ClubWPT Gold Is Adding Multi-Tabling — And Not Everyone’s Happy About It

From Barebones to Feature-Packed—Slowly

Launched earlier this year using the same A5 Labs engine behind WPT Global, ClubWPT Gold started off with a stripped-down experience. No multi-tabling. No Omaha. No Run It Twice. No player notes or color tags. Not even a time bank without paying for it. What it did have was traffic — boosted by WPT branding and wide availability in 46 states thanks to its sweepstakes model.

But functionally, it lagged behind sweepstakes poker competitors like Clubs Poker, which already offers Omaha, bomb pots, mystery bounty tournaments, and a fully-featured downloadable client. From a development standpoint, ClubWPT Gold’s update was always coming. According to WPT ambassador Brad Owen, who announced the upgrade in his vlog, multi-tabling will go live with the new client, though the max number of tables hasn’t been officially confirmed. (Four seems likely.) The mobile version, for now, will remain single-table only.

ClubWPT Gold: Recreational Oasis No More?

The reaction among players has been… mixed.

“Wish they’d keep it single table tbh,” one Reddit user posted, echoing a wave of similar comments. Another lamented,

The site was great because it mimicked live poker. Now it’s going to be just another online site filled with boring GTO players multi-tabling.

That’s the core of the issue. ClubWPT Gold became a favorite among players looking for a low-pressure, live-poker-like environment. One table. One focus. Decent pace. And plenty of recreational players not trying to turn a profit, just enjoying the game.

But as Redditor omg_its_dan pointed out:

When a site allows multi-table, the pros are multiplied because they all play more than one game. Recs will often just play one game… there goes the only reason I’d play online ever again.

Even players who acknowledge the inevitability of the change worry about what it signals. “This will def reduce the softness of the games,” one wrote, “but… it was kind of inevitable.”

The Real Tradeoff: Functionality vs Softness

On a technical level, the move to a downloadable client is a big win. It opens the door to future features like HUD support, game variety, or better performance. And for serious players, the chance to multi-table means more hands, more volume, and more opportunity to convert Sweeps Coins into cash prizes.

But poker sites walk a tightrope. Too barebones, and they frustrate players used to modern features. Too complex, and they chase away the casual crowd. ClubWPT Gold found itself in a rare sweet spot — until now.

This update might not immediately flood the tables with pros, but it changes the tone of the room. Multi-tabling often comes with longer tank times, higher variance, and more robotic play. For many, that’s exactly what they left behind on other sites.

Still, if ClubWPT Gold wants to stay competitive in the sweepstakes market, it likely had no choice. It’s chasing parity with its international counterpart, WPT Global, which already offers multi-tabling. And it’s facing pressure from rival platforms with flashier features and deeper lobbies.

So while today, May 7 marks an upgrade, it might also be the end of an era — for better or worse.