On the 18th - 24th of April at the Bellagio in Las Vagas the WPT World Championship has reveled they are close to a prize pool of $12-15 million which would give a winner around $3.5 million.


It costs $25,500 to buy in to the Championship and you could be sitting with professionals like Phil 'The Unabomber ' Laak and Antonio 'The magican' Esfandiari.


The Director of Poker Operations for the Bellagio, Doug Dalton says'

'The pots are getting higher and the number of participants is growing with every tournament and Bellagio is proud to be a part of this phenomenon.'

Steve Lipscomb, Founder and CEO of WPT Enterprises said,

“The $25,000 buy-in insures that these players are among the world's best. However, what's fun is that this championship is still an open event and anyone with the heart, the courage and the skills can find themselves at the final table, cashing in for millions of dollars.”

You can still win you seat by playing online at PartyPoker or Pokerstars.