From $1.10 to WPT® Seoul: Win Your Way to the Historic Seoul Debut

The pathway, step by step

The route to a live seat is a simple four-stage climb, and you can join at whichever level suits your bankroll:

• $1.10 Step — the entry point, running daily.
• $8.80 Satellite — the next rung, also daily.
• $88 Qualifier — every Sunday at 12:05 UTC, each one guaranteeing three $1,500 WPT® Seoul packages.
• $1,500 Package — win one of the guaranteed seats and you're going to Seoul.

You can climb the whole ladder from a single $1.10 Step, or buy in at a higher stage if you'd rather skip ahead. Qualifiers run every Sunday through the campaign, so there are fresh packages on the table each week. Satellites are available on WPT® Global. You'll find full schedules, structures and guarantees shown in the tournament lobby.

What the $1,500 package actually gets you

Each package carries a fixed value of $1,500. Because it's fixed, it won't shift with exchange rates. Here's what sits inside that value:

• Entry to the WPT® Seoul INSPIRE Championship (Day 1A, November 5), a KRW 1,750,000 buy-in worth roughly $1,235.
• $250 in expenses credited to your account, subject to standard account and compliance checks.

That's about $1,500 of value. As a package winner, you receive VIP Ultra Lounge nightly access, entry to the Player Party, and exclusive WPT® Global merchandise.

One important detail. The package covers the Day 1A starting flight on November 5. You can't change it for a different starting day, so plan your travel around that date.

The hotel bonus — and why speed matters

There's an extra perk for the fastest qualifiers.

The first 30 package winners also get four complimentary hotel nights (November 4–8). Winners will stay at the Brown Dot Hotel Eurwangri, near INSPIRE, for two guests in a King or Double room.

This hotel benefit is a bonus on top of the package; it's not part of the $1,500 value, and it's capped at the first 30 winners. Win package number 31 or later and you'll receive everything else, except the hotel nights.

If a winner declines, the room rolls to the next eligible qualifier. Final allocation ties go in favour of the player with the most chips remaining. Rooms are reserved under each winner's full name, with fixed dates. Any changes must go through the designated booking agent by October 28, 2026.

The sooner you lock up a package, the better your chance of landing inside that first 30.

Key dates, KYC and how to qualify

The live festival runs October 30 – November 9, 2026. The WPT® Seoul INSPIRE Championship plays November 5–9 for a KRW 1 billion guarantee (roughly $705,000). The final table is livestreamed globally.

The venue is INSPIRE Entertainment Resort, home to the new 70-table YY Poker Club. It's right beside Incheon International Airport.

A few things to have squared away:

• Qualify online from August 16, when the weekly Sunday Qualifiers begin. Satellites and Steps run through the qualifying window — check the lobby for exact schedules.
• Complete KYC verification by November 1, 2026 to stay eligible for your package.
• You must be 19 or older to play at WPT® Seoul, in line with Korean law.
• A valid foreign passport is a condition of entry, not just paperwork. INSPIRE is a foreigner-only casino under Korean law, so entry to the venue — and to the Championship — requires a valid foreign passport, which you'll also use to register your INSPIRE player card. Korean nationals are generally not permitted to enter.

Pre-registration is available ahead of the event. Winners should check venue eligibility and travel requirements with their nearest Korean embassy or consulate before booking.

Packages have no cash alternative and are non-transferable and non-refundable. Players from restricted countries aren't eligible. The full terms and the excluded-countries list are on WPT® Global. Beyond that, the plan is as it sounds. Win your seat online, get yourself to Incheon, and play a WPT® Championship at one of Asia's newest poker rooms.

Win online. Play live. Take your shot at WPT® Seoul.

Players must be 19 or older to participate in WPT® Seoul. Terms and conditions apply; see WPT® Global for full details, eligibility and the excluded-countries list. Package value is fixed at $1,500; KRW/USD figures are approximate and move with exchange rates. Please play responsibly and only with money you can afford to lose. If gambling is affecting you or someone you know, support is available.