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
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WPT World Championship Festival produces more winners
Players continue to capture gold as the poker tournament series unfolds The World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship’s main event hasn’t started yet, but several winners have already taken home big prizes at the Wynn Las Vegas series. The $40-million guaranteed tournament series is the largest prize pool in poker history, kicking off on December
Poker Streamer Jonathan Van Fleet is now part of WPT Global
The man most poker players know as ‘apestyles’ has become a WPT Global ambassador WPT Global has announced the latest poker star to be signed as an ambassador. Twitch poker phenom Jonathan Van Fleet, aka “apestyles,” will join other stars such as Andrew Neeme, Ethan “Rampage” Yau, Brad Owen and Phil Ivey as part of
WPT World Championship gets rolling in Las Vegas on Wednesday
Poker players can finish the year strong with another big tournament December saw a very successful World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship in 2022, and with the WSOP launching a new series, plenty of poker activity is in store for the 2023 holiday season. Tournaments to fit all budgets are upcoming worldwide, giving players a
WPT Liechtenstein win paves the way for David Kozma to reach for the stars
The win gives Kozma access to the huge WPT World Championship event in Las Vegas David Kozma is the biggest winner so far in Season 21 of WPT Prime, beating 1,644 players to win WPT Prime Liechtenstein in September. The series has attracted significant turnouts during Season 21 while setting several records. The non-US record
More players added to the Big One For One Drop list
Jason Koon, Aleksejs Ponakovs and others are now getting ready for next month’s big poker tourney December’s $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop at the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas has confirmed five more players who will sit down at the high-stakes event. Jason Koon will again bring
Mikita Badziakouski to play in the $1M WPT Big One for One Drop
The field for the upcoming high-roller event continues to take shape The field of pros competing at the $1,000,000 buy-in WPT The Big One for One Drop increased this past weekend as Belarusian high-roller Mikita Badziakouski has announced he’ll be traveling to Las Vegas in December to compete at the tournament. “I’m always looking to
WPT releases streaming schedule for upcoming World Championship
The upcoming poker tournament series will have a lot of live coverage The World Poker Tour (WPT) has released its live-streaming schedule for the upcoming WPT World Championship, which runs for 14 days from November 29 through December 23 at Wynn Las Vegas. This will be another huge series for the second straight year, featuring
World Poker Tour confirms $40M guarantee for World Championship
The upcoming poker tournament series hopes to draw attention with large prize pools The World Poker Tour (WPT) has confirmed that the upcoming WPT Championship will have its biggest prize pool ever of $40,000,000 guaranteed for the $10,400 buy-in tournament running from December 12-21 at the Wynn Las Vegas. An additional starting flight has also
Phil Ivey to give two WPT players a chance of a lifetime
The veteran poker pro is going to play two ClubWPT players simultaneously Ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey continues his busy schedule as World Poker Tour ambassador, with upcoming appearances at the WPT Japan in Tokyo and the WPT Premier Meet-Up Game at the Wynn in Las Vegas. However, his next WPT event will be
WPT expands WPT Prime lineup with new international stops
The WPT will return to France and Italy in the upcoming season The World Poker Tour (WPT), partnering with TexaPoker, has announced three WPT Prime events in France and Italy for the 2024 season. WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence, Sanremo and Paris were all confirmed after great success in 2023. The affordable Prime events are popular on
Phil Ivey to participate in the upcoming WPT Japan OnLive Main Event
The long-time poker pro is getting ready for a tough schedule as the year draws to a close The World Poker Tour (WPT) returns to Tokyo this November for the WPT Japan, co-sponsored by the Japan eSports Union. The WPT has confirmed the ¥5,000 ($34) buy-in event will have a ¥100,000,000 ($671,244) guarantee. The WPT