World Poker Tour, LLC News

The $5,000 buy-in WPT Venetian Las Vegas begins on 12 July, which will have a $4,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. This marks the largest prize pool guarantee ever for a WPT Main Tour stop at The Venetian Las Vegas.

The Star Gold Coast festival dates run from 15-27 September, with Australia’s inaugural $5,400 AUD buy-in WPT Main Tour stop taking place 23-27 September.

On Thursday, 28 April to Sunday, 15 May, the WPT will provide a schedule of events for poker players from around the country at the Oklahoma casino.

Besting 1,982 entries in the World Poker Tour LHPO Championship at the Florida casino, Alexander Yen of Indianapolis made history by winning $975,240.

Fubo Sports Network will feature recent WPT tournaments from Las Vegas, Paris, Barcelona and more, spanning over 10 seasons, as well as archived events from the main stops on the tour.

Beginning with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, starting Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida, every World Poker Tour event will now count towards the WPT POY race.

Two-time Grammy nominated musician and producer Steve Aoki has joined the World Poker Tour as an ambassador and will play a pivotal role in guiding a full revamp of the WPT.

The live tour begins with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida, ending with the LHPO WPT Championship beginning 21 January, boasting a $2 million guarantee.

Jake Ferro, a 32-year-old poker player originally from Syracuse captured the World Poker Tour Season XIX Player of the Year award by edging out WPT Champions Club members with a deep run in the final event.

The World Poker Tour returns to the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event from 15-19 December.

The WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood runs from 13 January through 26 January and features a $3,500 buy-in championship event with a $2 million guaranteed prize pool.

The two companies will partner for a new WPTDeepStacks online series, featuring 28 events and more than $3 million in guaranteed prize pools. The highlight of the festival is the $1,050 buy-in WPTDS Main Event. With ten starting flights, players will have the opportunity to grab their share of the $1 million guaranteed prize pool.

This marks the first time a WPTDeepStacks event will be held at Choctaw Casino & Resort - Durant. The $1,100 buy-in WPTDeepStacks Choctaw Main Event is scheduled to run 5-8 November.

World Poker Tour and BetMGM announced today that the WPT Online Borgata Poker Open (19-21 September) will lead September’s partypoker U.S. Network Online Series in New Jersey (12-21 September).

Primary events kick off with the $600 Deep Stack NLH featuring six opening flights and a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament will conclude with the $3,500 WPT NLH Championship boasting at $2 million guarantee.