2017 WPT Maryland Live! Main Event Day 3: Tom Reynolds Leads Final Table, Art...
They are down to the six-handed final table at the 2017 World Poker Tour (WPT) Maryland Live! Main Event in Hanover after 23 players were eliminated on Day 3. Day 2 chip leader Grigoriy Shvarts is no...
View ArticleArt Papazyan Wins Second WPT Title at WPT Maryland Live! Main Event
Doing something that only seven men had done before him, Art Papazyan was able to vanquish a tough final table to emerge with his second World Poker Tour championship of the year in winning the WPT...
View ArticleEditorial: WPT, Bring Back the Shooting Star!
Earlier this week, the World Poker Tour announced the remainder of its Season XVI schedule. On the roster of events were the usual suspects that have been a part of the WPT for quite some time,...
View ArticleMatt Savage and World Poker Tour Issues Statement Regarding Taking Shooting...
The World Poker Tour recently released the remainder of its Season XVI schedule and, for the most part, the usual suspects were a part of the roster of events. There was one quite noticeable absence,...
View ArticleWPT bestbet Bounty Scramble Featured Bounties Revealed
The World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Bounty Scramble $5,000 buy-in Main Event begins this weekend and, if you read the words that came before this one, you likely saw the word “bounty” in the title of...
View Article2017 WPT Borgata Poker Open Day 4: Matt Parry Takes Over Lead at Final Table,...
The penultimate day of the latest World Poker Tour event is at hand as the final table has been determined for the 2017 WPT Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City, NJ. Coming to the six-handed table, Matt...
View Article2018 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event Day 3: Final Three Tables...
The 2018 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event steamed onward on Wednesday, with the final three tables being determined and Steven Greenberg taking over the chip lead with a 3.753...
View Article2018 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 4: Final Table Determined, Zach...
Dominating play once it reached the unofficial final table, Zach Gruneberg will hold a dominant lead when the final six players meet this afternoon to determine the champion of the 2018 World Poker...
View ArticleEric Afriat Earns Second WPT Title in Coming from Short Stack to Win WPT...
Defying the odds by coming off the short stack, Eric Afriat earned his second World Poker Tour championship on Friday by winning the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open in Atlantic City. To say (and don’t...
View ArticleMike Leah Wins WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event
Let’s just say that the Fallsview Casino Resort overlooking the Canadian side of Niagara Falls isn’t a venue that Mike Leah is going to stop visiting any time soon. On Monday night, Leah won his first...
View ArticleWhat the Hell Happened at the End of Mike Leah’s WPT Fallsview Win?
On Tuesday, I posted a quick write-up of the 2018 World Poker Tour (WPT) Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event final table, won by Mike Leah. Leah was understandably thrilled – it was his first WPT title...
View ArticleWorld Poker Tour L. A. Poker Classic to Begin on Saturday
After a controversial tournament conclusion in Canada, the World Poker Tour has moved onward to what is one of the venerable stops on its yearly circuit. Tomorrow, the WPT L. A. Poker Classic, a...
View Article2018 WPT L. A. Poker Classic Day 1 – John Misirian Snatches Day 1 Chip Lead...
Day 1 is in the books for the 2018 version of the World Poker Tour’s L. A. Poker Classic and it is shaping up to be a special event. One of only three tournaments that has been contested on the WPT...
View Article2018 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event Day 2 – Kimbo Ung Tops Pack Leader Board
Barely more than 100 players remain of the original 493 after Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic. It should be a tense day, as 62 players get paid and there will be plenty of short...
View Article2018 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event Day 3 – Jeremy White Out in Front,...
The field at the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic Main Event was whittled from 102 to 31 on Monday as the money bubble burst. Jeremy White is the chip leader with 1.552 million chips, giving...
View ArticleWPT Re-Ups CEO Adam Pliska for Four Years
Back during the poker boom of – my god – about a decade and a half ago, World Poker Tour broadcasts sucked in poker fans. But as the years went on and the airwaves became saturated with poker shows,...
View Article2018 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event Final Table Set
The six-handed final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic was determined Wednesday evening, with Toby Lewis finishing the day as the chip leader. It is really a two man show going...
View ArticleWPT Expands Season XVI Schedule, Adds May Tournament at the Bellagio
Not content with the outstanding season that they have put forth to this point, the powers at the World Poker Tour have decided to expand the schedule once again this year. It is but another event on...
View ArticleDennis Blieden Defeats Toby Lewis in “David vs. Goliath” Showdown, Wins WPT...
In a classic battle of “David versus Goliath” Dennis Blieden, who had only cashed twice in his tournament poker career, was able to vanquish poker pro Toby Lewis to win the 25th running (and 16th under...
View Article2018 WPT Rolling Thunder Day 1A: 132 Runners Come Out, Sean Marshall Holds...
Coming right on the heels of the WPT L. A. Poker Classic, the WPT Rolling Thunder kicked off action on Friday for the next WPT event. Located outside of Sacramento, the WPT Rolling Thunder has become...
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