The 2024 World Poker Tour Season 22 schedule has traversed the world. In the next month, Asia and North America are on the schedule, with one tournament in Osaka, Japan, and another (arguably more notable) stop by the circuit in one of their familiar stomping grounds. On Friday, the WPT Choctaw will kick off action… Read more »
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2023 WPT World Championship Through Two Flights; WPT Prime Final Table Set for Action
The World Poker Tour is enjoying its stay at Wynn Las Vegas this month. After a plethora of events that shattered guarantees, the WPT has reached its pinnacle tournament, the 2023 WPT World Championship, and is through the first two of four flights. One of its preliminary tournaments, the WPT Prime Championship, has reached its… Read more »
2023 Poker Masters Crowns Three Champions, Main Event on Tap Monday
It’s been a busy weekend around the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas. The 2023 Poker Masters has been playing through this last weekend of September, crowning three champions in the race for their Purple Jacket. That battle will certainly come down to the last event of the series, a $50,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event,… Read more »
Christopher Brammer Leads Day 1C of 2023 WSOP Championship Event, Record in Sight
The third of four Day Ones at the 2023 World Series of Poker Championship Event is in the books, and it is leading towards what could be a historic moment. Christopher Brammer packed up a stack of 366,100 chips in what has, to date, been the largest day of action at the WSOP. That is… Read more »
WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Day 1A: Anthony Spinella Leads Largest Day 1A in WPT History
Yesterday in our preview of the 2023 World Poker Tour stop at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, we mentioned how the players ALWAYS flock to the Florida properties. Day 1A of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown demonstrated this fact, busting the guarantee in only one day in setting a… Read more »
2023 U. S. Poker Open: Brian Kim Holds Event #9 Lead Ahead of Main Event
It’s come down to the final days of the 2023 U. S. Poker Open, but there are plenty of questions that remain to be answered. After a day off on Palm Sunday, Event #9 will resume on Monday with Brian Kim leading the way over a difficult final table. Also on Monday, the $50,000 No… Read more »
2023 U. S. Poker Open: Isaac Kempton, Darren Elias Claim Victories; Hellmuth, Weissman in Position for Second Win
The intensity is ramping up as the buy-ins rise in the 2023 U. S. Poker Open in Las Vegas. Two more champions have been crowned, both in $15,000 tournaments, while two previous champions of the 2023 USPO are prepared to square off to vie for a second win in the series. That is critically important,… Read more »
Borgata’s “The Return” Crushes $3 Million Guarantee, Adam Adler Overall Leader
One of the premiere locations on the East Coast for poker has rejoined the game, and it has been an enormous success. After more than two years out of action, the Borgata in Atlantic City has opened back up its poker operations, celebrated with its brand-new tournament schedule. “The Return” has been all that, with… 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 »
Newly Sober ‘Chino’ Rheem Adds Another Major Title, Wins Inaugural PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown
As Saturday began, there were four men who had a chance at winning the inaugural PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown. By the end of the night, only one would be left standing. David ‘Chino’ Rheem, citing his newfound sobriety as a catalyst, added another major championship to his trophy mantle in defeating Darren Elias in the… Read more »
PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown Final Four Determined
Another two rounds went into the books on Friday for the inaugural PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown. From the Sweet Sixteen to the Final Four, there was some surprises along the way. A trio of players are known commodities in the poker community, but the fourth is a newcomer to the “High Roller” world who is… Read more »
2022 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Final Table Set, Darren Elias Looking for His Fifth WPT Title
Darren Elias is in the driver’s seat to capture his record-extending fifth World Poker Tour title, as he is the chip leader going into the final table of the 2022 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. With 38.825 million chips, he is well ahead of Mark Davis, who has 26.550 million and was the chip… 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 »
Daniel Colpoys, Sean Perry Open 2022 PokerGO Cup with Victories
The first two events of the 2022 PokerGO Cup are in the books, and it is an example of someone who has taken a long time to reach the pinnacle and someone who seems poised to threaten for the overall supremacy of the “high roller” elite. One overarching theme, however, is the smaller fields than… Read more »
Andrew Lichtenberger Holds Final Table Chip Lead in Event #1 of 2022 PokerGO Cup
The second running of the PokerGO Cup is underway, and the first of three $10,000 No Limit Hold’em events has finished its Day 1 action. A decent field emerged for the battle, but it was Andrew Lichtenberger who had the most fun on Wednesday. After a day of poker action, it is Lichtenberger who will… 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 »
Art Peacock Holds Day 1A Lead at WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
After more than ten months of inactivity, the World Poker Tour has emerged from its cocoon and is back in action! From the appearances at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL, the players were ready for the comeback, too. The WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open completed its first Day One of… Read more »
WPT Gardens Poker Championship: First Tournament of 2020 Has Randall Emmett, Cole Sudeck Atop Leaderboard
While many may be lamenting that, for the first time in 16 years, there is nothing going on in the Bahamas, the tournament poker world is going on. It may have slipped under the radar, but the World Poker Tour has gotten back into its Season XVIII swing with a stop at the Gardens Casino… Read more »
2019 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Day 3: Final 81 Players Vying for Title, T. K. Miles Holds Lead
As usual, the World Poker Tour’s final event for the 2019 calendar year has once again drawn out the players looking for a Christmas present. The WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic is in full swing, having built a 1035 entry field with one of the few $10,000 buy-in events left on their schedule. There… Read more »
2019 WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble Day 1A: Smallish Opening to Bounty Tournament, Ashraf Chehata Early Leader
The World Poker Tour has moved to the sunny climes of Jacksonville, FL, and the bestbet Jacksonville card room for their WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble. Now the only bounty tournament on the WPT schedule – the Bay 101 Shooting Star used to be the other until it was dropped from the WPT schedule in 2017… Read more »
WPT Maryland Live! Main Event Day 1A: WPT Champions’ Club Member Brian Altman Massive Leader
The first of two-Day Ones is in the books for the World Poker Tour’s Maryland Live! Main Event and it looks like it is going to be a good one. At the end of Day 1A, a WPT Champions’ Club member, Brian Altman, powered his way through the field of 217 entries to be the… Read more »
WPT L. A. Poker Classic Main Event Day 5: Darren Elias Looks for Championship #5, Leads Final Table
The final table of the World Poker Tour stop at the Commerce Casino for the L. A. Poker Classic Main Event has been determined and it could be historic. Four-time WPT champion Darren Elias is looking to break into rarefied air and perhaps become the first five-time champion in the history of the circuit. His… Read more »
Darren Elias Makes History, Wins Fourth WPT Championship at WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic
Etching his name into the history books, Darren Elias made history last night in defeating Kitty Kuo to capture his fourth ever World Poker Tour championship in winning the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic. It seemed as if it were almost predestined for Elias to rewrite the record books on Wednesday. He sat on nearly half… Read more »
2017 WPT Maryland Live! Main Event Day 1A: Over 200 Entries for Day 1A, Zachary Donovan Holds Chip Lead
The World Poker Tour carnival has pulled into its latest stop, Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, and the crowds have come for the show. The $3500 WPT Maryland Live! Main Event has Day 1A in the books with Zachary Donovan holding the chip lead after a day of play. Even though there is late registration… Read more »