ClubWPT Gold Review

ClubWPT Gold is a new social online poker room from the World Poker Tour. It uses the sweepstakes poker model, which makes it legal in the United States, except in the states of Washington, Michigan, Montana, and Idaho.

ClubWPT Gold began operating in beta mode in the second half of 2024 and organized a raffle with tickets for the $5M ClubWPT Freeroll and a golden McLaren at the 2024 WPT World Championship in Las Vegas. The room’s live launch was on February 18, 2025.

In this review, you will learn the following:

• What is the difference between ClubWPT and ClubWPT Gold?
• How does the sweepstakes mechanic work in the poker room?
• What is the difference between Gold Coins and Sweep Coins?
• What games and bets does Club WPT Gold offer?
• How can I redeem the chips I win for real money?

Are ClubWPT Gold and ClubWPT the same?

ClubWPT and ClubWPT Gold are two different poker sites that belong to the World Poker Tour brand. A player can have accounts on both platforms. The main differences between the two poker rooms are:

*Except in Washington, Michigan, Montana, and Idaho.

Is ClubWPT Gold legal in the United States?

ClubWPT Gold is legal in the United States, except for Washington, Michigan, Montana, and Idaho. From a legal standpoint, games at this poker room cannot be considered gambling.

According to the UIGEA, gambling involves the risk of losing something of value (money). At ClubWPT Gold, players can only lose virtual chips.

How does ClubWPT Gold work?

To start playing at ClubWPT Gold, you have to:

1. Sign up with your phone number (which will be linked to the account).
2. Verify your identity with documents.
3. Then you can enter the poker room's website and click on "Add Coins > Buy Coins," and buy a package of coins.

In the ClubWPT Gold cashier, players cannot top up their accounts with real money. The poker room uses the sweepstakes mechanic with two types of chips:

• Gold Coins (GC) are virtual chips that can be purchased for real money but cannot be exchanged for cash.
• Sweeps Coins (SC) are virtual chips that cannot be purchased for real money (given as bonuses for purchasing GC) but can be exchanged for cash.

Gold Coins

Gold Coins (GC) are the first type of virtual chips in ClubWPT Gold:

• You can buy GC with Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.
• The maximum purchase per transaction is $4,500, and per day is $30,000.
  GCs are credited for free for logging into the game client daily and through raffles on their social networks.
• These chips cannot be exchanged for real money.

To use Gold Coins in games, click on the GC balance button in the ClubWPT Gold client. This will open the appropriate lobby.

Sweep Coins

Sweeps Coins (SC) are promotional tokens from ClubWPT Gold.

• SCs are credited as a bonus when purchasing Gold Coins packs.
  

  Package price	Gold Coins	Sweep Coins
  $19,99	203	20
  $49,99	510	50
  $99,99	1,025,000	100
  $499,99	5,200,000	500
  $999,99	10,500,000	1

• SC cannot be purchased with real money but can be exchanged for it.
• The exchange rate for Sweeps Coins is 1SC = $1.

To use Sweeps Coins in games, click on the SC balance in the ClubWPT Gold client. This will open the appropriate lobby.

You can receive free Sweeps Coins by:

• By logging into the game client daily.
• In social media giveaways.
• By sending a postcard to ClubWPT Gold, PO Box 821, Manchester NH 03108, with your unique player code.

These two currencies allow ClubWPT Gold to operate legally in the United States. Gold Coins can be purchased with real money but cannot be exchanged for cash (virtual tokens). Sweep coins cannot be purchased for real money but can be exchanged for money (social gaming).

How to win cash prizes at ClubWPT Gold?

You cannot win real money directly at ClubWPT Gold. Otherwise, the social poker room would have to obtain a license and operate only in states where online poker is legal.

However, ClubWPT Gold players can earn real money by exchanging Sweeps Coins. You can earn Sweeps Coins by playing:

• At 8-max Texas Hold 'em tables with stakes from 0.02/0.05 to 5/10.
• In MTT tournaments. The Sunday Deepstack for 110SC guarantees a prize equivalent to $12,000 for first place.
• In Freerolls

How to redeem prizes?

