July 23, 2018
The World Poker Tour has confirmed that it is embarking on an expansion drive in Asia, principally targeting Vietnam and India with new tournaments. The company plans a three-week swing through the region, starting with a Japanese tournament mid-September, another in Korea in the third week of September, and WPT Vietnam, which will be hosted […]
May 28, 2018
The third edition of World Poker Tour’s $15,000 buy-in Tournament of Champions ended in victory for US poker pro Matt Waxman Saturday when he collected the winner’s reward of $463,375, a Hublot watch and a JetSmarter membership for private flights valued at $50,000 after defeating Lithuania’s Matas Cimbolas in the heads up. The competition, which […]
May 8, 2018
Larry Greenberg has been crowned winner of the inaugural WPT Bellagio Elite Poker Championship after defeating Danny Qutami in heads up play. Greenberg outplayed a field of 126 entries to claim his first WPT title and $378,879 in prize money which includes a $15,000 seat to the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions. The win marks […]
February 28, 2018
Adam Pliska, the CEO of World Poker Tour, is to continue in the post for a further four years, owners owner Ourgame International Holdings confirmed in a media statement Tuesday. Pliska has been at the helm of WPT for the past nine years, having originally joined the company as general counsel in 2003, and has […]
February 4, 2018
Montreal native Eric Afriat earned his second World Poker Tour title winning the Season XVI WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open. Afriat outplayed a field of 1,244 entries for a pay check of $651,928 after defeating Justin Zaki in heads-up play. “The excitement of a second title, I think it brings me to another level,” Afriat […]
January 26, 2018
Florida poker pro Darryll Fish scored his first World Poker Tour title on his home turf this week, taking down the $3,500 buy-in WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Fish bested a field of 911 to claim the main prize of $511,604, his biggest yet individual score in […]
January 17, 2018
German poker pro Ole Schemion (25) racked up another major win this week when he took down the inaugural World Poker Tour Championship main event at Spielbank Berlin in his home town, scoring a Euro 218,435 pay day, along with a $15,000 seat at the upcoming WPT Tournament of Champions. The event pulled in 339 […]
November 18, 2017
Local player Maxine Heroux is Cdn$ 403,570 (including the $15,000 free seat at the uipcoming Tournament of Champions) wealthier this weekend after taking down the World Poker Tour Montreal competition at Playground Poker. The Cdn$ 2 million guaranteed, Cdn$ 3,850 re-entry event attracted a field of 606, including notable names like David Peters, Eric Afriat, […]
November 15, 2017
The inaugural World Poker Tour Deep Stacks India main event has reached a successful conclusion at the Deltin Royale Casino in Goa, with Vikash Mantri claiming the victor’s spoils of $92,540 after besting a competitive field of 526 other players. After powering through the field Mantri started final table action holding the chip lead and […]
November 10, 2017
The inaugural Brasil Poker Live – World Poker Tour live poker tourney has concluded in Punta Del Este, Uruguay with a main event victory for Argentinian poker pro Juan Gonzalez, who started final table action with the lowest chip stack. Gonzalez took home the main prize of $109,860 – his biggest score yet – after […]