RbPkr Field Reports
The Ultimate Showdown - WPT World Championship vs. WSOP Paradise
December 2024 will go down in poker history as the month of the "Great Divide." For the first time, two of the largest and most prestigious poker festivals of the year—the WPT World Championship at the Wynn in Las Vegas, and WSOP Paradise at Atlantis in the Bahamas—ran simultaneously.
A High-Stakes Battle for Players
The overlap forced the world's best players to make a difficult choice: grind the massive guarantees in Las Vegas, or chase the enormous $50 Million guaranteed Super Main Event in the Caribbean?
As tracked extensively on Poker.org and fiercely debated on r/poker, both events ultimately proved successful, showing that the global poker economy is robust enough to support multiple massive festivals at once.
The WPT World Championship continued to draw praise for its impeccable player experience and massive $40 million guarantee, while WSOP Paradise leaned heavily into its online partnership with GGPoker, bringing hundreds of online qualifiers to the Bahamas for their shot at a bracelet and life-changing money.
The Craziest Multi-Tabling
One of the most incredible stories to emerge from the month was the high-stakes pros who attempted to play both. Several players literally took private flights back and forth between Las Vegas and the Bahamas to play Day 1 flights in both Main Events, leading to some of the most chaotic travel schedules the poker world has ever seen.
Make Your Holiday Game Easy
While the pros were busy stressing over international flights to maximize their EV, your December poker plans should be much simpler.
Hosting a holiday home game with family and visiting friends is a great tradition. Whether you play with traditional Bicycle Cards or a premium clay chip set, the goal is always to have a stress-free, fun evening.
Instead of forcing your uncle to try to remember how to shuffle, load up RbPkr on an iPad in the center of the table. Everyone joins from their phones, the cards are dealt instantly and accurately, and you get to spend more time socializing and less time managing the game mechanics.