What makes WPT tournaments so special compared to others?

[Omar.Imrane]

Hi CardsChat family
I've recently started watching replays of major WPTevents, and I’m really impressed with how different they feel compared to other series like wsop or EPT.

The production quality is top-notch, the player stories are engaging, and the structure of the tournaments seems really balanced — deep stacks and lots of room to play. I especially enjoyed watching the final tables with players like Phil Ivey and Darren Elias — the level of play is just insane.

For those of you who’ve played or followed WPT events,
🔹 What do you think makes WPT unique or special?
🔹 Would you prefer to play a WPT event over a WSOP one if you had the chance?

 

[Marcwantstowin]

Personally, I have played at WSOP in Vegas once, and never played a WPT game. I have seen some on TV, but I don't think there is anything that beats the WSOP, the excitement and the dreams of all those possible chances..

I think that seeing some WPT games on TV, they concentrate on the "star players" and, of course, there are some at the WSOP, but you can bump into them quite easily and not realise it until later.

I do like watching both the different tours but I only know from my experience, but I think like the WSOP playing on the WPT tour would be as good.

 

[Luvepoker]

I actually understand what you mean by WPT having a special feel for it. Well everyone wants to play in the world series of poker and that is truly an ultimate place to play it's once a year and met or festival or whatever you'd like to call it. Everybody goes there to take that one shot and you get all types of levels of players but as Phil held you for once said playing the main event is like going through a minefield with the type of players you have .



I have played in one WPT main event and one side of it. The biggest difference I found between the two is while anybody can buy it in to a WPT and then just like the World Series you are so much more likely to be playing better players. The qualitative play and everything else with the world poker tour event it's just a couple of notches better than the World Series of poker. I have played in several WSOP events and only once came very close to claiming a top professional. Yeah if you ever check out the world poker tour event the odds of you getting on the table with someone you may actually recognize it's much much better this way. And my only WPT man I've played one of the top players in the world. At all my World Series events never played against a top player in the world as far as I know of.

We only want the World Series of poker bracelet and I definitely do. But I think winning a world poker tour event might actually be harder for players who are not professionals.