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Head to WPT Playground with WPT Global; Satellites and Promotions Galore

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:35:10 +0000

The World Poker Tour (WPT) heads to Montreal this October, with WPT Playground running from October 14-31. Every tournament carries a guarantee on its prize pool, including the WPT Main Event that will award $1,500,000 to those lucky and skilful enough to navigate their way into the money places.

You likely already know you can win your way into WPT live events online at WPT Global, but the online poker room is pulling out all of the stops for the WPT Playground festival. Not only is WPT Global hosting direct satellites into the WPT500, and WPT Prime events, it is also running OnLive tournaments, a Global Spins promotion, and offering to return 100% of your registration fee if you qualify for the WPT500, WPT Prime, or WPT Main Event online at WPT Global.

Find Out What Poker Heavy Hitters Were at Russell Westbrook’s 4th Annual Poker Night

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:35:10 +0000

Back on September 13, the WPT Foundation partnered with Russell Westbrook’s Why Not? Foundation for the NBA star’s 4th Annual Poker Night, which raised funds for the Why Not? Foundation.

The event took place at Wynn Las Vegas, which will play host to this December’s WPT World Championship. Alongside his wife Nina Westbrook, the 2016-2017 Most Valuable Player (MVP) runs the Why Not? Foundation, which is a nonprofit designed to create pathways of empowerment for underserved communities with a focus on education, workforce development programs, and mental health and wellness resources.

Game Set and Match: James Obst Triumphs in WPT Australia Championship

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:00:09 +0000

After busting the 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 46th place when Michael Dyer cracked his pocket aces with pocket tens, James Obst began questioning whether he wanted to remain a professional poker player. In July of 2018, Obst revealed he was leaving poker and turning his attention to professional tennis.

Obst played at the 2019 WSOP in Las Vegas but then wasn’t seen at the poker tables until he returned to “Sin City” for the 2023 WSOP. It was like he’d never been away, racking up nine cashes, including a fourth place in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

World Poker Tour to Host First Ever $5 Million Freeroll During WPT World Championship

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:35:10 +0000

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is going to set another record this coming December with a freeroll tournament that will have thousands of poker players interested in making a trip to Las Vegas.

Wynn Las Vegas, during the WPT World Championship Festival, will play host to the first ever $5 million poker tournament freeroll Dec. 13-15. First place is guaranteed to make at least $1 million.

The historic freeroll comes just one year after the World Poker Tour hosted the record-setting $40 million guaranteed WPT World Championship, a $10,400 buy-in tournament that attracted 3,835 entrants. Dan Sepiol took it down for $5.3 million thanks to a dominant final table performance for the ages.

Kerching For Chung as He Becomes a WPT Prime Champion

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:35:12 +0000

The WPT Prime tour was at Dusk Till Dawn, the home of British poker, and was a club regular who captured the £1,100 WPT Prime UK Championship title, £57,660 in prize money, and a £10,000 package to the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Timothy Chung has history with Dusk Till Dawn. Back in August 2012, Chung won his first live event, the DTD £150 Deepstack for £15,373. Five years later, he banked £78,700 for his victory in the DTD 1000 before helping himself to a £97,065 prize for a third-place finish in the £1,100 WSOP Circuit UK Main Event.

Marc Sen is at it Again: Wins WPT Prime Liechtenstein After Second Place in 2023

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:35:12 +0000

WPT Prime was at the Grand Casino Liechtenstein last weekend and saw 1,411 entries processed, including one from Switzerland’s Marc Sen. Sen may not be a name you are familiar with, but he pulled off a remarkable achievement.

Sen finished as runner-up to David Kozma in the 2023 edition of WPT Prime Liechtenstein, outlasting all but one of the 1,664-strong crowd. He collected the equivalent of $193,200 that day, but falling at the final hurdle of a large-field poker tournament is a bitter pill to swallow regardless of the financial rewards that come with it.

NBA Star Russell Westbrooks Charity Partners w/ WPT Foundation for Poker Night at Wynn

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:35:13 +0000

Russell Westbrook, one of the top scoring guards in NBA history, is taking his talents to Las Vegas for an evening of poker, and more importantly to raise money for a good cause.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Foundation and Westbrook’s Why Not? Foundation are partnering on a poker charity venture at Wynn Las Vegas Friday night. The fourth annual upscale Poker Night fundraiser takes place inside the Intrigue Nightclub, one of the fanciest clubs on the Strip.

Tudor Purice Dominates En-Route to WPT Prime Cyprus Championship Title

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:00:09 +0000

Romanian Tudor Purice secured the biggest win of his career with victory in the WPT Prime Cyprus Championship, defeating Aleks Apryan heads-up to win $183,270 after topping a field of 1,202 players.

Purice came into the final table second in chips behind Yurii Senchylo, and bided his time before timing his assault on the chip lead perfectly to dominate the latter stages and secure victory, along with a seat to the WPT Championship this December.

