World Poker Tour news
Day 1 of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago took place on Friday, with 294 players coming to the felts at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Registration remains open until around 5:00pm PT today and, this year, the tournament saw its buy-in shaved from $15,000 to $10,000. The day began with Tony “Bond18”… Read more »
In breaking news from the World Poker Tour (WPT), Tony “Bond18” Dunst, who made wearing tailored suits at live poker tournaments “hip,” is joining the WPT broadcast team as its “Raw Deal” host. The on-air segment will feature Dunst commenting on hands during WPT broadcasts in his witty style, which is sure to liven up… Read more »
We have a winner! Late Thursday night, Dwyte Pilgrim cemented his legacy by taking down the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City. The man who was widely considered to be one of the top players in poker never to have won a major pulled one out of his hat in monumental… Read more »
He has 20 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Cashes for over $450,000. Add to that three gold rings and you have one of the most successful players in WSOP Circuit history. However, what has insofar eluded Dwyte Pilgrim is a signature win in a major live tournament. That could all change on Thursday, however,… Read more »
Could this be the year that Mike Sexton takes down a World Poker Tour (WPT) title? Entering the play down day in the WPT Borgata Poker Open, Sexton, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame, owned the 19th largest stack out of 27 players remaining. The top spot pays out $733,000 and every player… Read more »
After two days of play in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Borgata Poker Open, tournament veteran John D’Agostino leads the way with a stack of 681,000. He has a slight lead over the second place stack of Giuseppe Pantaleo and, when play resumes for Day 3 on Tuesday, both will be seated at the same… Read more »
The record books were re-written over the weekend, as 1,042 players turned out for the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City, the largest WPT field ever assembled. Last year, the tournament, which sports a $3,500 buy-in, drew 1,018 players, meaning that attendance this year was up 2%. Over 300 players turned… Read more »
In Season 2, the Borgata Poker Open became a regular stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Today, the first of two starting days in the $3,500 buy-in East Coast poker tournament will begin at 11:00am ET. Tomorrow, it’ll be Groundhog Day for Borgata and WPT officials, who will see Day 1B play out. Last… Read more »
In one of the longest final table battles in World Poker Tour history, top online grinder Justin “BoostedJ” Smith vanquished a top notch final table early Monday morning to win the WPT London’s High Rollers tournament. A light field of 20 players stepped up to offer their £15,000 (roughly $22,000 U. S. dollars) for a… Read more »
Jake Cody followed up his title in the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Deauville event in January in a big way. This time, he trumped the pack of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) first ever stop in London and racked up £273,000. His EPT Main Event victory was worth a colossal €847,000. WPT commentator Mike Sexton,… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) and Fox Sports Net (FSN) announced Monday that they will continue their broadcast and promotional relationship, settling on an agreement that will stretch until 2013. Seasons 9, 10, and 11 of the highly popular WPT broadcasts will feature prime time national premiere airtimes of 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM on… Read more »
On Wednesday night, Andy Frankenberger, who entered the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Legends of Poker final table as the chip leader, emerged as its champion and banked $750,000. In addition, Frankenberger is now the proud owner of a WPT championship bracelet and a trophy of Wild Bill Hickok. The final table took 184 hands to… Read more »
Andy Frankenberger owns a slight chip lead over the rest of the pack entering the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker. His stack of 3.02 million represents the lone tally at the table over three million. At stake are a $750,000 grand prize and a seat into the end-of-season WPT… Read more »
After its buy-in was slashed from $10,000 to $5,000, the 2010 installment of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker attracted 462 players. Last year, a total of 279 entered, meaning that the field grew by 66%. However, the total prize pool of the marquee WPT event dipped from $2.63 million to $2.15 million,… Read more »
This Friday, August 20th, marks the start of the Main Event of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker at the famed Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California. The $5,000 ($4,800 + $200) No-Limit Hold’em Championship is slated to run through August 25th, with Day 1 split into two flights. This is the first… Read more »
A report in the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel – and confirmed by Poker News Daily from the tour itself – states that a deal has been signed between the World Poker Tour and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino for a tournament stop on this year’s schedule. The story, entitled “Poker Big-Time: World Poker… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) has one slot available on its broadcast team. For Season 9, an Average Joe can join the likes of Poker Hall of Fame member Mike Sexton, WPT Co-Host Vince Van Patten, and floor reporter Kimberly Lansing on the WPT’s broadcast team. One lucky fan will appear in an on-air segment… Read more »
In a tournament ripe with history, Germany’s Moritz Kranich took down the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Bellagio Cup VI title. Kranich earned $875,000 and tasted victory on the first U.S. stop of the 2010-2011 WPT season. Eric Afriat was the first casualty of the WPT Bellagio Cup VI final table. After an ace was inadvertently… Read more »
Phil Ivey will take his seat at a record-setting ninth World Poker Tour (WPT) final table on Thursday, when the Bellagio Cup VI wraps up from Las Vegas. A top prize of $875,000 is up for grabs and Ivey, despite registering at the last possible moment for the $10,000 buy-in event, owns the fifth largest… Read more »
Ravi “govshark2” Raghavan and 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Niner Phil Ivey are among the chip leaders entering the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bellagio Cup VI play down day. Today, the field will be slashed from 31 to just six, who will take to the felt on Thursday to determine a… Read more »
So far, slashing the price tag of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Bellagio Cup VI has paid dividends, as the field of 310 that have signed up at the Las Vegas casino outpaces last year’s tally of 268. Registration for the $10,000 buy-in event remains open through the end of the first level on Tuesday.… Read more »
Following the World Poker Tour (WPT) press conference on Saturday, two of poker’s biggest names will take part in a World Cup prop bet that will end with the loser hanging his head in shame for a day. Spain’s Carlos Mortensen will play a heads-up match against Marcel Luske of the Netherlands in the Bellagio’s… Read more »
In an overhaul of sorts for Season 9, the World Poker Tour (WPT) has brought back Kimberly Lansing. Her role, you ask? According to a press statement released on Saturday, Lansing will “provide show opens, breaks, commentary, and perspective, including player interviews that will serve to bring out the human interest side of playing for… Read more »
On July 11th, the 2010-2011 World Poker Tour (WPT) schedule will kick off with the annual running of the Bellagio Cup in Las Vegas. Its $10,300 buy-in is down from $15,400 last year, when PokerStars pro Alexandre Gomes took home the title and $1.2 million first place prize. Next on the docket is the Bicycle… Read more »
Earlier this week, the World Poker Tour (WPT) moved to solidify its leadership staff with the hiring of noted tournament director Matt Savage. The WPT stated that Savage will assume the newly created role of Executive Tour Director. This position, according to the WPT release, will place Savage as the liaison between the organization and… Read more »
