The World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Main Event final table shapes up to be a great one, as the chip counts of the six remaining players are as even as you will ever see. Leading the way is Ray Qartomy with 9.400 million chips. And while first place is where you want to be, regardless… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) got back in action this weekend in Oklahoma with the WPT Choctaw stop at the Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant. After a pair of Day 1 starting flights and Sunday’s Day 2, Chance Kornuth is the chip leader – barely – with 2.845 million chips. With just 36 players… Read more »
Influential vlogger The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced the signing of Brad Owen as its second ambassador. As part of his ambassadorship, Owen will represent the Tour at live WPT events and create content for the World Poker Tour. “I am excited to be joining the team at WPT,” said Owen in Tuesday’s press… Read more »
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 »
Over the past two days, the World Poker Tour has announced the addition – or return, to be exact – of two stops to its 2022 schedule. The WPT Venetian in Las Vegas will run July 7-17 in Las Vegas, while the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Tampa is slated for August 25 – September 6.… Read more »
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 »
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 »
The 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown looks to be an entertaining race down the stretch, as several players are within striking distance of the top spot with just 99 entrants remaining. And manning that top spot going into Day 3 is Mark Davis with 3.740 million chips. Immediately behind Davis… Read more »
Of late, the World Poker Tour has not had much of the “world” in its moniker. They have gone from Las Vegas to Florida and…back to Las Vegas again. This time around, the WPT has headed to one of its favorite sites, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, and has seen… Read more »
They may be getting a bit of a late start in 2022, but the Global Poker Index’s battle for the 2022 Player of the Year is off and running. It was announced on Friday that the tabulations for the 2022 race have been determined and, naturally, have been backdated to the start of the year.… Read more »
PokerStars is awarding live tournament entries Two of the heaviest hitters in the poker world – PokerStars and the World Poker Tour – announced their celebrations of International Women’s Day. Though International Women’s Day is Tuesday, March 8, both organizations are holding special tournaments this coming Sunday, March 13, as it is traditionally the most… Read more »
It is always tragic when someone passes away, especially at a young age. It is also tragic when they have a connection to the very game that you have covered. Thus, it is with great sadness that Poker News Daily must report on the passing of a friend of the game of poker, a legend… Read more »
The king is dead, long live the king! On Tuesday, the World Poker Tour announced that it is retiring the WPTDeepStacks brand, replacing it with a new splinter tour, WPT Prime. WPT Prime will debut this spring with three events in Asia. “Our continued efforts to improve the WPT live tournament experience will benefit more… Read more »
He grabbed ahold of the lead during Tuesday’s action ahead of the final table and he would never let it go. Alex Yen rolled to the championship of the World Poker Tour’s Lucky Hearts Poker Open on Wednesday night, defeating Anton Wigg. The title was the first major championship for Yen in his poker career,… Read more »
The final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open is set, as Alexander Yen is the man to beat, holding more than a 9 million-chip lead over his closest competitor. All six remaining players have locked up over $200,000 in prize money, but naturally, they are all gunning for the win,… Read more »
Just 16 players remain in the 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Joshua Kay is the chip leader heading into Day 4 with 11.825 million chips. Everyone still in the tournament is guaranteed at least $49,825, but most have their sights set on the… Read more »
Not just for the high rollers anymore The World Poker Tour announced on Friday that it has revamped its Player of the Year points system and prizes. All changes are in effect right now, starting with the current WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. The big change is… Read more »
Jake Ferro picked up 2022 where he left off from last year, as he goes into Day 3 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open as the chip leader. Just 87 players remain of the 553 that began Day 2; everyone that is playing on Monday has already made the money. Last… Read more »
History held serve for the World Poker Tour as a massive throng of people arrived for Day 1B of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open on Saturday. The entries on Saturday, combined with the Day 1A field, set a new record for the tournament and pushed the prize pool north of the $6 million mark.… Read more »
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 »
The World Poker Tour has released the schedule for the first half of Season XX. It is quite small, consisting of just three Tour stops, though the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the fast-spreading omicron variant of the virus could be playing a hand in that. We mentioned the first stop on the “Main Tour” last… Read more »
Down to the wire Jake Ferro made a huge run at the end of 2021 to capture the World Poker Tour Season XIX Player of the Year title, narrowly beating out several strong players for the crown. Ferro earned 1,550 Player of the Year points thanks to three WPT Main Event cashes and one final… Read more »
WSOP Circuit We have emerged from our holiday season cocoons into the light of the year 2022 and as such, live poker tournaments are getting ready to kickoff once again. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 causing new virus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths to skyrocket in the United States and around the world, things could… Read more »
If you’re been around the online poker world for any length of time, you have probably heard of the myriad of ways that people believe cheating is done (rightfully or wrongly). The last person you would think would make accusations of malfeasance would be one of the top pros in the game who cut his… Read more »
There have always been arguments about who the best player in the world might be. One thing that usually has not been argued, however, is who the best player in a given calendar year might be. Organizations like CardPlayer Magazine and the Global Poker Index have done magnificent work to trying to figure out who… Read more »