Aces Aces Kings & Jacks in Same Hand Deep at WPT Prime Cyprus

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:00:13 +0000

George Yazbek was eliminated in 15th place in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Cyprus Championship — but that’s only half the story after one of the craziest coolers reported deep in a poker tournament.

The WPT live reporting team captured the four-way all in that could have been a five-way all in had one player not folded a monster preflop hand. Four premium pocket pairs — plus one that was sent into the muck — went to tangle for a crucial pot in the $1,100 buy-in tournament at Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino in Cyprus.

Senchylo Zuev Leads WPT Prime Cyprus Championship Final Table

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:35:11 +0000

Just nine players remain in the WPT Prime Cyprus Championship, all eyeing up the $172,870 that awaits the winner.

Leading the way is the same player that started Day 2 as the chip leader Senchylo Zuev who holds a slight lead from Tudor Purice in second and Emile Abi-Daher in third.

The tournament resumes on the live stream at 13:00 local time and plays down to a winner. A reminder that the winner will also receive a $10,400 WPT Championship package for this December.

WATCH: WPT Prime Cyprus Livestream from Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 10:35:14 +0000

It’s Day 2 of the WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event, and you can catch all the action from the feature table with the live stream below.

WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Payouts

The remaining players are all guaranteed $1,940, with the winner walking away with over $172,000 and a $10,400 WPT Championship package.

Place	Payout
1st	$172,870 (+ $10,400 WPT Championship package)
2nd	$115,250
3rd	$86,000
4th	$64,000
5th	$48,500
6th	$37,000
7th	$28,500
8th	$22,200
9th-10th	$17,400
11th-12th	$14,400
13th-15th	$12,000
16th-19th	$10,000
20th-23rd	$8,400
24th-31st	$7,000
32nd-39th	$5,900
40th-47th	$4,940
48th-55th	$4,180
56th-63rd	$3,500
64th-79th	$2,940
80th-99th	$2,480
100th-121st	$2,140
122nd-152nd	$1,940

WPT Prime Cyprus Schedule

Day	Event	Time (CET)
Sunday, August 25	WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Day 2	13:00
Monday, August 26	WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Final Table	TBD

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Two-Time WPT Champion Vedes Through to WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Day 2

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 07:35:10 +0000

The final two flights of the WPT Prime Cyprus have been completed, with 39 players advancing from the Day 1c field of 313 and 27 making it through from the turbo Day 1d field of 215.

The payouts have also been confirmed, with everyone through to Day 2 guaranteed a payout of $1,940, with the winner taking home $172,870. The winner will also take home a $10,400 package to the WPT World Championship at the Wynn this December.

Ive Never Seen Trophy This Big for a 1k! Jamie Nixon on WPT Prime Cyprus

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 14:35:10 +0000

“For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer…”

It’s a year and five days since Jamie Nixon married his wife Ellie, and the pair are marking their first wedding anniversary here at WPT Prime Cyprus.

The pair, like many, are enjoying the mix of Mediterranean sunshine and exciting WPT action at Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino and are balancing the holiday vibe with action at the tables.

Balancing Playing with Holiday

“It’s very easy to get trapped in the bubble of just playing poker when you’re at an event,” said Nixon. “But you can turn it into a holiday, especially when you’re in a crazy place like Cyprus. Sometimes you end up going to these places which you never would have dreamed of, all because of poker.”

Another Big Day 1 Field as WPT Prime Cyprus Nears Guarantee

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 07:35:13 +0000

On Day 1a of the WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event, there were 190 players seated at the start of play, with the number of entrants eventually topping out at 340.

For Day 1b, things were slightly different with less than half that amount seated to begin Level 1. However, the poker room at Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino soon filled up, with eventually 334 entries joining the action.

42 players from Day 1b have now joined the 43 from Day 1a, with just two more flights remaining.

WPT Prime San Remo Winner Priamo Carta Eyes WPT World Championship

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:00:14 +0000

It’s Day 1b of the WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event, and after speaking with Matt Savage yesterday about how WPT Prime allows players to combine poker with the opportunity to travel the world, we found one player doing precisely that.

Italian Priamo Carta notched the biggest result of his career earlier this year, winning the WPT Prime San Remo Main Event and he’s now in action here at the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino.

Bumper Turnout as WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Kicks Off

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 07:35:11 +0000

With a lofty $1,000,000 guarantee, the WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event was always going to attract a healthy field. The $1,100 buy-in tournament is the first on the island, as the tour continues to expand to new destinations, offering the same World Poker Tour experience, regardless of buy-in.

The first of four starting flights got underway yesterday with a whopping 340 entrants — more than a third of what is needed to reach the guarantee.

WPT Returning to Montreal for CAD $1.5M Guaranteed WPT Playground Festival

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:35:12 +0000

Just months after the successful WPT Championship festival at Playground in Montreal, the World Poker Tour announced it will return to Montreal this fall.

