Entertainment and Special Events News

the World Poker Tour is making its first stop in the beautiful Turks and Caicos this fall and PlayersOnly.com Poker is giving players a chance to enjoy surf, sand, sun and a shot at fame and fortune at this televised WPT event.

Hundreds of poker enthusiasts descended upon Leicester Square in London, England, yesterday as Bluff Europe Magazine held their 'Poker in the Park' event sponsored by the World Poker Tour.

For the first time ever, the World Poker Tour will host a booth at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino's Gaming Life Expo.

The World Poker Tour will travel to Las Vegas next month to film the newest stop on the Season VI circuit, Bellagio Cup III.

WPT Enterprises, Inc. has signed a sponsorship deal with Southwest Airlines Co. for Season VI.

World Poker Tour introduced today Layla Kayleigh, the new WPT hostess for Season VI.

WPT President Steve Lipscomb, today issued an open letter inviting the poker community to provide their ideas and input via online forum at WorldPokerTour.com.

CAP Spring Break reports that WorldPokerTour.com has been selected as the host of the Late Night Party at the fabulous new Aura Night Club in Atlantis.

LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation has been selected by Las Vegas Sands Corp. as its in-room media and guest experience provider for LVS's flagship Macao property, The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel.

WPT Enterprises reports financial results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2007.

The World Poker Tour is moving its fledgling online poker room to the Cryptologic platform in June after more than a year of struggling on the WagerWorks network.

Full Tilt Poker pro Carlos "The Matador" Mortensen, rallied through three hours of grueling heads-up play against Kirk Morrison to win the 2007 WPT Five Star World Poker Classic.

Yahoo! UK & Ireland launched its first attempt at real-money poker, coupling the power of 20.7 million unique visitors per month with a trusted brand to attract customers in countries friendly to online gambling.

The contrast in styles between the calm European and the brash American couldn’t be anymore apparent, but regardless of their differences, European Poker Tour Champion Roland de Wolfe and 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth are in the same position – atop the leader board.

Rags-to-riches-to-hero, Anna Wroblewski was the big story in Vegas last week after turning $300 into $330,000. Now she has a commanding lead at the WPT Championship event.