The World Poker Tour Goes Down Under With WPT Prime Gold Coast

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
5 min read
WPT Prime Gold Coast

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is once against heading down under to The Star Gold Coast for the 2024 edition of the WPT Prime Gold Coast festival. Following hugely successful WPT Prime tours in 2022 and 2023, The Star Gold Coast is pulling out all the stop to ensure 2024 is the best edition of the series yet.

Running from April 11 through April 23, WPT Prime Gold Coasts boasts a massive events schedule featuring several formats and poker variants for Australians and whoever else stops off in the Gold Coast to get their teeth into.

Last year's WPT Prime Gold Coast saw 14 events, but this year's schedule has swelled to 21 numbered events plus a plethora of satellites feeding into the larger buy-in tournaments, including the A$2,000 WPT Prime Championship.

Huge Turnout Expected for the WPT Prime Championship

Sheng Ye
Sheng Ye

The inaugural WPT Prime Gold Coast Main Event, billed as the WPT Prime Championship, saw Yang Lei outlast 895 opponents and collect A$201,755 ($141,413) for his efforts. The following year, WPT Prime fever gripped Australia, with 1,224 players paying A$2,000 to enter. Sheng Ye came out on top and saw his bankroll swell by A$374,953 ($253,264).

The 2024 edition of the WPT Prime Championship could see an even larger crowd descend on The Star Gold Coast. Buying into this event costs A$2,000, although several satellites from A$290 run throughout the series.

Day 1A shuffles up and deals at 2:30 p.m. local time on April 19, with Day 1B starting at the slightly earlier time of 12:30 p.m. on April 20. The third and final flight starts at 11:30 a.m. prompt on April 21. The WPT Prime Championship crowns its worthy champion on April 23 after three days of action. That champion receives an A$16,000 ($12,400) package to the 2024 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas on top of their six-figure payout.

High Rollers Well-Catered For

Angel Guillen
Angel Guillen

While the buy-ins for most events cater to the typical mid-stakes grinders that WPT Prime attracts, high rollers are also well-catered for.

The $5K Challenge returns for 2024. Angel Guillen is the reigning champion, having defeated Aussie legend Joe Hachem heads-up in 2023.

Other high roller events include a A$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller, a A$19,100 NLHE Super High Roller, and a A$10,000 NLHE High Roller.

