World Poker Tour news
Two days of play are in the books at the Southern Poker Championship, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). From a starting grid of 214 players, a total of 66 remain. Kevin Elias paces the survivors with a stack of 229,900, while brand name poker pros like Lee Markholt and Full Tilt Poker’s… Read more »
In one month, the ninth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) will debut on Fox Sports Net. This season will bring a barrage of changes, including a new on-air personality, a returning hostess, and a team of women that will spice up the set. It all comes your way on Sunday, February 13th at… Read more »
Nearly leading the tournament wire-to-wire, Antonio Esfandiari took down the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Esfandiari, a Victory Poker pro, banked $870,000 for his efforts. The tournament can be seen as part of Season 9 of the WPT on Fox Sports Net next year. After entering the… Read more »
At 4:00pm today, the final six players will take to the felt to determine a winner of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). PokerStars pro and GoDaddy Girl Vanessa Rousso leads the way with a stack of 5.8 million headed into the six-handed televised finale. Among those… Read more »
For the third straight day, Victory Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari leads the way in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic. There are 15 players remaining and, as was the case after Days 2 and 3, Esfandiari owns a stranglehold on the rest of the field. Esfandiari owns 2.6 million in chips… Read more »
It’s magic! Antonio Esfandiari, known as “The Magician,” leads the way after Day 3 of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Esfandiari was also the chip leader after Day 2 and now stands as the only player above one million in chips. A top prize of $870,000… Read more »
With two days of play in the books at the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Antonio Esfandiari leads the way with a stack of 485,600. He’s the only player left standing to cross the 400,000-chip plateau. The final field numbered 438, meaning that attendance grew by 33% year-over-year. However, this year’s… Read more »
One day of play is in the books in the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo, who took fifth in the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, leads the pack after Day 1 in Las Vegas with a chip stack of 192,500. The field numbered… Read more »
Leading the tournament nearly wire-to-wire, Germany’s Sebastian Homann emerged as the champion of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) stop at the Casino de Marrakech in Morocco. WPT Marrakech, which was co-sponsored by the online poker room Chili Poker, drew a solid field of 221 runners. Each player paid €5,000 to participate and the prize pool… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is wrapping up the 2010 calendar year with the annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The $10,000 buy-in event kicks off on Friday. One of the most prestigious tournaments on the WPT schedule, the Five Diamond will draw some of the biggest names in… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) continues to expand globally, announcing on Monday that it has added three stops in 2011 on the continent of Europe. With the additions, there are now over 20 locations on the World Poker Tour for Season IX. The first of the three newcomers is WPT Venice, presented by PartyPoker’s Italian… Read more »
This week, the World Poker Tour (WPT) and the Bicycle Casino announced a five-year extension to their longstanding contract. The deal will see the Legends of Poker tournament attached to the WPT brand through 2015. “The Bicycle Casino has been an enthusiastic and devoted venue partner and the WPT is proud to continue its association… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced yesterday that it will introduce a series of worldwide tournaments branded with the WPT name. After hearing requests from players who wanted to participate in a WPT-style event, but didn’t quite have the bankroll for a $10,000 tournament, the Tour has responded by creating two circuits, the WPT Regional… Read more »
While the attention of the poker world was focused on the 2010 World Series of Poker November Nine, the World Poker Tour (WPT) made its first stop ever in Amneville, France for a €3,200 event. With an outpouring of support from some of the best players in Europe, Sam El Sayed emerged as the champion… Read more »
The 2010 running of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT), wrapped up on Tuesday with 22 year old Jeff Forrest taking down the title for $548,000. He’s now one-for-one in WPT tournaments and told WPT officials during heads-up play, “I keep thinking I am going to wake up.”… Read more »
The final table of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals is set. After an abbreviated play down day on Monday, Tom “Kingsofcards” Marchese leads the six-handed finale. Marchese will come armed with plenty of televised final table experience after having won the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Venetian Main Event earlier… Read more »
Monday marks the play down day in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals. Twelve players will assemble at the Connecticut casino this afternoon to play down to a winner, who will walk away with a $548,000 grand prize. Tom “Kingsofcards” Marchese leads the way with a stack of 1.8 million, nearly double… Read more »
Could another online poker player take down a major live tournament? It’s certainly shaping up that way at the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals, where Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen paces the field after three days of action. The tournament will crown a winner on Tuesday, when general elections will occur in the… Read more »
Registration remained open through the first level of play on Friday in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals. When the cash boxes closed for business, 242 players had registered for the $10,000 buy-in tournament, a drop of 31% from the 353 that entered last year. In 2009, Cornel Andrew Cimpan took home… Read more »
Randal Flowers, who can be found in online circles under the handle “RandALLin,” came out on top of the field in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago on Wednesday night. Following extended play on Tuesday, the six-handed final table took fewer than 100 hands to complete and Flowers walked away with $831,000. Flowers… Read more »
Longtime poker pro Randal “RandALLin” Flowers is the chip leader entering the final table of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago. After extended play on Tuesday, Flowers will come armed to the six-handed televised final table with 40 big blinds. The action picks back up today at 4:00pm PT. Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler was… Read more »
With 13 players remaining in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago, a familiar face sits perched atop the leaderboard. Full Tilt Poker pro Annette Obrestad, the winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event, is the lone player over two million chips in the Bellagio tournament. The final elimination… Read more »
Last December, Stephen O’Dwyer, known in the online poker world as “MrTimCaum,” made the final table and finished sixth in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. On Monday, he’ll look to turn in another deep run in a WPT event by widening his chip lead at the Festa al… Read more »
After turning in deep runs in the 2009 and 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Events, Matt “mcmatto” Affleck is making poker headlines once again. This time, he’s pacing the field of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago after two days of play. Affleck holds a stack of 585,300, just edging out… Read more »
This November, the World Poker Tour (WPT) will once again head to the historic and picturesque city of Marrakech, Morocco, for its second ever poker tournament in the North African region. For this year’s version, co-sponsors Chili Poker and the WPT have teamed up to make the stop at the Casino de Marrakech a full-blown… Read more »
