$50m GTD Super Main Event Headlines the Return of WSOP Paradise
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Even though the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) wraps up today, poker players don't have to wait until next summer for the next bracelet series. The WSOP announced today that WSOP Paradise will return to The Bahamas from December 6-19.
"This is one you can’t miss,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker Global Ambassador. "There were a lot of learnings from year one and everything is going to be bigger and better. A 50 million guarantee in The Bahamas! Are these guys crazy?"
The festival is set to feature the largest guarantee in live tournament history, with a $25,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship event coming with a $50,000,000 guarantee. Online qualifiers and tournament promotions to this Super Main Event will begin immediately on GGPoker.
In addition to the Super Main Event, the festival is set to feature a number of High Roller and Super High Roller tournaments, including the return of a $1,000,000 buy-in tournament. A full schedule is expected later this year.
Who Won WSOP Paradise 2023?
Last December, online qualifier Stanislav Zegal took down the WSOP Paradise Main Event for $2,000,000.
"This is what you call life-changing money," he told PokerNews after he topped a field of 3,010 that included dozens of online qualifiers.
2023 WSOP Paradise Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | $2,000,000 | |
| 2nd | Michael Sklenicka | Czech Republic | $1,200,000 | |
| 3rd | Daniel Neilson | Australia | $900,000 | |
| 4th | Matt Glantz | United States | $685,000 | |
| 5th | Rui Sousa | Portugal | $510,000 | |
| 6th | Gabriel Schroeder | Brazil | $400,000 | |
| 7th | Montgomery McQuade | United Kingdom | $300,000 | |
| 8th | Luke Graham | United States | $250,000 |
Other highlights of the 2023 WSOP Paradise festival included poker legend and Hall of Famer. Erik Seidel winning his tenth bracelet.
Over nine days of live streaming, poker fans were able to enjoy coverage of the Mystery Millions, Super High Roller and even the $103,000 Ultra High Roller. The festival also featured an iconic Phil Hellmuth entrance, dressed as the Greek god Poseidon.
Overall, the festival proved highly successful with just one missed guarantee and over $70 million in prize money awarded.
Read More About 2023 WSOP Paradise!
Three-Way Clash Again Dominates Winter Schedule
This winter, players will once again have to choose between three high-profile events on the global poker schedule.
The three festivals kick off on consecutive days in the first week of December, with the European Poker Tour, World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker once again butting heads.
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| WPT World Championship | December 3-23 |
| EPT Prague | December 4-15 |
| WSOP Paradise | December 6-19 |
But the WSOP are confident that the second edition of WSOP Paradise will be another success story, and are committed to improving the event experience, with SVP & Executive Director of the WSOP Ty Stewart saying that last year was no "one-time gimmick."
"The action we saw during the WSOP summer series is a testament to the health of poker, particularly for high-roller tournaments," he said. "We’re thrilled GGPoker has reaffirmed their commitment to building WSOP Paradise through the biggest guarantee in poker history."
