It might be a bit far off in the future for some, but it looks like Las Vegas will be the place to be for tournament poker just before Christmas. The World Poker Tour has announced the schedule of events for the 2022 WPT World Championship, which will run from December 1-19. More importantly for… Read more »
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Robert Mizrachi Wins 2022 WPT Venetian Las Vegas
The World Poker Tour season paused during the World Series of Poker, but it did not wait a single minute to get started again. On Sunday, Robert Mizrachi won the WPT Venetian Las Vegas Main Event, the first WPT title of his already-successful live tournament career. The $5,000 buy-in event drew 1,178 entrants, pumping the… Read more »
Money Bubble Pops at 2022 WPT Venetian Las Vegas, Josh Reichard in the Lead
You might be forgiven if you missed the fact that the World Poker Tour is continuing its Season XX schedule right now in Las Vegas. The WPT opened action on the 2022 WPT Venetian Las Vegas, right smack in the middle of the climactic moments of the 2022 World Series of Poker, but they have… Read more »
World Poker Tour Announces WPT Ladies World Championship
Playing under the bright lights The World Poker Tour has announced the addition of the WPT Ladies World Championship to this year’s schedule. The tournament will part of the WPT World Championship event lineup at Wynn Las Vegas, slated for December 1-20. The WPT Ladies World Championship will run December 16-18. The buy-in will be… Read more »
Doyle Brunson Named World Poker Tour Ambassador
The World Poker Tour has announced that it has signed legendary poker player – THE legendary poker play – Doyle Brunson as an ambassador. Brunson, who will turn 89 this summer, will attend WPT events and promote the Tour online. “Doyle has been a part of the World Poker Tour from the very beginning,” said… Read more »
Chance Kornuth, Mark Davis Earn World Poker Tour Victories in HyperX Arena Battles
With everyone in town for the start of the 2022 World Series of Poker next week, the World Poker Tour thought it would be a clever idea to finish some leftover events from earlier in 2022. Those two events, the 2022 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown and the 2022 WPT Choctaw, were completed this… Read more »
2022 WPT Choctaw Main Event Day 3: Final Table Set, Nearly Three-Way Tie at the Top
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Main Event final table shapes up to be a great one, as the chip counts of the six remaining players are as even as you will ever see. Leading the way is Ray Qartomy with 9.400 million chips. And while first place is where you want to be, regardless… Read more »
2022 WPT Choctaw Main Event Day 2: Chance Kornuth Atop Tight Leaderboard
The World Poker Tour (WPT) got back in action this weekend in Oklahoma with the WPT Choctaw stop at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant. After a pair of Day 1 starting flights and Sunday’s Day 2, Chance Kornuth is the chip leader – barely – with 2.845 million chips. With just 36 players… Read more »
World Poker Tour Names Brad Owen Ambassador
Influential vlogger The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced the signing of Brad Owen as its second ambassador. As part of his ambassadorship, Owen will represent the Tour at live WPT events and create content for the World Poker Tour. “I am excited to be joining the team at WPT,” said Owen in Tuesday’s press… Read more »
World Poker Tour Adds Stops in Las Vegas, Florida
Over the past two days, the World Poker Tour has announced the addition – or return, to be exact – of two stops to its 2022 schedule. The WPT Venetian in Las Vegas will run July 7-17 in Las Vegas, while the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Tampa is slated for August 25 – September 6.… Read more »
2022 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Day 3: Mark Davis Continues to Lead With 16 Players Remaining
Just as we predicted there would be, there are just 16 players remaining in the 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown heading into Day 4 (disclaimer: the fact that the WPT specifically said that Day 3 would end with 16 players greatly informed our prediction). And for the second day in… Read more »
2022 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Day 2: Money Bubble Bursts, Mark Davis Takes Lead
The 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown looks to be an entertaining race down the stretch, as several players are within striking distance of the top spot with just 99 entrants remaining. And manning that top spot going into Day 3 is Mark Davis with 3.740 million chips. Immediately behind Davis… Read more »
Massive Field Comes out for 2022 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, Christian Harder Overall Leader
