WPT Global Opens $1.10 Qualification Path to WPT Seoul

WPT Seoul does not begin until the end of October, but its online qualification route is already in motion.

WPT Global has set up a four-stage satellite ladder starting at $1.10 and ending with $1,500 packages for the inaugural festival at INSPIRE Entertainment Resort. The weekly $88 qualifiers guarantee three packages every Sunday, with the eventual winners heading towards the KRW 1 billion guaranteed WPT Seoul Inspire Championship in November.

The qualification structure uses three satellite levels before the final package is awarded:

The campaign officially got underway on August 9, when the $1.10 Steps and $8.80 satellites began running daily. The $88 package qualifiers followed on August 16 and run every Sunday through October 25.

Each weekly $88 tournament guarantees three $1,500 packages, with the Sunday qualifier scheduled for 12:05 UTC.

WPT Seoul runs from October 30 through November 9 at INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in Incheon, marking the World Poker Tour’s first festival at the venue. The series will also coincide with the opening of a new entertainment area housing the YY Poker Club, Ultra Lounge and other facilities.

The headline WPT Seoul Inspire Championship begins on November 5 and concludes November 9. It carries a KRW 1,750,000 buy-in and KRW 1 billion guaranteed prize pool.

The satellite campaign therefore runs almost to the start of the live series, with the final Sunday qualifiers scheduled five days before WPT Seoul gets underway.