To the surprise of many, the World Poker Tour announced last November that it would be scrapping its annual season-ending WPT Championship in favor of an invite-only Tournament of Champions event. With the event a little over a month away, the WPT has released some more details on the exclusive event, including the introduction of… Continue reading WPT Adds $200K in Cash and Prizes to Tournament of Champions

In recent days, the World Poker Tour wrapped up its annual end-of-season Championship event from the Borgata in Atlantic City. This year, the tournament attracted 239 entries, down 27% from the 328 recorded last year. PokerNews’ Donnie Peters (pictured) called the development “worrisome,” so PocketFives took to Twitter to figure out why attendance slid so… Continue reading Why WPT Championship Attendance Dropped 27% This Year

“The last month of my life has been the craziest month of my life. The last week of my life has been the craziest week of my life. Today has been the craziest day. Everything is just so surreal. I’m happy my dad got to be here. I couldn’t have ever imagined this.” Those were… Continue reading Asher Conniff (misclick) Wins WPT Championship for $973,000

On Saturday night, Keven StamdoggStammen (pictured) took down the World Poker Tour Championship for $1.3 million. The season finale had a brand new location at Borgata in Atlantic City this year with a more affordable buy-in of $15,400 and 328 entrants turned out. In the end, PocketFivers ruled the day, as Stammen brought home his… Continue reading Keven Stammen (Stamdogg) Wins WPT Championship

In 2013, David “Chino” Rheem (pictured) won the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for $1.1 million, defeating a field of 146 entrants in the $25,000 buy-in tournament. This year, the WPT’s season finale moved east to Borgata in Atlantic City, where, according to F5 Poker, Rheem had a free entry… Continue reading Did Chino Rheem Forget He Had a Free WPT Championship Seat?

The end-of-season World Poker Tour Championship is on the move. This year, the tournament will move across the United States from its old digs at the Bellagio in Las Vegas to the Borgata in Atlantic City. The action begins on April 21 and features the New Jersey Championship of Online Poker, or NJCOP, running alongside… Continue reading WPT Championship Moves to Atlantic City This Month, $5 Million Guaranteed