It’s coming down to crunch time at the Wynn Las Vegas. Only 128 players are remaining in the World Poker Tour World Championship event, with the final table set for Sunday. Of those 128 players, the United Kingdom’s Benny Glaser is in an excellent position to make a run for that title as the chip… Read more »
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World Poker Tour Able to Handle COVID-19 Shutdown with Shift to Online, More Television Distribution
The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent shutdown of pretty much all activity has come as a surprise to many businesses. Although the World Poker Tour has seen their live tournaments around the world shut down, they have been able to tread water well. How? By shifting their attention to online activities and working on improving their… Read more »
WPT Anchor Lynn Gilmartin, Player Kahle Burns Inducted into Australian Poker Hall of Fame
It is usually a sign that you’ve “made it” in a particular endeavor or activity. If anything has been around for a good length of time, it is likely that it has a Hall of Fame. Not only does poker have one (at least in theory, as it doesn’t have a physical location), individual countries… Read more »
World Poker Tour Season XVII Premieres on Sunday on FOX Sports Regional Networks
It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago, but the World Poker Tour is in the midst of their Season XVII schedule as we speak. As the final few events prepare to wrap ahead of the 2019 WPT Tournament of Champions, the broadcasts of the prior WPT events that make up Season XVII will… Read more »
Season XVI of the World Poker Tour Premieres Tonight on Fox Sports
The World Poker Tour returns tonight with the inaugural on-air broadcasts of their Season XVI schedule on Fox Sports’ regional network of outlets. There are a few changes to the show, some that haven’t been done since the start of the program back in 2002. For the first time in the history of the WPT,… Read more »
Andrew Neeme, PokerCentral Win Multiple Honors at 2018 American Poker Awards
The streaming network PokerCentral and poker player Andrew Neeme were the big winners last night as the world of poker honored its own with the Fourth Annual American Poker Awards. There was a bit of celebrity power on the catwalk entering Andaz in West Hollywood on Thursday night. Hollywood producer Randall Emmett (Aftermath, Gotti), “The… Read more »