WPT L. A. Poker Classic Underway, Chance Kornuth Leading The Way
Kicking off their 3rd Annual “California Swing,” the World Poker Tour has landed in sunny Southern California – the Commerce Casino in Bell Gardens, CA, to be precise – for their perennial stop at the...
View Article2016 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Day 2: Sam Soverel Works His Way to the Top
Day 2 of the 2016 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event saw significant chip movement as two-thirds of the field that remained after Day 1 was eliminated, leaving just 111 players to continue...
View Article2016 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event Day 3: Dietrich Fast Crosses Million...
Another day is in the books at the 2016 World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic Main Event, as the field was whittled from 111 players to just 43 heading into Tuesday’s Day 4. Germany’s Dietrich Fast...
View Article2016 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event Day 4: Mike Shariati Gunning for 2nd...
There are just two days left for the 2016 World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic Main Event, as the field has gone from a stout 515 to just 14 players. Today should be a relatively short day; action...
View Article2016 WPT L. A. Poker Classic Main Event Day 5: Anthony Spinella Leads Final...
The final table is set for the World Poker Tour’s latest stop in southern California at the L. A. Poker Classic. Heading up the six-man final table will be 2015 World Series of Poker “hybrid”...
View ArticleDietrich Fast Denies Mike Shariati Second WPT Title, Wins L. A. Poker Classic
Fighting his way from the back of the pack, Dietrich Fast was able to deny World Poker Tour champion Mike Shariati his second WPT title of the Season XIV schedule, winning the WPT L. A. Poker Classic...
View ArticleWPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Day 1A: Ankush Mandavia Leads Tight Leader Board
It was a long Day 1A at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star Monday, as those who made it all the way through had to slog through eleven 60-minute levels. With two hours for dinner and...
View Article2016 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event Day 1B: Tournament Sets New Record
The second starting flight of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event was held Tuesday as 422 more players gave the tournament a whirl. The resulting overall field of 753 is the...
View Article2016 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event Day 2: Money Bubble Pops as Dylan...
There are several happy souls in northern California as the sun breaks on Thursday morning, some because they received a cash in the 2016 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament in San Jose....
View Article2016 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Day 3: Final Table Determined, Stefan...
The final table has been determined for the 2016 World Poker Tour’s Bay 101 Shooting Star event in San Jose, CA and only one Shooting Star, poker professional/announcer Maria Ho, remains with their...
View ArticleStefan Schillhabel Staves Off Adam Geyer, Takes Down WPT Bay 101 Shooting...
Playing more hands in heads up competition than it took at the final table to reach that point, Stefan Schillhabel staved off the assault of a powerful Adam Geyer to take down the World Poker Tour Bay...
View Article2016 WPT Rolling Thunder Day 1A: Opening Day Bodes Well for Record Turnout,...
There was certainly no rest for the staff of the World Poker Tour nor the players on the circuit as, immediately following the conclusion of the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star in San Jose, the trucks, cars...
View Article2016 WPT Rolling Thunder Day 1B: Ankush Mandavia Looking for Back-to-Back...
Day 1B of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rolling Thunder Main Event is in the books at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort, as another 175 players bellied up to the tables to try to make a run to become a...
View Article2016 WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event Day 2: Ankush Mandavia Continues to Lead
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Rolling Thunder Main Event is moving right along – Day 2 of the tournament was completed Monday night and there are just two days left to go. Once again, Ankush Mandavia has...
View Article2016 WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event Day 3: Russell Garrett, Harrison Gimbel...
The 2016 World Poker Tour (WPT) Rolling Thunder Main Event reached its final table last night; just six players remain from the original field of 409. Russell Garrett goes into the final table as the...
View ArticleHarrison Gimbel Completes Second Leg of Triple Crown, Wins WPT Rolling Thunder
Picking off the second leg of poker’s Triple Crown, Harrison Gimbel overcame an epic battle against Mohsin Charania – himself looking for his third World Poker Tour title – to emerge victorious at the...
View ArticleRomanian Vlad Darie Captures WPT Vienna Title, Dietrich Fast Makes Another...
In what proved to be a highly entertaining final table, Romania’s Vlad Darie defeated start-of-day chip lead Zoltan Gal to take down the World Poker Tour Vienna title on Sunday afternoon (U. S. time)....
View ArticleMore Prizes Added to Sweeten WPT Tournament of Champions Prize Pool
As the date approaches for the first rendition of this version of the World Poker Tour’s Tournament of Champions, the tour officially announced on Tuesday that more prizes had been added to the awards...
View ArticleWPT Tournament of Champions to Implement Shot Clock
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Season XIV is coming to an end, but with that end comes the beginning of a tweak to the way major tournaments might be run in the future. Today, famed tournament director...
View Article2016 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Day 1: Explosion of Players Out...
The final events of the Season XIV schedule for the World Poker Tour are underway in Hollywood, FL, as the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown opened its doors for Day 1 action on Friday. After the...
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