World Poker Tour news
Seemingly in control since he seized the chip lead on Day Two, Denmark’s Morten Christensen emerged Sunday evening as the champion of the World Poker Tour stop in Vienna, Austria. With 69 players, Christensen led the players to the felt on Friday with plenty of challenges facing him. Chris Moorman and Tristan Wade were in… Read more »
Day Two of the World Poker Tour stop in Vienna, Austria has come to a close with a Danish player atop the heap, although it isn’t one that immediately would come to mind. 179 of the original 396 player field gathered at the Montesino Casino in Vienna to continue the battle for the latest WPT… Read more »
After a month layoff, the next World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event kicked off this week at the Montesino Casino in Vienna, Austria. The second of the two Day 1 flights wrapped up Wednesday with Darko Stojanovic holding a massive chip lead over the rest of the field. His 320,000 chips are over 50 percent… Read more »
They said that the second starting day of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Madrid Main Event would be much bigger than the first starting flight, and they were right. With 352 players paying €5,000 + €300 on Tuesday, Day 1B turned out to be almost three times as large as Day 1A, which had just… Read more »
After battling through one of the longer final tables in WPT history, local player Moon Kim emerged as the champion of the World Poker Tour’s Bay 101 Shooting Stars event. The final six men convened at the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose Friday afternoon, with World Series of Poker bracelet holder Erik Cajelais holding… Read more »
It took only nine hours for the players at the World Poker Tour’s Bay 101 Shooting Stars to determine the final table, with a historic occurrence once the final six were determined. Twenty men returned for battle on Thursday, looking for one of those coveted seats at a WPT final table. Leading the way was… Read more »
The World Poker Tour stop in San Jose for the Bay 101 Shooting Stars has proven to be an exciting event after working down to the final twenty players for Thursday’s action. 149 players and 19 of the remaining “Shooting Stars” (the professional players carrying a $5000 bounty on their heads) came back for action… Read more »
Day 1B of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star wrapped up late Tuesday night with another 222 players stepping up to the plate and only 96 surviving to fight on Day 2. Leading the way as the proud owner of the both the largest chip stack and the $10,000 bonus that goes… Read more »
The next big World Poker Tour event got underway Monday, staying in California this week at the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star. Held at the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, California, the tournament is one of the most fun on the Tour, as a number of well-known poker players are designated as “Shooting Stars,”… Read more »
After finishing up their latest stop last week in Los Angeles, poker professionals have little time to rest on the World Poker Tour, heading up the coast of California for the start of the next event on the Season X schedule on Monday. The WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars, one of the more popular events… Read more »
After coming to the final table with a slim chip lead, veteran poker player Sean Jazayeri withstood the challenges from the “young guns” of the poker world en route to the championship of the World Poker Tour’s L. A. Poker Classic. When the final table began on Wednesday, Jazayeri held a scant 370,000 chip lead… Read more »
The final table is upon us at the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic, as the field was trimmed from 18 to the final six at the Commerce Casino on Tuesday. Yesterday’s starting chip leader, Noah Schwartz is still alive, and while his 3.835 million chips puts him in a great spot, the chip… Read more »
It’s getting down to it now at the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic. Day 3 started with 54 players remaining, all already in the money, and after a relatively snug 9 hours, just 18 players still had chips in front of them. Two tables left. And leading the quest for the final table… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic hit the halfway point last night and with three days down and three to go, Virginia’s Tuan Phan leads the remaining field of 54 players. Phan was the first player to eclipse the million chip mark and with 1.14 million bagged and tagged, he is still the… Read more »
The first day of play is in the books at the World Poker Tour’s L. A. Poker Classic, with a sizeable field coming out for their shot at the latest championship for the WPT’s Season Ten. When the bell rang for the start of action on Friday, 389 players were in their seats with late… Read more »
As its tenth season drives towards the final few tournaments of its schedule, poker players from around the world are descending on the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles for the World Poker Tour’s L. A. Poker Classic Main Event, one of the most highly prized jewels of the WPT schedule. The stop at the Commerce… Read more »
The story going into the final day of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open yesterday was the possibility of history in the making, as the chip leader, Gigi Gagne, was in position to become the first female ever to win an open WPT Main Event. In the end, though,… Read more »
Gigi Gagne will attempt to make poker history Tuesday as she aims to become the first woman to win an open Main Event on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Gagne is currently the chip leader heading into the six-handed final table of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open, lording over an impressive… Read more »
Most of the United States has been going through a bit of a cold snap the last few days. Hollywood, Florida is one of the few exceptions, with the daytime high Sunday still a wonderful 61 degrees. It was similarly toasty inside the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and Hotel as the field of the World… Read more »
After two Day Ones to begin the weekend, the World Poker Tour’s Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Hollywood, Florida, will enter into Day 2 on Sunday with 112 players still in contention for the championship. Day 1B played out on Saturday after 125 players showed up on Day 1A for play. With… Read more »
The first of two Day Ones is in the books for the World Poker Tour’s Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Hollywood, Florida, with a cozy starting field that should get larger after Saturday’s play. 125 players stepped up on Day 1A, putting up their $3500 buy in for this non-televised event and,… Read more »
Battling through a twelve hour final table – as well as the uber-aggressive opponents surrounding him – Russia’s Rinat Bogdanov emerged as the champion of the World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix early Saturday morning (Venice time). When the final six men came to the table on Friday afternoon, Italy’s very own Andrea Dato held… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) released its Season X television schedule Wednesday, circling February 12th as the jump-off point for the series. The first episode, along with all subsequent episodes, will air at both 8:00pm and 11:00pm local time. The season, which will once again be broadcast on Fox Sports Net (FSN), will consist of… Read more »
David Shallow entered final table play at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ireland Main Event as the overwhelming chip leader. It is commonplace to see someone with a healthy chip advantage to begin the final day – maybe a couple million chips – but leads like Shallow’s are something to see. With 6,155,000 chips, he… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced Tuesday that it was adding a new Main Event to the current Season X schedule, the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. The $3,500 buy-in tournament is scheduled for February 10th through February 14th. While the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel is… Read more »
