Other notable tournaments include the $1,000 buy-in $300,000 guarantee on May 11, and two $200,000 guaranteed prize pools on May 4 and May 7. “We have seen intense interest in our WPT events, and I am confident that this one will be no different.”Īdditional events will be hosted from April 28 – May 16 as part of the 2022 WPT Choctaw festival, which kicks off with a $50,000 guaranteed Monster Stack on April 28.

“WPT joins us in our shared goal to provide the best poker tournament experience possible,” said Bob Barnes, table games manager at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant. Dapo Ajayi took home $558,610 and etched his name alongside the other members of the WPT Champions Club. WPT’s most recent Main Tour stop in Choctaw was in July 2021, where the $3,700 Main Event approached 1000 entries for a prize pool of over $3,000,000. “I look forward to seeing which players will move on to compete at the final table at the end of May.” “The commitment to creating a premier poker experience is a way of life at Choctaw Casino & Resort,” said Adam Pliska, CEO of World Poker Tour. The final table will be broadcast on Bally Sports in late 2022. The final six players will travel to Las Vegas to play the final table in the state-of-the-art HyperX Esports Arena on May 26. Durant, OK (April 12, 2022) – The World Poker Tour ® returns to Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, OK with a Main Tour event on May 13 – May 16 featuring a $3,800 buy-in and a $2 million guaranteed prize pool.

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