The upcoming series includes a mix of games for players of all levels The first major poker series at Resorts World Las Vegas was in late 2023 with the PokerStars North American Poker Tour. It turned out to be an overwhelming success, with more than 3,200 player entries and total prizes awarded of over $4.2
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Next month’s Wynn Millions poker series offers over $8 million GTD
The poker tournament series returns in February with a huge prize pool on the table The schedule for the 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series was released this week. The almost month-long festival will have prize guarantees of more than $8 million to be won. The Wynn Millions festival will run from February 19 to March
David Coleman takes down the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Main Event
Coleman returns to the felt and picks up his first live tourney win David Coleman began the 2024 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 No-Limit Hold ’em Main Event with 152 cashes, over $3.6 million in earnings, and no live tournament titles. However, he would outlast the field of 457 players to win the CPPT
DeepStack Extravaganza tournament series close to wrapping up
The series is coming down to its final days before concluding on January 7 The Venetian Resort Las Vegas celebrates the new year with its annual DeepStack Extravaganza (NYE) tournament series. The action began on December 25 and will resume through January 7. Entrants can earn Player of the Year points in ten of the
Poker player allegedly behind mass shooting in Las Vegas
Nobody was hurt during the unprovoked attack by Jon Letzkus Police have apprehended a poker player who was connected to a Sunday morning shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. Jon Letzkus, 45, was arrested for allegedly firing a weapon from a balcony of the MGM Signature Towers at roughly 6 AM. No one was hurt
The DeepStack Extravaganza poker tournament series kicks off on Christmas
The upcoming series will offer almost $1 million in cash prizes for the holidays The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas will host its upcoming DeepStack Extravaganza (NYE) tournament series from December 25 through January 7, with 19 events and almost $1 million in guaranteed prizes. The highlight of the series is the $1,600 buy-in $400,000
Calvin Anderson ships the WPT Prime Championship for $1.3 million
Anderson took down Aaron Pinson in the final heads-up battle for the win Calvin Anderson became a millionaire on Tuesday at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship, beating Aaron Pinson heads-up for the win at the $5 million guaranteed $1,100 buy-in tournament. The 10,512 entries almost doubled last year’s count in the event won
2024 WSOP schedule set, with the Main Event to be held in July
One of the biggest poker events of the year is already getting ready for another deep run The World Series of Poker (WSOP) just finished its WSOP Paradise festival in the Bahamas and has now turned its focus to Las Vegas with the announcement of the dates for the 2024 WSOP. The 55th edition of
World Poker Tour Prime Event down to final six players
The remaining players will take home at least $290,000 each The $1,100 World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime event at the WPT World Championship series is down to the final six players, who made it through a record-breaking 10,516 entrants to play for their cut of the $10,196,640 prize pool. These are the players that will
Lisa Costello takes down WPT Ladies Championship in Las Vegas
The long-time player rebounded from just five big blinds to win the tournament Las Vegas resident and retired poker pro Lisa Costello was the winner of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ladies Championship that just ended at the Wynn, taking home $85,297 and the championship trophy. It was an improbable win after Costello found herself
WPT Prime Championship Prize Pool breaks the $10M barrier
The turnout for the ongoing series keeps pushing the purse higher The World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship, which commenced on December 7 at Wynn Las Vegas, had a $5 million guaranteed prize pool, much bigger than the usual $1,100 buy-in tournament. However, that number was only the beginning, as registration closed after Day 1d
$40-million WPT Championship just one of several WPT events coming to Vegas
Poker players have a lot of big tournaments to look forward to starting in December The guaranteed prize pools keep rising on the World Poker Tour (WPT) scene. The $40 million guaranteed event beginning December 12 at Wynn Las Vegas expects to break attendance records. The $10,400 buy-in 2023 WPT World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold’em