The WPT Playground festival will take place Oct. 14-30 and will culminate with a CAD $3,500 buy-in WPT Playground Championship event offering a guarantee of CAD $1.5 million. Additionally, the series will feature highlights, including the WPT Prime Cup and the WPT 500 Championship.

“It was such a pleasure hosting a WPT Championship festival at Playground back in May, that we embraced the idea of returning for a second 2024 showing,” WPT CEO Adam Pliska said in a press release. “Players will once again have a chance at three different WPT titles, including the most prestigious honor of being immortalized on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.”

Almost 16000 Players Competed in the WPT Global Summer Festival

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:13 +0000

The $8 million guaranteed Summer Festival wrapped up on WPT Global over the weekend, and it’s safe to say WPT Global’s management staff will be delighted with how the series panned out. Some 15,850 players from 80 countries logged into their WPT Global accounts during the Summer Festival, highlighting the popularity of the online poker room and the superb tournament series it hosts.

Every event on the bustling WPT Global Summer Series schedule was eagerly anticipated, but a trio stood out from the crowd.

WPT Pivotal to Poker Popularity in Cyprus says Chamada Head of Poker Ali Alpsaran

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:35:10 +0000

The World Poker Tour heads to Cyprus later this month for a WPT Prime festival, featuring a $1,000,000 GTD Main Event at Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino.

A relatively new live poker destination, Chamada has been running poker festivals since 2021 but this is the first time they’ve partnered with a major operator to bring the WPT back to Cyprus for the first time in a decade.

PokerNews spoke with Ali Alpsaran, Head of Chamada Poker, about his personal connection to the World Poker Tour and what players can expect from the festival at the end of August.

World Poker Tour Returns to Cyprus This August; Check Out These Former Winners!

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:35:13 +0000

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 15 years since the World Poker Tour first visited Cyprus, but the WPT returns later this month to the Mediterranean island for a $1,000,000 GTD WPT Prime event as part of its Season XXII schedule.

This brand-new festival will run from Aug. 15-26 at the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Spa, which features 50 poker tables. Here we take a look at the long history of the WPT and Cyprus.

Win a WPT World Championship Ticket in the WPT Global Summer Festival Freerolls

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:35:12 +0000

The WPT Global Summer Festival is in full swing, and from now until August 18, you can still compete for your share of over $8 million in total guarantees.

And in addition to the cash prizes handed out across the extensive schedule, WPT Global is hosting freerolls where there are some incredible rewards, including a package to the prestigious WPT World Championship this December at Wynn Las Vegas.

Festival Freeroll: Secure Your Spot for August 25

One of the festival highlights is the $75,000 Freeroll on August 25. This is where one of you will have your chance to compete at the biggest WPT event of the year. Other top finishers will win MTT tickets for the upcoming WPT Global Fall Festival.

WATCH: Brad Owens Worst Day of Poker

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:35:11 +0000

The life of a poker player is full of ups and downs; it’s the nature of the beast and Brad Owen’s army of followers get to ride that rollercoaster without having to step foot in a poker room because the vlogger documents his wins and losses at the tables.

Unfortunately for Owen and his loyal fans, the rollercoaster took a long nosedive in his latest video.

Shortly after winning $25,000 playing cash games in Bobby’s Room, Owen stated that he wouldn’t be playing poker for a while because he would become a father in the next couple of days. However, he told a little white lie about not playing because he was invited to play $25/$50 with the same group of players the next day.

WPT Global Summer Festival to Award WPT World Championship Seat

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:35:15 +0000

Poker players hoping for a chance to win a seat in the 2024 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas are in luck. Thanks to the WPT Global Summer Festival series taking place July 28-August 18, there are a few opportunities to do so.

The online festival, which PokerNews highlighted here, is headlined by the $3,500 buy-in WPT Championship, which runs August 11-18. The event has a $1 million prize pool, with a WPT World Championship seat being the cherry on top.

Save the Dates: WPT Prime Heads to the United Kingdom This September

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:35:11 +0000

September seems a million miles away, but the ninth month of 2024 will be upon us sooner than you think. Ensure your schedules are free from September 11-16 because that is when the WPT Prime United Kingdom festival takes place at the home of British poker, Dusk Till Dawn.

Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) has a long history of hosting World Poker Tour (WPT) events. Last May, 895 players turned out in force for the £560 buy-in WPT 500, who fought it out for a slice of the £500,000 prize pool. Aleksandrs Golubevs came out on top on that occasion, raking in £100,000 and a place in WPT’s history books.

Resorts World to Host The Big Deal for One Drop During F1; Hellmuth to Emcee

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:00:12 +0000

Resorts World Las Vegas announced a new high-stakes charity poker tournament in partnership with the World Poker Tour (WPT) and the One Drop Foundation that will take place during the Formula 1 weekend in November.

The Big Deal for One Drop will be a $10,000 buy-in event with up to 54 players competing while raising money for the One Drop Foundation, which helps communities solve the water and climate crisis. Seventeen-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is set to emcee the event.

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