2024 WPT Prime Gold Coast Schedule

DateTimeEvent
Thu 11 Apr10:30 a.m.A$290 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
 2:30 p.m.A$1,150 NLHE Opening Event Day 1A
 6:30 p.m.A$290 NLHE Opening Event Milestone Satellite
 7:30 p.m.A$290 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
Fri 12 Apr10:30 a.m.A$450 NLHE Surf's Up Freezeout
 2:30 p.m.A$1,150 NLHE Opening Event Day 1B
 7:30 p.m.A$330 NLHE Hyper Turbo
 8:30 p.m.A$310 NLHE Mystery Bounty Milestone Satellite
Sat 13 Aper11:30 p.m.Opening Event Day 2
 1:30 p.m.A$1650 NLHE Mix Max Day 1
 3:30 p.m.A$450 NLHE The Lifesaver – Surf Livesaving Charity Event
 6:30 p.m.A$290 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
 8:30 p.m.A$310 NLHE Mystery Bunty Milestone Satellite
Sun 14 Apr11:30 a.m.Opening Event Day 3
 11:45 a.m.Mix Max Day 2
 1:30 p.m.A$675 NLHE Big Bounty Day 1
 5:30 p.m.A$1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1
 6:30 p.m.A$290 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
Mon 15 Apr11:30 a.m.Big Bounty Day 2
 11:45 a.m.Pot Limit Omaha Day 2
 1:30 p.m.A$675 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1
 3:30 p.m.A$5,000 NLHE 5K Challenge Day 1
 6:30 p.m.A$290 NLHE Mystery Bounty Milestone Satellite
Tue 16 Apr10:30 a.m.A$290 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
 11:15 a.m.Pot Limit Omaha Day 2
 11:30 a.m.$5K Challenge Day 2
 2:30 p.m.A$1,350 NLHE Mystery Bounty Day 1A
 6:30 p.m.A$310 NLHE Mystery Bounty Milestone Satellite
 7:30 p.m.A$415 Pot Limit Omaha 3K High Roller Milestone Satellite
Wed 17 Apr10:30 a.m.A$350 NLHE Wipeout Freezeout
 12:30 p.m.A$1,350 NLHE Mystery Bounty Day 1B
 3:30 p.m.A$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller Day 1
 7:30 p.m.A$2,575 NLHE Super High Roller Milestone Satellite
 8:30 p.m.A$240 NLHE Shark Attack Survivor Bounty Milestone Satellite
Thu 18 Apr11:30 a.m.Mystery Bounty Day 2
 12:30 p.m.Pot Limit Omaha High Roller Day 2
 2:30 p.m.A$19,100 NLHE Super High Roller Day 1
 3:30 p.m.A$1,000 NLHE Shark Attack Survivor Bounty
 7:30 p.m.A$290 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
Fri 19 Apr10:30 a.m.A$350 Pot Limit Omaha
 12:30 p.m.Shark Attack Survivor Bounty Day 2
 12:45 p.m.Super High Roller Day 2
 2:30 p.m.A$2,000 NLHE WPT Prime Championship Day 1A
 7:30 p.m.A$440 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
Sat 20 Apr10:30 a.m.A$330 NLHE Action Clock Freezeout One Day Event
 12:30 p.m.A$2,000 NLHE WPT Prime Championship Day 1B
 7:30 p.m.A$440 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
 9:30 p.m.A$440 NLHE Championship Milestone Satellite
Sun 21 Apr11:30 a.m.A$2,000 NLHE WPT Prime Gold Coast Day 1C
 7:00 p.m.A$1,100 NLHE Ultimate Turbo Freezeout
 8:15 p.m.A$270 NLHE Mini Championship Milestone Satellite
 8:30 p.m.A$1,075 NLHE High Roller Milestone Satellite
Mon 22 Apr11:30 a.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 2
 12:30 p.m.A$1,150 NLHE Mini Championship Freezeout Day 1
 2:30 p.m.A$10,000 NLHE High Roller Day 1
Tue 23 Apr11:30 a.m.A$565 NHE The Closeout
 12:30 p.m.WPT Prime Championship Day 3
 1:15 p.m.High Roller Day 2
 1:30 p.m.Mini Championship Day 2

Win a WPT Prime Passport Only at WPT Global

WPT Prime Passport
WPT Prime Passport

You may have left it too late to win yourself a WPT Prime Passport for the WPT Prime Gold Coast Main Event but don't fret because satellites for upcoming WPT Prime stops are available at WPT Global.

A $110 Passport Qualifier runs online at WPT Global every weekend, with feeder satellite starting from only $5. Come out on top and clinch a WPT Prime Passport and you'll receive a $1,500 entry to any WPT Prime Main Event of your choosing. Upcoming stops include:

DateStop
May 12-21WPT Montreal Championship
May 23-27WPT Prime Vietnam
June 6-10WPT Prime Sanremo
August 15-19WPT Prime Taiwan
September 12-16WPT Prime UK
September 26-30WPT Prime Liechtenstein
October 22-27WPT Prime Paris

Help Yourself to an Incredible WPT Global Welcome Offer

The No Rake MTTs promotion is only available at WPT Global, so now is the time to join the fun at WPT Global if you do not already have an account. Download WPT Global via PokerNews, and make a deposit of at least $20 to receive a 100% up to $1,200 first deposit bonus. That's not all; depending on the size of your deposit, you could also see 11 tournament tickets land in your new account!

New or Existing PlayersDeposit NumberMin DepositReward
New only1st$202x $5 WPT Global Spins tickets, 2x $5 WPT Passport satellite tickets
New and existing2nd$201x $10 WPT Global Spins tickets, 2x $5 WPT Passport satellite tickets
New and existingDeposit of $300+$300All of the above plus $110 Sunday Slam tickets, 2x $10 WPT Global Spins tickets
New and existingDeposit of $1,200+$1,200All of the above plus $110 Sunday Slam ticket, 2x $50 WPT Global Spins tickets, 1x $25 WPT Global Spins ticket
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Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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