partypoker LIVE continues to take over the world of live tournaments with the crowning of a millionaire in Sochi, a victor in the Canadian Poker Championships, and a partnership with the World Series of Poker in Uruguay.

It’s not hard to see how partypoker LIVE are whipping up a storm. Offer massive guarantees, turn the winner into a millionaire, and the poker community will head in that direction.

But didn’t the World Poker Tour (WPT) used to offer massive guarantees, and turn their winners into millionaires.

Why did they stop?