World Poker Tour news
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 »
On Tuesday at 10:00am PT, ClubWPT and WPT Facebook Hostess Alison Waite will host a Twitter chat to discuss anything and everything related to poker. To participate, players should log into their Twitter accounts, enter “#lovepoker” in the search bar, and you’ll be following the conversation with the Playboy Playmate. Waite serves as the face… Read more »
When it comes to the big stage, Freddy Deeb knows how to step up his game. Since the beginning of 2009, he has cashed in four World Poker Tour (WPT) events, including the 2009 WPT Celebrity Invitational. Last year, he cashed in three World Series of Poker (WSOP) events, including one final table and a… Read more »
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Theo Jorgensen came out on top in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris on Saturday. Jorgensen, who once defeated Full Tilt Poker pro Gus Hansen in a boxing match, banked €633,000 from the €10,000 buy-in tournament. Jorgensen entered the final table as the chip leader.… Read more »
Bodog pro David Williams took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship on Saturday night at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, banking $1.5 million. He entered the tournament’s final table nearly tied for the chip lead. It took 136 hands of play for Williams, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, to best the… Read more »
After a three-year hiatus, the World Poker Tour (WPT) will return to the Aviation Club in Paris, France in May for the Grand Prix de Paris. In addition to the €10,000 Championship Event at the legendary French poker room, the WPT will also be taping a special €20,000 High Roller tournament that will be contested… Read more »
It took nearly eight hours for the field of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship to be trimmed from ten players to six. At the end of play on Friday night, high-stakes cash game pro David Benyamine led the way with a stack of 4.71 million. Online poker legend Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy was the first… Read more »
Thursday’s action in the ongoing World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship from the Bellagio in Las Vegas saw the field trimmed from 18 to 10. Today, a six-handed final table will be determined. The story of the day was the blowup of Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka, who entered play as a commanding chip leader. He soon tangled… Read more »
Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka is in the hunt for his third World Poker Tour (WPT) final table of the season. He holds a commanding lead over the competition entering Day 5 of the WPT Championship, emanating from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Jaka holds 3.12 million chips and is vastly out in front of Full Tilt… Read more »
Shawn Buchanan was the chip leader of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship after Day 1. Following Day 2, he was virtually tied for the lead with Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka. Entering Day 4 action on Wednesday, he has a stranglehold over the competition. Buchanan owns a stack of 1.84 million chips entering Day 4, which… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced last week that it had added a second France stop to the 2010-2011 schedule, its ninth season. WPT Amneville will start on October 30th at Casino Municipal D’Amneville, with its €3,200 + €300 Main Event running from November 2nd to 6th. Amneville is a small tourist town in northeast… Read more »
After two days of play in the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, a familiar face sits atop the leaderboard, Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka, who owns a stack of 597,100 chips. Hot on his heels is Day 1 chip leader Shawn Buchanan. A total of 98 players remain out of the quaint field of 195… Read more »
Fresh off a final table appearance in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout, Shawn Buchanan leads the field of the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship after Day 1. Buchanan took fifth in the $25,000 NAPT High Roller event at Mohegan Sun and collected $80,000. A total… Read more »
Carlos Mortensen became the World Poker Tour's (WPT) all-time money leader at $5.75 million after taking down the Hollywood Poker Open on Wednesday. Mortensen is now just one of two players to own three WPT titles. Read more »
2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Carlos Mortensen will enter the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open today as its chip leader. Mortensen holds two bracelets and two WPT titles. Read more »
Tuesday marks the play down day in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open. Online poker pro Frank "Frank1The1Tank" Calo paces the 15-player field that began Day 4 on Tuesday. Read more »
Two days of play are in the books in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open. Two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner Dwyte Pilgrim paces the field. Read more »
A quaint field of 143 players turned out for the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open. The event marks the WPT's first ever trip to Hollywood Casino Indiana, located just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. Read more »
In the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star event's final table, Mclean Karr bested a talented final table that included UB.com pro and 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. Read more »
After 15 grueling hours of play in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star event, the field was whittled from 27 players to six. Among those competing for the $878,000 first place prize is UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth. Read more »
UB.com pro and 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth leads the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star event entering its play down day. By the end of Thursday, six players will be left standing. Read more »
A total of 196 players took to the felts in San Jose, California for Day 1B of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. Eugene Katchalov came out on top after the second starting day, earning a $10,000 cash bonus. Read more »
