WPT® Season 23 reached its climax as Schuyler Thornton was crowned the newest WPT World Champion. The WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas attracted 1,865 entrants, and played out over the course of six days, featuring poker’s top talent from around the world. In the end, it was Thornton who earned the title of WPT World Champion, a first place prize of $2,528,200, and a seat in the Season 24 $10,400 buy-in WPT World Championship. During heads up play, the final two competitors reached an agreement to adjust the remaining payouts. The win allowed Thornton to more than double his career tournament earnings.
“I ran better than anyone could ever dream of running at a final table, ” said Thornton following his win. “It’s been a dream six, seven, however many days. I’m so happy right now it’s kind of surreal. ”
The $10,400 buy-in WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas drew 1,865 entries, generating a prize pool of $18,277,000, with the top 233 finishers earning a minimum payout of $19,600. Wynn Las Vegas provided a premier setting that complemented the scale and importance of the season ending championship.
“We are incredibly grateful to our players for making the WPT World Championship so special, and to Wynn Las Vegas for providing such an exceptional venue,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska. “Congratulations to Schuyler Thornton on a remarkable achievement and a performance worthy of a WPT World Champion.
Final Table Results
- Schuyler Thornton – $2,258,856
- Soheb Porbandarwala – $1,969,344
- Jeremy Brown– $1,250,000
- Chad Lipton– $940,000
- Jeremy Becker – $710,000
- Maxx Coleman – $540,000
Other notable players who cashed include: 2-time WPT Champion Jared Jaffee (11th place), WPT Champion Konstantin Held (15th place), WPT Prime Champion Nicholas Teeuwen (24th place), WPT Prime Champion Zak VanKeuren (37th place), Choctaw Casino Qualifier Evan Cornish (64th place), WPT Champion Tyler Patterson (134th place), and ClubWPT Gold Ambassador Phil Ivey (140th place).
That concludes Season 23, a season highlighted by competitive fields, memorable moments, and championship performances across the globe, staged at some of the world’s premier poker destinations. Attention now turns to WPT Season 24, as the World Poker Tour® prepares to continue its global schedule and usher in the next chapter of championship poker.
Our PokerLiveUpdates team is going to be at WPT Rolling Thunder March 16 – April 1 at TVPokerRoom at Thunder Valley Resort.
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