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• Moritz Kranich Wins World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup VI

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - July 17th

  In a tournament ripe with history, Germany’s Moritz Kranich took down the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Bellagio Cup VI title. Kranich earned $875,000 and tasted victory on the first U.S. stop of the 2010-2011 WPT season. Eric Afriat was the first casualty of the WPT Bellagio Cup VI final table. Afte [...]

  
  

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• Phil Ivey Headlines WPT Bellagio Cup Final Table

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - July 15th

  Phil Ivey will take his seat at a record-setting ninth World Poker Tour (WPT) final table on Thursday, when the Bellagio Cup VI wraps up from Las Vegas. A top prize of $875,000 is up for grabs and Ivey, despite registering at the last possible moment for the $10,000 buy-in event, owns the fifth larg [...]

  
  

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• Ravi Raghavan, Phil Ivey Among WPT Bellagio Cup Leaders on Play Down Day

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - July 14th

  Ravi “govshark2” Raghavan and 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Niner Phil Ivey are among the chip leaders entering the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bellagio Cup VI play down day. Today, the field will be slashed from 31 to just six, who will take to the felt on Thursday to determi [...]

  
  

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• Joseph Miceli, Jordan Morgan Lead WPT Bellagio Cup VI After Day 2

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - July 13th

  So far, slashing the price tag of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Bellagio Cup VI has paid dividends, as the field of 310 that have signed up at the Las Vegas casino outpaces last year’s tally of 268. Registration for the $10,000 buy-in event remains open through the end of the first level on Tuesd [...]

  
  

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• Carlos Mortensen, Marcel Luske to Play World Cup Heads-Up Match

  
  By Tom Jenkins for POKER NEWS DAILY - July 11th

  Following the World Poker Tour (WPT) press conference on Saturday, two of poker’s biggest names will take part in a World Cup prop bet that will end with the loser hanging his head in shame for a day. Spain’s Carlos Mortensen will play a heads-up match against Marcel Luske of the Netherlands [...]

  
  

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• World Poker Tour Brings Back Kimberly Lansing for Season 9

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - July 10th

  In an overhaul of sorts for Season 9, the World Poker Tour (WPT) has brought back Kimberly Lansing. Her role, you ask? According to a press statement released on Saturday, Lansing will “provide show opens, breaks, commentary, and perspective, including player interviews that will serve to bring ou [...]

  
  

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• 2010-2011 World Poker Tour Schedule Takes Shape

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - June 22nd

  On July 11th, the 2010-2011 World Poker Tour (WPT) schedule will kick off with the annual running of the Bellagio Cup in Las Vegas. Its $10,300 buy-in is down from $15,400 last year, when PokerStars pro Alexandre Gomes took home the title and $1.2 million first place prize. Next on the docket is the [...]

  
  

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• World Poker Tour Signs Veteran Tournament Director Matt Savage

  
  By Earl Burton for POKER NEWS DAILY - June 19th

  Earlier this week, the World Poker Tour (WPT) moved to solidify its leadership staff with the hiring of noted tournament director Matt Savage. The WPT stated that Savage will assume the newly created role of Executive Tour Director. This position, according to the WPT release, will place Savage as t [...]

  
  

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• Alison Waite Hosts WPT Twitter Chat on Tuesday

  
  By Tom Jenkins for POKER NEWS DAILY - May 18th

  On Tuesday at 10:00am PT, ClubWPT and WPT Facebook Hostess Alison Waite will host a Twitter chat to discuss anything and everything related to poker. To participate, players should log into their Twitter accounts, enter “#lovepoker” in the search bar, and you’ll be following the conversation w [...]

  
  

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• Freddy Deeb Wins WPT Grand Prix de Paris High Roller Event

  
  By Dan Katz for POKER NEWS DAILY - May 18th

  When it comes to the big stage, Freddy Deeb knows how to step up his game.  Since the beginning of 2009, he has cashed in four World Poker Tour (WPT) events, including the 2009 WPT Celebrity Invitational.  Last year, he cashed in three World Series of Poker (WSOP) events, including one final table [...]

  
  

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• Theo Jorgensen Wins WPT Grand Prix de Paris

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - May 16th

  World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Theo Jorgensen came out on top in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris on Saturday. Jorgensen, who once defeated Full Tilt Poker pro Gus Hansen in a boxing match, banked €633,000 from the €10,000 buy-in tournament. Jorgensen entered the [...]

