WPT

The once ailing World Poker Tour has been undergoing something of a resurgence in the past few weeks. As I reported a fortnight ago, the tour’s parents company WPT Enterprises Inc. had agreed to sell the majority of their assets to mysterious investment company Gamynia Ltd. Although it seemed that the deal was complete for [continue]

Amidst recent turmoil the World Poker Tour was sold this past week to Gamynia Limited for just over $9,000,000 and a percentage of future sales.  The Tour, owned and operated by World Poker Tour Enterprises, was the brainchild of TV Producer and CEO of WPTE Steven Lipscomb, who remarked, “We believe this transaction will enable [continue]

Since its heyday in the pre-UIGEA poker boom, the World Poker Tour has been on a deep dark downward spiral. Viewing figures have waned, tournament attendance has suffered, and profits have dried up. The last 12 months have been extremely testing for the former TV-poker giant. Recently released financial figures show that the WPT Enterprises [continue]

Across the road from the World Series, the modern home of Las Vegas poker was hosting the WPT Bellagio Cup V. The event is traditionally timed to overlap with the end of the Main Event, in order to tempt in pros and big-money amateurs before they head back home after the WSOP grind.
The WPT has [continue]

Rumors are circulating that European online gambling company Bwin is lining up a bid for the World Poker Tour. The ailing TV show has seen its stock plummet over the last few years thanks to the passing of the UIGEA. Bwin is an Austrian based firm with gambling interest all across Europe. They recently made [continue]

Poker’s most well known tele-visual spectacle has announced its return. The World Poker Tour has unveiled their U.S. schedule for Season VIII. A host of favourite venues make a return to the schedule this year, with one brand new addition. There will be 12 stops in total, with each casino hosting a few smaller tournaments [continue]

Texas Hold ‘em may be the world’s most popular version of poker, but many consider the game of H.O.R.S.E. to be the ultimate test of skill. Combining Hold ‘em, Omaha, Razz, and Stud into one event provides the top pros with the perfect chance to test their skills across all of poker’s disparate disciplines. These [continue]

The WPT is set to return to screens across the U.S. for an eighth season, as announced yesterday by the Fox Sports Network. Positive ratings for Season I reruns and the currently airing Season VII have convinced Fox executives to commit to a new series of 26 hour-long episodes.
Fox’s confidence in the World Poker Tour [continue]

Well, well, it seems we already have a can’t-miss event on our hands. If you heard a part of the entrants list of the 2009 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, you’d know what Jizzy is talking about.
Already scheduled to play in the event are Allen Cunningham, Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, Antonio Esfandiari, Howard Lederer, [continue]

If the name Chino Rheem sounds familiar to you, it’s for good reason.  He was one of the “November Nine” - the final table of this year’s World Series of Poker.  Rheem finished seventh in the main event but wanted to be sure people didn’t see him as a player who just got lucky to [continue]