World Poker Tour announces WPT Montreal online schedule

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The World Poker Tour is a few weeks away from crowning its first WPT Champions Club member of 2021 on partypoker. The WPT Montreal Online festival starts on 17 January and plays until 1 February highlighted by the $2 million guaranteed WPT Montreal Online Main Event taking place from 17-27 January.

A total of 24 events are on the festival schedule including a $200,000 guaranteed Mini Main Event and a $30,000 guaranteed Micro Main Event. Players can enter the respective events for $320 and $33 and also have satellites available to enter starting at $.01.

The schedule also features eight high roller events, Progressive Knockout events, turbos, and Pot Limit Omaha. The $1 million guaranteed Super High Roller features a $25,500 buy-in and starts on 24 January with a live-streamed final table on 25 January.

Poker fans from around the globe can look forward to the next WPT Online Champion being crowned on 27 January on a live streamed final table. Day 3 action on 26 January will be live streamed as well down to the final table. Day 1A of the WPT Main Event takes place on 17 January and is followed by Day 1B on 24 January.

The WPT Montreal Online series will wrap in charitable fashion. The $10,300 buy-in Mike Sexton Classic will take place on 31 January and the $300 registration fee from all entries will be donated to the Nevada Partnership Homeless Youth charity. The charity works in Southern Nevada to put an end to youth homelessness. The event includes a $1 million guarantee and will be live streamed on February 1 to play down to a winner.

Live streams will be available in multiple languages on Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Live.

Phased qualifiers for WPT Montreal Online are running now on partypoker.

“The WPT Montreal Online schedule features events for players of all bankrolls,” said Hermance Blum, WPT VP Europe. “Another WPT Champion will be made on partypoker and we are thrilled to, once again, honor the memory of Mike Sexton by bringing the event where he won his WPT title online.”