  
  

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• David Williams Wins WPT Championship

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 25th

  Bodog pro David Williams took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship on Saturday night at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, banking $1.5 million. He entered the tournament’s final table nearly tied for the chip lead. It took 136 hands of play for Williams, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet wi [...]

  
  

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• WPT Announces High Roller Event at Grand Prix de Paris

  
  By Earl Burton for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 24th

  After a three-year hiatus, the World Poker Tour (WPT) will return to the Aviation Club in Paris, France in May for the Grand Prix de Paris. In addition to the €10,000 Championship Event at the legendary French poker room, the WPT will also be taping a special €20,000 High Roller tournament that [...]

  
  

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• David Benyamine Leads WPT Championship Final Table

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 24th

  It took nearly eight hours for the field of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship to be trimmed from ten players to six. At the end of play on Friday night, high-stakes cash game pro David Benyamine led the way with a stack of 4.71 million. Online poker legend Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy was the [...]

  
  

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• John O’Shea Leads WPT Championship Entering Play Down Day

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 23rd

  Thursday’s action in the ongoing World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship from the Bellagio in Las Vegas saw the field trimmed from 18 to 10. Today, a six-handed final table will be determined. The story of the day was the blowup of Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka, who entered play as a commanding chip lea [...]

  
  

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• Faraz Jaka Leads WPT Championship Entering Day 5

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 22nd

  Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka is in the hunt for his third World Poker Tour (WPT) final table of the season. He holds a commanding lead over the competition entering Day 5 of the WPT Championship, emanating from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Jaka holds 3.12 million chips and is vastly out in front of Ful [...]

  
  

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• Shawn Buchanan Leads WPT Championship After Day 3

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 21st

  Shawn Buchanan was the chip leader of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship after Day 1. Following Day 2, he was virtually tied for the lead with Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka. Entering Day 4 action on Wednesday, he has a stranglehold over the competition. Buchanan owns a stack of 1.84 million chips [...]

  
  

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• World Poker Tour Adds Stop in Amneville, France

  
  By Dan Katz for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 21st

  The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced last week that it had added a second France stop to the 2010-2011 schedule, its ninth season. WPT Amneville will start on October 30th at Casino Municipal D’Amneville, with its €3,200 + €300 Main Event running from November 2nd to 6th. Amneville is a small [...]

  
  

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• Faraz Jaka Leads WPT Championship After Day 2

  
  By Tom Jenkins for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 20th

  After two days of play in the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, a familiar face sits atop the leaderboard, Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka, who owns a stack of 597,100 chips. Hot on his heels is Day 1 chip leader Shawn Buchanan. A total of 98 players remain out of the quaint field of 1 [...]

  
  

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• Shawn Buchanan Leads WPT Championship After Day 1

  
  By Tom Jenkins for POKER NEWS DAILY - April 19th

  Fresh off a final table appearance in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout, Shawn Buchanan leads the field of the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship after Day 1. Buchanan took fifth in the $25,000 NAPT High Roller event at Mohegan Su [...]

  
  

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• Carlos Mortensen Wins WPT Hollywood Poker Open

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - March 25th

  Carlos Mortensen became the World Poker Tour's (WPT) all-time money leader at $5.75 million after taking down the Hollywood Poker Open on Wednesday. Mortensen is now just one of two players to own three WPT titles. [...]

  
  

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• Carlos Mortensen Leads WPT Hollywood Poker Open Final Table

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - March 24th

  2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Carlos Mortensen will enter the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open today as its chip leader. Mortensen holds two bracelets and two WPT titles. [...]

  
  

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• Frank Calo Leads WPT Hollywood Poker Open After Day 3

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - March 23rd

  Tuesday marks the play down day in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open. Online poker pro Frank "Frank1The1Tank" Calo paces the 15-player field that began Day 4 on Tuesday. [...]

  
  

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• Dwyte Pilgrim Leads WPT Hollywood Poker Open After Day 2

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - March 22nd

  Two days of play are in the books in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open. Two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner Dwyte Pilgrim paces the field. [...]

  
  

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• WPT Hollywood Poker Open Attracts 143 Players

  
  By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY - March 21st

  A quaint field of 143 players turned out for the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open. The event marks the WPT's first ever trip to Hollywood Casino Indiana, located just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. [...]

  
  

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