The WPT500 is an epic, multi-day event that boasts a prize pool guarantee of $1,066,000. There will be at least $1,000,000 in cash awarded, to go along with 20 $3,000 + $300 Main Event seats for the top 20 finishers. Online flights have been running throughout the week, and it’s time for the live action to begin! Today at noon, the first of eight live flights for the WPT500, Day 1A, gets underway. The second starting flight, Day 1B, runs later today at 5:00pm. 

Players will start with stacks of 30,000 in chips to play through as many 30-minute levels as needed to reduce the field to one in seven entries, at which point the players will bag their chips for Day 2. Each Day 1 will play 10-handed and move to 9-handed play as soon as possible.  

The WPT500 is an unlimited re-entry event, with unlimited re-entries permitted until the beginning of the ninth level of play on each Day 1. Players can enter multiple starting flights but only their largest stack can be used on Day 2; all other qualifying stacks will be forfeited, but players will receive the associated cash prize for any forfeited stacks. 

The stage is set. The tournament staff is ready and waiting, as the players are now making their way in to the tournament hall. After much anticipation, the live action of the WPT Montreal is about to begin! Good luck to all!