Main Event for $959,493. In the same series, Ole Schemion emerged as the victor of Event #12: $25,500 Super High Roller Championship for $388,708.
WPT Asia Online Mini Main Event & Main Event
The Mini Main Event and of course the Main Event are the pick of the litter for this upcoming online poker festival.
The Mini Main Event starts on November 14 and has two starting flights, Day 2 will resume on November 16 where play will last until a winner is crowned. Day 1a and Day 1b will finish when 25% of the field remain.
This event has a guarantee of ¥1,000,000 ($156,500*) which makes is the joint second highest guarantee of the series, alongside Event 2: NLHE (¥1m GTD) and Event 15: The Closer (¥1m GTD). The Mini Main Event gets our featured pick over the latter mentioned events due to its sizeable prizepool and more accessible buy-in of ¥550 ($86*).
As the Mini Main Event comes to its conclusion, the first Day 1 flight of the Main Event begins on November 16, playing the Main Event will set you back ¥2,200 ($344*). In total, there are seven starting flights with Day 1e and Day 1g operating under a turbo format. Like the Mini Main Event, these starting flights will also end when the field reaches it's last 25% of players.
Day 2 takes place on November 21 and will go on until the final table. The finalists will then battle it out for the title and lion's share of the prize pool on November 22, which will be livestreamed in both English and Mandarin.
Interestingly, a player will receive a special bounty if they knock out Poker King ambassadors Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Patrik Antonius, Daniel Dvoress, Steve Aoki or Lynn Gilmartin in the Main Event.
*Exchange rates have been calculated using Google's exchange rate on November 9
WPT Asia Online Mini Main Event & Main Event Schedule
| Date | Time (CST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Mini Main Event Day 1a |
| Nov 15 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Mini Main Event Day 1b |
| Nov 16 | 7 p.m. | Event 9: Mini Main Event Day 2 |
| Nov 16 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 1a |
| Nov 17 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 1b |
| Nov 18 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 1c |
| Nov 19 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 1d |
| Nov 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 1e - Turbo Flight |
| Nov 20 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 1f |
| Nov 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 1g - Turbo Flight |
| Nov 21 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 2 |
| Nov 22 | 7 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event Day 3 |
WPT Asia Online Full Schedule
| Date | Time (CST) | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 1: NLHE Warm-up (6max) | ¥220 | ¥100,000 |
| Nov 12 | 8 p.m. | Event 2: NLHE (1m GTD) | ¥1,100 | ¥1,000,000 |
| Nov 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 3: Short Deck Progressive Bounties | ¥220 | ¥100,000 |
| Nov 13 | 8 p.m. | Event 4: NLHE Progressive Bounties 500k GTD | ¥1,100 | ¥500,000 |
| Nov 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 5: Hyper Turbo NLHE | ¥220 | ¥100,000 |
| Nov 14-16 | 8 p.m. | Event 6: Mini Main Event | ¥550 | ¥1,000,000 |
| Nov 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 7: PLO Progressive Bounties | ¥220 | ¥100,000 |
| Nov 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 8: NLHE Progressive Bounties | ¥220 | ¥100,000 |
| Nov 16-22 | 8 p.m. | Event 9: Main Event (10m GTD) | ¥2,200 | ¥10,000,000 |
| Nov 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 10: NLHE Progressive Bounties (6 max) | ¥220 | ¥100,000 |
| Nov 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 11: PLO Championship (6max) | ¥550 | ¥100,000 |
| Nov 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Event 12: Shortdeck Championship | ¥550 | ¥200,000 |
| Nov 20 | 8 p.m. | Event 13: NLHE High Roller | ¥10,500 | ¥400,000 |
| Nov 21 | 3 p.m. | Event 14: NLHE Turbo | ¥220 | ¥200,000 |
| Nov 22 | 8 p.m. | Event 15: The Closer (1m GTD) | ¥1,100 | ¥1,000,000 |
