Christian Rudolph Wins WPT Online Series Main Event at Marathon Final Table
Good thing they were comfortable at home Christian Rudolph came back from the middle of the final table pack on Wednesday to win the World Poker Tour (WPT) Online Series Main Event on partypoker....
View ArticleWorld Poker Tour Heads Up Championship, Inaugural Tampa Stop Taking Place...
It seems to be a bit of odd scheduling for the World Poker Tour. While the first event of their Season XIX schedule kicks off in Tampa on Friday, the WPT will also be running an international event...
View Article2021 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Event: Clayton Jiang Holds Overall...
While it may not have been as big as the Season XVIII finale in Hollywood, FL, a couple of months back, the inaugural stop by the World Poker Tour for the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Event has...
View Article2021 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Event: Jonathan Jaffe Leads 40...
Things move awfully fast during the first two days of a large-field poker tournament. Going into Sunday’s Day 2, just 284 players remained of the original 1,165 entries in the 2021 World Poker Tour...
View ArticleBrian Altman Wins WPT Seminole Hard Rock Tampa, Third WPT Title
Brian Altman loves the state of Florida. On Tuesday, he won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Main Event for his third career WPT title. All three of his victories came in the Sunshine...
View ArticlePhil Ivey Bests Patrik Antonius to Win $25,000 WPT Heads-Up Poker Championship
Big event on the down-low? The $25,000 World Poker Tour (WPT) Heads-Up Poker Championship was an odd bird. It was a 32-player invitational with an eclectic mix of poker stars, e-sports athletes,...
View Article2021 WPT Venetian Day 2: Ari Oxman Leads as Field Narrows to 39
The World Poker Tour is back in Las Vegas this week as the WPT Venetian moves on to Day 3. There are just 39 players remaining heading into Tuesday’s action, with Ari Oxman leading the way with 3.310...
View Article2021 WPT Venetian Final Table Features Three Women, Three Men
History in the making? The World Poker Tour (WPT) Venetian Main Event is down to its six-handed final table, with Mike Liang entering Wednesday’s action as the chip leader. Holding 18.225 million...
View ArticleChad Eveslage Wins 2021 WPT Venetian Main Event
It looked like it was going to be a two man race for the title at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Venetian final table on Wednesday, and sure enough, that is what it turned out to be. In the end, Chad...
View ArticleElement Partners Completes $105 Million Acquisition of World Poker Tour From...
WPT on the move The World Poker Tour has a new home. On Monday, Allied Esports Entertainment announced that it has completed the sale of the venerable poker institution to Element Partners, LLC....
View ArticleWorld Poker Tour Announces Season XX First Half Schedule
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...
View ArticleJesse 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,...
View ArticleMassive Day 1B Throng Makes for Record Setting WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
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,...
View Article2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Day 2: WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferro...
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...
View ArticleWorld Poker Tour Changes Player of the Year Points System, Now Counting All...
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...
View Article2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Day 3: Joshua Kay Leads Final 16
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...
View Article2022 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Final Table Set
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...
View ArticleAlex Yen Rolls to Title of WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
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...
View ArticleWorld Poker Tour Adds Three Stops in Australia
First time for WPT in Sydney [Cracks knuckles, braces himself for a wildly clever opening sentence.] The World Poker Tour is heading down under! This week, the WPT announced that it has signed a deal...
View ArticleWorld Poker Tour Introduces WPT Prime, Ends WPTDeepStacks
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...
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