World Poker Tour news
Friday marks the all-important play down day in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. Tenth place will pocket $98,000, while the winner of the finale of Season VII will see their bank account rise by $2.1 million. In the chip lead entering the critical day of play is Scotty Nguyen. Read more »
Sitting with the sixth largest chip stack entering Day 5 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship on Thursday is none other than the winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 HORSE Championship, Scotty Nguyen. Read more »
On Monday, the second day of play in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship played out at the Bellagio. Sitting with the second largest chip stack when the action concluded was a familiar name in the live poker world: Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier. Read more »
The second of two starting days in the seventh annual World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship played out on Sunday. When the smoke cleared, just 337 players had entered, a drop of 38% from last year's tally of 545. Read more »
Vadim Trincher won his way into the WPT Championship by virtue of winning the Foxwoods Poker Classic earlier this month. He banked $731,000 in the tournament as well as a $25,000 seat into the end-of-season Championship, which kicked off on Saturday from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Read more »
On Saturday, the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship will kick off from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The $25,000 buy-in tournament is the last stop of Season VII and will crown a champion seven days later. Read more »
A field of 259 players turned out for the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Foxwoods Poker Classic. In the end, Vadim Trincher stood tall above the rest, taking home $731,000 for his efforts. The tournament sported a rare five-handed final table. Read more »
Wednesday marks the conclusion of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Foxwoods Poker Classic. Traditionally, WPT final tables are played six-handed. However, a rare double elimination on the final hand on Tuesday leaves just five players. Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Foxwoods Poker Classic kicked off on Friday from the Connecticut casino. Whether it was due to the economy, the ongoing SCOOP tournament series, or preliminary events at the WPT Championship, attendance dropped by 25%. Read more »
By all measures, the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament was a rousing success. Attendance ballooned to 391 players in 2009, up 25 from 2008. Heads-up play came down to a recognizable WPT veteran, Steve Brecher, against one of the world's top female pros, Kathy Liebert. Read more »
After a hard-fought week, the final table of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star event is set. The group is led by Steve Brecher, who holds 2.06 million chips, barely edging out Tony Behari, who comes armed to the six-handed final table with a stack of 2.05 million. Read more »
After Day 2 of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament in San Jose, California, a total of 36 players and four bounties remain. The tournament saw a total of 391 entrants, including 50 Shooting Stars, take to the field in total. Read more »
Attendance was up at the 2009 Bay 101 Shooting Star event, a stop on the seventh season of the World Poker Tour (WPT). This time around, a total of 391 players turned out (up from 376 last year), helped in part by a 256 player showing on Day 1B. Read more »
A total of 135 players entered the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament on Day 1A. After 10 levels of play in the Matt Savage-run tournament, just 50 remain. Now, all eyes on Tuesday will be focused on Day 1B, which kicks off at 10:45am local time. Read more »
The WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star event kicks off on Monday from sunny San Jose, California. The unique high-stakes bounty tournament awards $5,000 for knocking a "shooting star" out of the event. The $10,000 buy-in contest's winner will likely receive a seven-figure payday and $25,000 buy-in to the WPT Championship. Read more »
Last week, the WPT partnered with Chili Poker to introduce a land-based tournament in Marrakech, Morocco. Now, the action moves north. In a press release distributed on Monday by the roving poker tour, it was revealed that the WPT has teamed up with bwin to launch WPT Venice. Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is coming to the African continent. On Wednesday, the tournament series announced that it has inked a sponsorship arrangement with Chili Poker to bring the game to Marrakech, Morocco. Read more »
In 2005, Freddy Deeb took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic. Three and a half years later, Deeb was up to his winning ways once again, taking down his second WPT title, this time at the Celebrity Invitational. Read more »
The first of three days of play in the WPT Celebrity Invitational is in the books. The tournament has attracted some of the top names in poker and Hollywood. When the final cards were dealt during Day 1, John "The Razor" Phan held firm as the chip leader with 197,000. Read more »
The World Poker Tour's (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic kicked off last Saturday from the Commerce Casino. A total of 696 poker hopefuls entered, representing a growth of 5% from 2008. In the end, one man stood tall above the rest, Andrew Cimpan. Read more »
In August of 2002, Chris Karagulleyan took down the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Legends of Poker during the tournament series' very first season. Six and a half years later, Karagulleyan is back in the spotlight, holding a commanding chip lead at the L.A. Poker Classic. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Chris Ferguson holds five WSOP bracelets. He's reached the finals of NBC's "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in three of the four years the tournament has been held, winning it in 2008. However, one accolade Ferguson lacks is a victory on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Read more »
There are 63 players remaining in the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic, which originates from the Commerce Casino. Online poker pro Jeff "ActionJeff" Garza eliminated Patrick Stemper from contention in 64th place, leaving the survivors to finish in the money. Read more »
Two days of play in the World Poker Tour's (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic are in the books. The magic is in the air at the Commerce Casino, as Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari sits with the largest chip stack entering Day 3 at 405,000, just edging out Kofi Farkye, who holds 391,000. Read more »
The first of six days of play in the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic kicked off on Saturday. A total of 696 poker hopefuls entered the marquee WPT event, up 5% from last year's total of 665. At the conclusion of Day 1, the 406 survivors are chasing K.J. Nam, who holds 135,500 chips. Read more »
