After a nearly nine hour battle on the felt at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, David “Chino” Rheem was able to defeat Erick Lindgren to take down the World Poker Tour World Championship early this morning. Rheem came to the final table on Friday afternoon as the overwhelming chip leader with his 5.49 [...]
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“Chino” Rheem Defeats Erick Lindgren To Win WPT World Championship

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David “Doc” Sands Takes Down WPT Super High Roller Championship

Battling from the middle of the pack at a final table that only paid three spots, David “Doc” Sands emerged as the champion of the World Poker Tour Super High Roller championship event at the Bellagio early Friday morning. 21 of the deepest pocketed pros stepped to the table on Tuesday and, afte [...]
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2013 WPT Championship Day Five: David “Chino” Rheem Dominant Chip Leader At Final Table

It has come down to the final day of the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and it looks as though the player to beat is David “Chino” Rheem, who came to the felt on Wednesday with a dominant chip lead he will carry to the final table tomorrow. Eight men [...] [...]
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2013 WPT World Championship Day 4: Railbird’s Dream?

Day 5 of the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship should be one of the shorter days of a major tournament we have ever seen. Tuesday saw the field of the final Main Event of WPT Season XI narrowed from 24 to just eight, leaving only two more eliminations until the six-handed final table [. [...]
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2013 WPT World Championship Day 3: Amir Babakhani Leads, POY Title Still in Sight

The most important tournament on the World Poker Tour (WPT), and thus the tour itself, is nearing its end. Day 3 of the 2013 WPT World Championship concluded Monday night as the field narrowed from 67 to just 24. It looked like it would be a fairly quick day as the eliminations sped along early [... [...]
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2013 WPT Championship Day Two: Mike Linster Uses Late Surge To Take Lead, Field Smaller Than 2012

Day Two of the World Poker Tour Championship event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is in the books and, although the field is smaller than last year’s gathering, there are still several powerful contenders in place for a run at the title. 93 players came back on Sunday with Will “The Thrill” Fail [...]
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2013 WPT Championship Day One: Will Failla Leads Small Opening Field, Late Registration Still In Progress

The finale of the World Poker Tour’s Season XI schedule, the 2013 WPT Championship, is underway at the Bellagio in Las Vegas with a small but strong opening Day One now in the books. The $25,000 buy in event, while it might have lacked in numbers for its start at noon on Saturday, didn’t lack [. [...]
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World Poker Tour Championship Begins Saturday

The eleventh season of the World Poker Tour has come down to its final tournament, the WPT Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, which begins on Saturday with a tremendous amount of drama in store. This year’s $25,000 tournament features a few wrinkles thrown in that should make for an intrig [...]
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Amir Babakhani Dominates Final Table En Route To WPT Canadian Spring Championship Victory

In an excellent display of power poker, chip leader Amir Babakhani dominated the final table to take down the victory at the World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, last night. Babakhani came into the final table with over 6.6 million chips, am [...]
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WPT Canadian Spring Championship Day Four: Amir Babakhani Holds Large Lead At Final Table

It’s down to the penultimate day of the 2013 World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, with the final six players set to square off this afternoon to determine the last title on the WPT circuit before they head to the WPT Championship next week. 2013 W [...]
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2013 WPT Canadian Spring Championship Day 3: Piccioli, Babakhani Looking Down at Field

Things are getting serious at the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Canadian Spring Championship. Day 3, contrary to our prediction, was a fairly short one for a major tournament, lasting only seven hours before the requisite 26 players were culled to narrow the field to two tables. At the end of the day, [...]
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2013 WPT Canadian Spring Championship Day 2: Paul Klamm Looking for Second WPT Title

The survivors from the three starting flights got together for the unified Day 2 Monday at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Canadian Spring Championship. The field was culled significantly, as just 44 players remain out of the 294 that started the day. That also means the money bubble burst; Tyler Reiman [...]
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2013 WPT Canadian Spring Championship Day 1C: Jonathan Driscoll Tops Final Starting Flight