All Sweeps Coins the player wants to exchange must be wagered at least once at the poker tables. The minimum exchange amount is 20 SC.

After the exchange, the money can only be withdrawn to a bank account or card. The withdrawal must first be approved (up to 72 hours). Funds are credited to the player's account/card within five business days.

SC Exchange Limits:

• $2,500 per day
• $4,000 per week
• $6,000 per month

To redeem Sweeps Coins at ClubWPT Gold:

1. Log in to your account.
2. Click "Add Coins" in the top right corner.
3. Click "Redeem Sweeps Coins" in the left menu.
4. Choose a withdrawal method: bank account or card.
5. Enter payment details and withdrawal amount (minimum 20SC).
6. Approve the withdrawal.

Withdrawal can take up to 5 business days.

ClubWPT Gold rake

The rake at ClubWPT Gold cash games is 4%, a market standard. In tournaments, the rake varies from 10% to 15%.

Games and traffic

ClubWPT Gold is a very young poker room with few games at the moment. During peak time in America there are active tables up to 1/2 SC in the lobby. Higher stakes games are sporadic. The total number of connections during peak time is just over 200.

Ring games

Regardless of the chip type, you can play 8-max Hold’em tables at ClubWPT Gold at stakes from 0.02/0.05-5/10 SC to 1/2 -10K/20K GC. All tables have ante and straddle. Several times a week, the poker room ambassadors play at random cash tables: Brad Owen, Ethan "Rampage" Yau, Xuan Liu, and Phil Ivey.

Poker tournaments

ClubWPT Gold's daily roster features three Sweeps Coins tournaments with up to 20k guaranteed chips and 55SC buy-ins and one Gold Coins MTT with 6M guaranteed chips and 25k GC buy-ins.

Sunday's flagship tournament is the Sunday Deepstack 50,000 SC GTD for 110 SC. The poker room also hosts satellites to live WPT Series tournaments and at the Lodge Card Club in Texas.

In partnership with The RunGood, ClubWPT Gold hosts an online version of the brand's series. Winners of the RunGood Poker Series (RPGS) will receive unique rings.

ClubWPT Gold software

ClubWPT Gold uses a self-developed client. There is only a web browser version, which means you can play on any device or operating system.

The lobby has two primary tabs for each chip type: cash games and tournaments. Tables can be filtered by stakes.

The ClubWPT Gold client does not support trackers, although you can take notes on opponents. Clicking on the avatar opens a window with basic statistics: VPIP, PFR, and number of hands played (total and at the current stakes).

You can only play at one table at a time.

Mobile app

ClubWPT Gold does not have a separate app for mobile devices; just like on desktop computers, the game is played via a web browser. The poker room adapted its website for portrait-oriented touch screens to make playing comfortable.

Reliability and trustworthiness

ClubWPT Gold belongs to one of the most famous poker brands in the world: World Poker Tour. The WPT has been organizing live tournament series for several decades and owns two successful online poker rooms: ClubWPT and WPT Global (top 3 in world traffic).

The security level of ClubWPT Gold can be considered very high despite the room's youth and lack of a license.

You can be sure that the games on the site are fair and support all modern security protocols.
The sweepstakes model allows ClubWPT Gold to operate in the United States without violating the country's laws. Therefore, the room is tailored to players looking for legal ways to play poker in the USA.

Customer service

You can contact ClubWPT Gold customer service by email at [email protected]. The room's website has a very comprehensive FAQ section.

Account Verification (KYC)

Players must verify their ClubWPT Gold account to participate in sweepstakes games and purchase Gold Coin packs.

You must send the following documents to the support:

• To confirm your identity, you must send a copy of your passport or driver's license.
• To confirm your address, you must send a bank statement or utility bill (not older than 90 days).

Sometimes, ClubWPT Gold may request a selfie with your passport or license. If the player uses a bank card to purchase coins, they must send a photo of the card to verify the payment method (intermediate numbers and CVV can be covered for security).

Pros and cons of playing at ClubWPT Gold