2015 WPT Prague Opens to Meager Turnout

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The World Poker Tour is back in action this week, swinging through Europe with the start of the WPT Prague Main Event. Though we suppose “action” might not be the most appropriate word here as the turnout was…how should we put this…lacking. According to the updates from WPT.com, only eleven (ELEVEN!) players were seated when… Read more »

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Jared Mahoney Latest WPT Champion after Victory in Montreal

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In a final table that stretched to the wee hours of Friday morning, Jared Mahoney came from the short stack at the start of the final table and was able to defeat poker veteran Darryll Fish to take down the partypoker.net World Poker Tour Montreal at the Playground Poker Club. The $3500 (Canadian, roughly equal… Read more »

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WPT Replaces World Championship With Season-Ending Invitational

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In a move that is leaving many shaking their heads, the World Poker Tour (WPT) announced last week that its season will no longer conclude with the venerable WPT World Championship, but rather a new, invite-only WPT Tournament of Champions. Actually, one of the interesting parts of the announcement was that it was not a… Read more »

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2015 WPT Maryland Live! Main Event Final Table Set

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It was a fairly short day at the inaugural World Poker Tour (WPT) Maryland Live! Main Event as only fourteen eliminations were needed to determine the composition of the final table. Leading the charge into Tuesday’s action is the chip leader entering Monday, 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Greg Merson. With… Read more »

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WPT Borgata Poker Open Begins Today

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After a huge event following their “restart” after the World Series of Poker – the massive Legends of Poker tournament in California earlier this month – the World Poker Tour kicks back into action this afternoon with the Borgata Poker Open in New Jersey. Usually one of the bigger events on the WPT circuit, the… Read more »

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2015 WPT Legends of Poker Begins

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The World Poker Tour revved up again over the weekend with the first two of three starting flights of the popular WPT Legends of Poker Main Event held at the Bicycle Casino and Hotel in Bell Gardens, California. Day 1A saw 171 entrants pay the $3,700 buy-in, while 214 more gave it a shot on… Read more »

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Jason Brin Wins 2015 WPT Choctaw Main Event

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The six-handed final table of the inaugural 2015 World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Main Event had the following: •    A member of the WPT Champions Club with a sizable chip lead •    The runner-up in last season’s WPT Player of the Year race who also won consecutive WPT titles •    A man with $4 million… Read more »

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2015 WPT Choctaw Final Table Set

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The first World Poker Tour Champions Cup post-World Series of Poker is on the line today as the final six players from a field of 1,175 battle it out for the WPT Choctaw title. It is a strong final table with two past Champions Cup winners, with the additional benefit of being potentially history-making. Andy… Read more »

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World Poker Tour Sold to Ourgame

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The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced Sunday that it has been acquired by Chinese gaming behemoth Ourgame International Holdings Limited. Ourgame will pay $35 million for the international poker tournament brand. This is not the first time the World Poker Tour has changed ownership. Founded in 2002 (doesn’t it seem like it has been around… Read more »

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World Poker Tour Announces Half of Season XIV Schedule

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While its longtime counterpart is drawing a “colossus” amount of attention, the World Poker Tour is attempting to keeps its name in the lights. As the schedule of events plays out for the “other” major poker tour in Las Vegas, the WPT has announced a partial schedule of events for its National, DeepStacks, WPT500 and… Read more »

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