The highly anticipated WPT® Asia Series is set to debut on WPT Global, bringing a month-long online festival featuring ¥100,000,000 (approximately $15 million) in guaranteed prize pools and the first-ever WPT® Rings available to win on the platform.
Running from February 15 through March 15, the series spans more than 100 events scheduled in Asia-friendly time zones, offering players across the region — and beyond — a chance to compete for nine prestigious WPT® Rings.
Nine WPT® Rings Highlight the Series
At the heart of the schedule are five Sunday Ring Championship Events, with buy-ins and guarantees increasing as the series progresses:
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Feb. 15 – WPT® Ring Open Championship (¥188 buy-in, ¥1,000,000 guarantee)
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Feb. 22 – WPT® Ring Mystery Bounty Main Event (¥188 buy-in, ¥1,000,000 guarantee)
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Mar. 1 – WPT® Ring Bounty Championship (¥388 buy-in, ¥2,000,000 guarantee)
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Mar. 8 – WPT® Ring Mystery Championship (¥388 buy-in, ¥2,000,000 guarantee)
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Mar. 15 – WPT® Ring NLHE Championship (¥880 buy-in, ¥3,000,000 guarantee)
In addition to the five marquee Sunday events, four Phase-based Ring tournaments will run throughout the festival, bringing the total number of WPT® Rings up for grabs to nine. Players can enter via smaller buy-in Phase flights and advance to Sunday finals, creating accessible pathways to major prizes and WPT® hardware.
Weekly WPT® Myster¥ Millions Events
Complementing the Ring schedule is the WPT® Myster¥ Millions series, a set of weekly Mystery Bounty Main Events with escalating guarantees:
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Feb. 22 – ¥88 buy-in, ¥1,000,000 guarantee
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Mar. 1 – ¥188 buy-in, ¥2,000,000 guarantee
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Mar. 8 – ¥388 buy-in, ¥2,500,000 guarantee
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Mar. 15 – ¥588 buy-in, ¥3,000,000 guarantee
Mystery Bounty formats reward both deep tournament runs and player eliminations, with bounty prizes revealed at knockout. Multiple buy-in tiers ensure accessibility for a wide range of bankrolls.
Million Boost Week Kicks Off the Action
The festival begins early with Million Boost Week, scheduled for February 13–17. Over five days, seven daily tournaments with buy-ins ranging from ¥33 to ¥99 will award a combined ¥10,000,000 in guarantees. The opening promotion offers players a lower-stakes opportunity to build bankrolls and gain early momentum.
¥3,000,000 Player of the Series Leaderboard
High-volume grinders will compete for the WPT® Asia Series Player of the Series title, backed by a ¥3,000,000 leaderboard prize pool.
Key details include:
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¥1,000,000 awarded to first place
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2,500 paid leaderboard positions
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Only a player’s top 10 scoring days (UTC+0) count toward final standings
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Early Bird bonuses available in select events
The structure rewards both consistency and performance across the full month of play.
Formats for Modern Tournament Players
The WPT® Asia Series blends traditional No-Limit Hold’em championships with Mystery Bounty events, standard bounty formats, and Phase qualifiers. The schedule is tailored to Asia-friendly time zones while remaining accessible to international players.
By integrating online flexibility with the prestige of the broader World Poker Tour ecosystem, the series represents a significant step in expanding WPT® Ring opportunities into the digital arena.
With nine WPT® Rings, ¥100,000,000 in total guarantees, and a full month of tournament action, the WPT® Asia Series stands as one of the most ambitious online poker festivals ever hosted on WPT Global, offering clear pathways from small-stakes qualifiers to major Sunday championships.
