Marc Macdonnell Takes Massive Lead into Day 3 of WPT Nottingham

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Using a hotly contested hand that was the talk of the Day 2 action, Marc Macdonnell took a massive lead at the midpoint of the play and cruised into the chip lead of the World Poker Tour stop at the Dusk ‘til Dawn Casino in Nottingham, the United Kingdom, on Friday. 262 players came back… Read more »

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Solid Field Turns Out for partypoker WPT United Kingdom

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After two Day Ones, a solid field has amassed for the 2016 partypoker WPT United Kingdom, the latest stop on the Season XV schedule for the venerable poker tour. After those two Day Ones, it is Sadman Shefan who has emerged with the overall chip lead. Day 1A was a minefield for the pros in… Read more »

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WPT bestbet Jacksonville Main Event Begins Friday

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It seems that the Season XV schedule for the World Poker Tour has a new stop every couple of weeks. On October 5, Zachary Smiley emerged as the champion at the WPT Maryland Live! Main Event and now, barely a week later, the battleground has moved south to Florida and the WPT bestbet Jacksonville Bounty… Read more »

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2016 WPT Maryland Live! Final Table Set

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The final table is set at the 2016 World Poker Tour Maryland Live! Main Event as just six players remain from the original 554 entries. Ryan Belz goes into Wednesday’s action with the biggest chip stack at the table, holding 4.865 million chips. The final table is divided into three distinct tiers. Belz and Darren… Read more »

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Jesse Sylvia Defies Odds, Wins WPT Borgata Poker Open

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Stunning many in attendance at the eponymous casino in Atlantic City, NJ, last night, former “November Niner” Jesse Sylvia defied the odds by coming from the short stack in winning his first major championship, the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open. The man who was the runner-up to Greg Merson in the 2012 World Series… Read more »

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World Poker Tour’s Borgata Poker Open Kicks Off Action Today

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After a stop out in California earlier this month, the Season XV schedule of the World Poker Tour chugs eastward, setting its wheels down in Atlantic City and, in particular, the Borgata for its eponymous Borgata Poker Open. The Borgata Poker Open is being contested for the 14th time as a featured part of the… Read more »

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WPT Adds Two Cambodian Stops on WPT National Tour

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The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced last week that it has added to Asian stops to its WPT National Events tour. Partnering with An Education Investment LTD, the WPT is introducing both events in Cambodia. Both stops will be inserted into the schedule for the current season. The first will be held at the Holiday… Read more »

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James Mackey Wins WPT Choctaw Main Event

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The World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Main Event came to a close on Tuesday as James Mackey advanced all the way from bottom stack to a dominant end-game to win his first WPT title. For the victory, Mackey won $681,758, which includes a $15,000 entry into the season-ending Tournament of Champions. Mackey began the six-handed… Read more »

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2016 WPT Choctaw Final Table Set

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The televised final table has been set for the 2016 World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Main Event as the field was narrowed from 40 to just six on Monday. Bastian Fischer leads the sextet with 8.780 million chips. It looks to be a good battle on Tuesday, with three players holding healthy chip stacks. After… Read more »

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