Day 1C of the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Canadian Spring Championship finished up Sunday, thus completing the three starting flights of the second WPT stop in Montreal. Jonathan Driscoll came away as the day’s chip leader, finishing the night with 263,800 chips. Just two other players – Jonatha [...]
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WPT Montreal Main Event Day 1B: Matt Kay Dominates Field, Philippe Boucher Maintains Overall Lead

As expected, Day 1B of the World Poker Tour’s stop at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, drew a massive number of players for action as they try to put themselves in position to take down the last event on the Season XI WPT schedule prior to the WPT Championship later this month. The [ [...]
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WPT Montreal Main Event Day 1A: Philippe Boucher Storms Out To Early Advantage

The cards are in the air for the World Poker Tour stop at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, with players positioning themselves for a run at a championship that has quickly become one of the most hotly contested on the WPT circuit. WPT announcer and Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton was o [...]
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Mike Linster Wins 2013 WPT bestbet Open Main Event

For a while, it looked like the final table of the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Open Main Event final table would be a quick one, as four of the six players were eliminated within 68 hands. But it took over 100 more hands to get through the heads-up portion of the tournament before [...] [...]
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Final Table Set at 2013 WPT bestbet Open Main Event

Day 3 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Open Main Event started with just 25 players remaining. So, needing just 19 eliminations to reach the six-handed final table, it seemed like Monday would be a fairly short day. It wasn’t. It took about twelve hours to get the field whittled down to final [...]
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WPT bestbet Open Day 2: David Diaz Crushing

In tournament poker, there are chip leaders and then there are chip leaders. At the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Open Main Event, David Diaz was the italicized latter on Sunday. Upon the close of Day 2, he held a monstrous lead on his 24 opponents, holding 1.705 million chips at night’s end. Let [...]
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2013 WPT bestbet Open Day 1B: Chad Deberry Leads Second Starting Flight, Raj Vohra Maintains Overall Lead

The second starting flight of the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Open Main Event concluded Saturday (Sunday morning, to be exact) and, as expected the field was bigger than that of Day 1A. 205 entrants paid the $3,500 to participate, bringing the total field to 351. Prevailing over the 85 survivors [...]
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WPT bestbet Jacksonville Open Day 1A: Raj Vohra Holds Lead, POY Hopeful Salsberg In Fourth

Kicking off their next to last event prior to the WPT Championship next month, the World Poker Tour has settled into Jacksonville, FL, for the bestbet Jacksonville Open, what has become a popular stop on the circuit schedule not only for the players but also for the WPT staff also. The $3500 buy in [...]
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Kevin “1SickDisease” Eyster Wins WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown

Kevin Eyster led the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown after Day 3. He led after Day 4. And aside from a few minutes, he led Day 5 all the way through, winning his first World Poker Tour title and $660,395. Eyster, going by the screen name “1SickDisease” (and variants) is a highly res [...]
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2013 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Final Table Set

It was final table or bust Monday at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Showdown as the last 21 players in the field looked to make Tuesday’s six-handed final table. It took about nine and a half hours to find 15 eliminations, but the final table was finally set with Louisiana’s Kevin [...]
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2013 WPT Barcelona Final Table Set

Day 4 was a fairly short one at the 2013 World Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event; it took only about five hours to whittle the field from thirteen players to the final table of six. Leading the charge is Canada’s Chanracy Khun with 2.393 million chips as the final table looms on Wednesday. The chip [...]
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2013 WPT Barcelona Day 3: Sergio Fernandez Jumps from Outhouse to Penthouse

The 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) Barcelona Main Event ground down to just two tables Monday as the Day 3 starting field of 42 was narrowed to just 13. Spain’s Sergio Fernandez has a sizable lead going into Tuesday’s action; with 1.268 million chips, he has more than a 400,000 chip advantage on th [...]
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WPT Barcelona Day Two: Anaras Alekberovas Atop The Table, Defending Champion Lukas Berglund In Top Five

Day Two of the World Poker Tour stop at the Casino Barcelona in Spain is in the books with a chance at history looming if Sunday’s action continues its course. 148 players came back on Sunday, with local player Sergio Fernandez holding a 37,000 chip lead over Ognjen Sekularac. Day 1A chip leader M [...]

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