Of late, the World Poker Tour has not had much of the “world” in its moniker. They have gone from Las Vegas to Florida and…back to Las Vegas again. This time around, the WPT has headed to one of its favorite sites, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, and has seen… Read more »
World Poker Tour Introduces WPT Prime, Ends WPTDeepStacks
The king is dead, long live the king! On Tuesday, the World Poker Tour announced that it is retiring the WPTDeepStacks brand, replacing it with a new splinter tour, WPT Prime. WPT Prime will debut this spring with three events in Asia. “Our continued efforts to improve the WPT live tournament experience will benefit more… Read more »
World Poker Tour Adds Three Stops in Australia
First time for WPT in Sydney [Cracks knuckles, braces himself for a wildly clever opening sentence.] The World Poker Tour is heading down under! This week, the WPT announced that it has signed a deal with The Star Entertainment Group to hold three new events in Australia in 2022. The only tour stop that has… Read more »
Alex Yen Rolls to Title of WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
He grabbed ahold of the lead during Tuesday’s action ahead of the final table and he would never let it go. Alex Yen rolled to the championship of the World Poker Tour’s Lucky Hearts Poker Open on Wednesday night, defeating Anton Wigg. The title was the first major championship for Yen in his poker career,… Read more »
2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Final Table Set
The final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open is set, as Alexander Yen is the man to beat, holding more than a 9 million-chip lead over his closest competitor. All six remaining players have locked up over $200,000 in prize money, but naturally, they are all gunning for the win,… Read more »
2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Day 3: Joshua Kay Leads Final 16
Just 16 players remain in the 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Joshua Kay is the chip leader heading into Day 4 with 11.825 million chips. Everyone still in the tournament is guaranteed at least $49,825, but most have their sights set on the… Read more »
World Poker Tour Changes Player of the Year Points System, Now Counting All WPT Events
Not just for the high rollers anymore The World Poker Tour announced on Friday that it has revamped its Player of the Year points system and prizes. All changes are in effect right now, starting with the current WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. The big change is… Read more »
2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Day 2: WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferro Leads Tight Race
Jake Ferro picked up 2022 where he left off from last year, as he goes into Day 3 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open as the chip leader. Just 87 players remain of the 553 that began Day 2; everyone that is playing on Monday has already made the money. Last… Read more »
Massive Day 1B Throng Makes for Record Setting WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
History held serve for the World Poker Tour as a massive throng of people arrived for Day 1B of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open on Saturday. The entries on Saturday, combined with the Day 1A field, set a new record for the tournament and pushed the prize pool north of the $6 million mark.… Read more »
Jesse Lonis Claims Day 1A Lead at WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
The World Poker Tour is back in action with their Season XX schedule, and it is a big one. The WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open is underway at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL, and the players have flooded the floor for the first of two-Day Ones. One player who will… Read more »
World Poker Tour Announces Season XX First Half Schedule
The World Poker Tour has released the schedule for the first half of Season XX. It is quite small, consisting of just three Tour stops, though the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the fast-spreading omicron variant of the virus could be playing a hand in that. We mentioned the first stop on the “Main Tour” last… Read more »
Jake Ferro Wins World Poker Tour Season XIX Player of the Year
Down to the wire Jake Ferro made a huge run at the end of 2021 to capture the World Poker Tour Season XIX Player of the Year title, narrowly beating out several strong players for the crown. Ferro earned 1,550 Player of the Year points thanks to three WPT Main Event cashes and one final… Read more »
Taylor Black Wins WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Poker is a game that requires 100% mental fortitude at all times. The scary thing about that is that everything could be going swimmingly for hours, for days, and then one slip up – be it a mental lapse or an unlucky deal – could send you spiraling. And even if that one moment doesn’t… Read more »