Tag Archives: WPT

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Day Two: Clyde Hinton Takes The Helm, Tommy Vedes In Pursuit

The World Poker Tour’s Seminole Hard Rock Showdown in Hollywood, FL, has completed its second day of play, with Clyde Hinton holding a slim lead over veteran poker pro Tommy Vedes. With late registration open until the start of action on Thursday, the 209 players who survived from the original 281 player field still did [...] Continue reading

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New Florida Poker Room In Jacksonville Leads State In Revenues

The newest poker room that opened in Florida last month, Best Bet Jacksonville, has surpassed expectations by leading the state in revenues in its inaugural month of action. According to the Florida Times-Union, Best Bet Jacksonville pulled in the most revenues for the month of March of the 24 poker rooms in the state. Times-Union [...] Continue reading

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Dolan, Rheem Out Front Early at WPT Seminole

With a $10k buy-in and a large group of pros who call South Florida home, the turnout in Hollywood was solid in both numbers and talent.
A full 280 players bought in on Day 1 with big-name pros like Michael Mizrachi, Jason Mercier and Matt Waxman leadi… Continue reading

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2012 World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Starts Wednesday

The World Poker Tour returns for the second year to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown $10,000 main event will …
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Christensen Scoops WPT Vienna Title

Christensen, a 27-year-old with just three previous live cashes, turned his online satellite qualification for the WPT Vienna main event into €313,390 with an impressive performance.
He took over the chip lead on Day 2 and managed to carry it all the… Continue reading

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WPT Vienna Day Two: Morten Christiensen Seizes Lead Over Chris Moorman, Tristan Wade

Day Two of the World Poker Tour stop in Vienna, Austria has come to a close with a Danish player atop the heap, although it isn’t one that immediately would come to mind. 179 of the original 396 player field gathered at the Montesino Casino in Vienna to continue the battle for the latest WPT [...] Continue reading

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Daily 3-Bet: Laak Attack, Selbst Jack, Ivey Greatness

Any suggestions for a future 3-bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.
Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Laak laying a beatdown on the Party Poker Big Game, Vanessa Selbst getting felted in Vienna and Daniel Negreanu musing on the cost of greatnes… Continue reading

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Jonathan Duhamel Among Leaders In Prominent POY Races

With a slight lull in the tournament poker world prior to the European Poker Tour’s Grand Final, the World Poker Tour’s World Championship and the beginning of the World Series of Poker, the major Player of the Year races seem to have a bit of consensus as to who the best player has been to [...] Continue reading

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2012 WPT Vienna Series Starts Wednesday

The World Poker Tour returns to the Montesino Casino in Vienna, Austria for the 2012 WPT Vienna after a smashingly successful inaugural run last year. This year’s nine-event series kicks …
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Two Poker Tours Head To The High Seas

Two of the more high profile poker tours in the United States will head out on the ocean in the near future, with the smaller tour’s event arguably making the bigger splash. For the first time in the history of the organization, the Heartland Poker Tour will hold an event outside of the United States [...] Continue reading

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