Yes, Daniel Negreanu has played and won on the World Poker Tour. The legendary Canadian poker pro has two WPT championship titles: his first came at the 2004 WPT Borgata Poker Open where he won $1,059,000, and his second at the 2008 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio, earning $1,384,000. Beyond his two titles, Negreanu has multiple additional WPT final table appearances and millions in WPT career earnings.

In its second year, the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas brought out a stunningly large field of more than 10,000 entries, creating a prize pool of more than $10.1 million — more than double the $5 million guarantee. The $1,100 buy-in event became the largest live WPT-branded tournament field in history. The winner took home $1,386,280, with second place earning approximately $800,000 and third place $500,000. The top finishers also received $10,400 seats to the WPT World Championship.

WPT Prime is the World Poker Tour’s affordable tournament series, designed to pair the premier experience of a WPT Main Tour stop with lower buy-ins accessible to more players. While WPT Main Tour events have buy-ins ranging from $3,500 to $25,000, WPT Prime tournaments start at just $1,100, making them one of the best values in live poker. Despite the lower entry fee, WPT Prime events feature the same professional production, televised final tables, and prestige as the main tour.

The WPT Global Summer Festival crowned its champion on August 19, 2024, with the player “pas1161br” emerging as the biggest winner. After navigating through an online field of 283 players, they won the WPT Global Championship event for $206,300, plus a $10,400 seat in the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. WPT Global regularly hosts major online tournaments with substantial prize pools, including the Summer Festival which features multiple events across various poker formats.

The WPT Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas set a historic milestone with 10,516 entries in the $1,100 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event, making it the single largest live WPT-branded tournament field of all time. The total prize pool reached $10,196,640 — more than double the $5 million guarantee. The winner earned the top prize of $1,386,280, while the full payout structure awarded significant sums to the entire final table. Second place paid approximately $800,000, third place took home $500,000, and all final table finishers received life-changing payouts.