Calvin Anderson Wins Record-Breaking WPT® Prime Championship for $1386280 – World Poker Tour

Wpt Prime Wynn Wpt Prime Wynn

Calvin Anderson topped a field over over 10,000 runners to claim nearly $1.4 million in the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

WPT Staff Dec 20, 2023 Las Vegas, NV (Dec. 20, 2023)– Calvin Anderson endured to claim the top spot in the 2023 WPT® Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. Anderson earned his first World Poker Tour® win and the first-place prize of $1,386,280, which includes a seat in the 2024 WPT World Championship.

The $1,100 buy-in tournament got its debut in 2022 when it drew a field of 5,430 entries. In year two, the field nearly doubled to 10,512, setting the WPT all-time entries record. The five-figure sum generated a prizepool of $10,196,640.

“The astounding increase in the WPT Prime Championship exceeded expectations, and further fortifies the event as a pillar of the WPT World Championship festival at Wynn Las Vegas” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska. “Congratulations to Calvin for his monumental win.”

A final table featuring the top six players was filmed for television. Aaron Pinson finished as the runner-up, earning $910,000, Jay Lu placed third for $675,000, Jon Glendinning placed fourth for $505,000, Bob Buckenmayer placed fifth for $380,000, and Valeriy Pak placed sixth for $290,000. Bubbling the TV final table was Season XII WPT Player of the Year Mukul Pahuja.

In total, 1,309 players among the historic field received a payout. Other notable players to cash were 2023 WSOP Main Event runner-up Steven Jones (10th place), 14-time gold ring winner Daniel Lowery (18th place), Next Gen Poker’s Frankie Cucchiara (52nd place), WPT Champions and Season XI WPT Player of the Year Matt Salsberg, and many more.

The WPT Prime Championship served as an exclamation point for the 2023 WPT Prime season. The mid-major tour greatly expanded this year after its debut season in 2022, reaching a total of twelve different countries – France, Australia, Cambodia, Netherlands, India, Slovakia, Vietnam, Italy, Taiwan, Liechtenstein, Spain, and the United States.

The 2024 WPT Prime season has already announced seven stops and will begin with the WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence festival beginning Jan. 26.

All photos from the 2023 WPT Prime Championship can be accessed via our Flickr Page.

For more information regarding this and all World Poker Tour events, visit WPT.com.

MEDIA CONTACT

Eric Lusch Media Relations Manageremail protected

About the World Poker Tour®

World Poker Tour® (WPT®) is the premier name in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online, and mobile. Leading innovation in the sport of poker since 2002, WPT ignited the global poker boom with the creation of a unique television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. WPT has broadcast globally in more than 150 countries and territories, and is currently producing its 21st season, which airs on Bally Sports in the United States. Season XXI of WPT is sponsored by ClubWPT.com. ClubWPT.com is a unique online membership site that offers inside access to the WPT, as well as a sweepstakes-based poker club available in 43 states and territories across the United States, Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. WPT also participates in strategic brand license, partnership, and sponsorship opportunities. For more information, go to WPT.com.

FeatureWPT StaffEverything You Need To Know About the ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll History will be made at the 2024 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas with the ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll that promises a $1,000,000 first-place prize.

NewsWPT StaffVirginia Online Poker Regulated online poker hasn’t yet arrived in Virginia, but aspiring grinders still have options for playing online poker legally in the Old Dominion. Sweepstakes poker sites offer the best legal alternative to real-money online poker in Virginia. Platforms like ClubWPT award substantial sweepstakes prizes, including sweepstakes credits redeemable for cash. This guide to Virginia online…

FeatureJeff WalshFrom Shot Takers to Survivors: $1M Paydays Are a Dream Scenario World Poker Tour’s newest product, ClubWPT Gold, is looking to make a splash this December with a record-setting $5 million freeroll and using the time-tested attraction of offering the opportunity of winning $1 million.

FeatureTim FiorvantiWorld Poker Tour Is Where Millionaires Are Made For more than two decades the World Poker Tour has been in the business of making poker dreams come true. In December, the ClubWPT Gold Invitational Freeroll will do that again by making the winner an overnight millionaire.

NewsJeff WalshClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Headlines WPT World Championship Festival The 2024 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas features a record-setting $5 million freeroll in support of WPT’s newest product: ClubWPT Gold.

FeatureTim FiorvantiMeet the Final Table of the WPT Australia Championship Standout Australian pro James Obst holds a commanding chip lead heading into the final table of WPT Australia.

Press ReleaseWPT StaffWPT® Championship Festival Returns to NagaWorld Integrated Resort in 2025 The coveted WPT Cambodia Championship festival is set to return in February of 2025 and will include the addition of WPT Prime Cambodia.

Press ReleaseWPT StaffJames Obst Wins WPT® Australia Championship for AUD $585,359 James Obst picked up his first World Poker Tour® title and earned AUD $585,359 after dominating the field in the WPT® Australia Championship.

Press ReleaseWPT StaffWPT® World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas to Include Largest Freeroll in Poker History The WPT World Championship festival at Wynn Las Vegas is putting on the largest freeroll in poker history with the ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll.