WPT Staff
World Poker Tour is making poker history once again this December at the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. This time it comes as a record-setting, first-of-its-kind $5,000,000 freeroll in support of the launch of the latest sweepstakes poker offering: ClubWPT Gold.
Roughly 2,000 players will make their way to Las Vegas for the biggest live freeroll of all time all in hopes of walking away with the $1,000,000 life-changing first-place prize. In addition to a potential seven-figure payday for the winner, 100 seats to the $10,400 WPT World Championship will be given away. Add to that five-figure mystery bounties with a larger than average percentage of the field making the money and the ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll has the makings of the Event of the Year.
So, here’s everything you need to know about the ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll.
What is the ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll?
In celebration of the launch of ClubWPT Gold, the World Poker Tour is hosting the largest freeroll tournament of all time during the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. Nearly 2,000 players will have the opportunity to play but in order to be eligible, players must first visit ClubWPTGold.com and sign up for a free account. Registration takes just a couple of minutes. Once completed players will be eligible to win a “Golden Passport”, your ticket into the event.
How can I win a “Golden Passport”?
The Golden Passport is your ticket into the ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll and can be obtained in a number of ways. First, a player needs to go to ClubWPTGold.com and sign up, completing all the steps.
Your first opportunity to win a Golden Passport is at signup. There will be a field for promo code and here, if you were directed by an ambassador then you can use their promo code and be entered in ambassador or influencer-specific drawings and contests. Make sure you visit the social media profiles of your favorite WPT Ambassadors and Talent to see which contests they’re running.
- Brad Owen | X | Instagram
- Ethan Yau | X | Instagram
- Phil Ivey | X | Instagram
- Jamie Kerstetter | X | Instagram
- Xuan Liu | X | Instagram
- Jon Van Fleet | X | Instagram
- Tony Dunst | X | Instagram
- Lynn Gilmartin | X | Instagram
- Matt Savage | X | Instagram
- Vince Van Patten | X | Instagram
How do I know if I have won a Golden Passport?
Every single day between now and December 11, ClubWPTGold is adding new Golden Passport winners through various contests and raffles held in conjunction with WPT Ambassadors and Talent, poker influencers, poker media outlets, and WPT live events. Through October 16, nearly 200 Golden Passports have been awarded through various contests and raffles.
If you are one of the lucky 2,000 people who will play in the ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll, you will receive an email from ClubWPTGold confirming your victory. (Be sure to check your spam folder!).
Here is a frequently updated list of all Golden Passport winners to date.
If you see your name here and have not received an email from ClubWPTGold you can email Ashley@clubwptgold.com.
Check out WPT Ambassador Brad Owen’s vlog to learn more about how to win 1 of 100 Golden Passports he’s giving away
You can also use promo code “WPTcom” to be eligible.
Roughly 2,000 Golden Passports will be given away right up to and during the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, which starts on December 3. Players are eligible to win one Golden Passport per person but are allowed to participate in any eligible contest. For more information on the latest contests, drawings, and promotions follow both @WPT and @ClubWPTGold on all social media platforms.
When is the event?
The freeroll takes place from December 13-15 at Wynn Las Vegas in the middle of the WPT World Championship schedule.
Day 1 – Friday, December 13
Day 2 – Saturday, December 14
Final Table – Sunday, December 15
Start times are currently TBA.
Who can enter?
ClubWPT Gold will be available in the majority of the United States and Canada. Players need to be from a U.S. state or province where ClubWPT Gold is available in order to be eligible. The first step is registering for a free account at ClubWPTGold.com. The next is participating in any of the contests, drawings and/or promotions provided by ClubWPT Gold and its ambassadors in order to win a “Golden Passport” which is your ticket into the event.
What are the payout details for the freeroll?
Nearly 2,000 players will win a “Golden Passport” and the total prize pool will be $5,000,000 with a first-place prize of $1 million and 25% (503 players) of the field making the money.
Everyone who makes the money and busts will also have a second-chance drawing where 1-in-5 people will draw one of 100 free entries into the $10,400 WPT World Championship event, which has three starting flights beginning on December 14. Those who make the final table are not included.
Starting at 297 players left, the freeroll also becomes a Mystery Bounty with $720,000 in bounties up for grabs. Two $100,000 bounties are available as the top prizes.
Everyone at the final table of nine will earn a minimum of $20,000 and have their own pool of Mystery Bounties including a $200,000 top prize and one envelope that is worth $0.
What exactly is ClubWPT Gold?
ClubWPT Gold is the newest sweepstakes model online poker platform available in the majority of the United States and Canada. There’s no subscription necessary and players can play online for both cash and prizes.
Once you sign up at ClubWPTGold.com, players will have the opportunity to purchase Gold Coins, a currency that is used for play money games on the site. At the same time, players are awarded an equal amount of Sweeps Coins, the sweepstakes currency that can be used to play in both Sweeps cash games and tournaments for both cash and prizes.
The site is expected to launch in early 2025.
What can you expect when you attend the ClubWPT Gold freeroll?
The ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll takes place at Wynn Las Vegas, one of the world’s premier places to play poker. Players who have won a Golden Passport will be greeted with a swag bag of high-end merch and the exclusive Gold Lounge to take a break when not playing in this or other events, including the WPT Prime Championship and the WPT World Championship.
For those who have yet to sign up for a ClubWPT Gold account, there will be an activation booth on site that will allow players to create an account in person, grab some merch, and be eligible for any last-chance Golden Passports that remain.
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