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World Poker Championship 1 Million USD gtd begins today at Grand Loyal Poker Club – July 7 to 16, 2023

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It’s time to shuffle up and deal! The World Poker Championship (WPC) is back with another thrilling edition and it starts today! Powered by Hanoi Series of Poker (HSOP), the action takes place at the Grand Loyal Poker Club, located in the vibrant city of Hanoi, Vietnam. Like previous, a massive USD 1 Million is guaranteed. This is certainly not to be missed as it is one of  the most popular events in Vietnam.

Link to Vietnamese article
WORLD POKER CHAMPIONSHIP – EPlayer Guide

Opening Day schedule

The Kick Off Event officially opens the games. It comes with a VND 2,500,000,000 (~USD 105,650) guarantee and a reasonable buy in of VND 8,800,000 (~USD 370) to enter.

For those with heavier pockets, the Single Day High Roller is tailor-made for you. It offers a VND 500,000,000 (~USD 21,130) guarantee and a price tag of VND 33,000,000 (~USD 1,395).

Main Event

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Sporting the largest guarantee is none other than the Main Event. It features a 10 Billion VND prize pool, equivalent to USD 422,600. If past events are a preview of what to expect, then that figure should be easily breached. The Main Event takes place from July 11 to 15 with buy in of VND 25,000,000 (~USD 1,060).

Additionally, new WPC trophies have been revealed. These are among the most compact yet coveted prizes and can easily fit inside one’s suitcase. Win one of the golden clubs via the 32 side events and the WPC tower at the Main Event.

Have a look at the key events below and the high roller schedule.

Events with guarantees

# Event Guarantee Dates Buy in
MAIN EVENT VND 10,000,000,000 July 11-15
VND 25,000,000
1 Kick Off Event VND 2,500,000,000 July 7-9
VND 8,800,000
2 Single Day High Roller VND 500,000,000 July 7-9
VND 33,000,000
8 Super Stack VND 500,000,000 July 9
VND 6,600,000
9 High Roller VND 1,500,000,000 July 9
VND 55,000,000
13 Mystery Bounty VND 2,000,000,000 July 10-11
VND 11,000,000
16 Super Star Challenge VND 1,500,000,000 July 11-12
VND 107,000,000
23 Monster Stack VND 1,000,000,000 July 14-15
VND 11,000,000
24 Super High Roller VND 4,000,000,000 July 14-15
VND 66,000,000
26 HSOP Megastack VND 1,000,000,000 July 15
VND 8,800,000
29 Megastack Closer VND 500,000,000 July 16
VND 6,600,000

High Roller schedule

# Event Guarantee Dates Buy in
2 Single Day High Roller VND 500,000,000 July 7-9
VND 33,000,000
9 High Roller VND 1,500,000,000 July 9
VND 55,000,000
16 Super Star Challenge VND 1,500,000,000 July 11-12
VND 107,000,000
19
Megastack High Roller
July 12
VND 77,000,000
24 Super High Roller VND 4,000,000,000 July 14-15
VND 66,000,000
27
High Roller Single Day
July 15
VND 44,000,000
30
Last Chance High Roller Turbo
July 16
VND 33,000,000

Grand Loyal Poker Club

For those new to the area, the Grand Loyal Poker is located on the second and third floor of the Grand Vista Hanoi Hotel. The combined floor space can accommodate up to 40 tables. There’s also a bar and kitchen area.

For players in need of accommodations, there are Special WPC Packages available. Make sure to reserve your package now as rooms are limited.

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Tricia David

Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.

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