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Freeroll Winner Shrikant Pillamarapu Takes WPT Prime Title
Shrikant Pillamarapu turned a $0 freeroll into $138,127 in cash, a $10,400 WPT World Championship seat and a WPT Prime trophy after a dramatic final table.
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WPT Brings LA Poker Classic Back After Six-Year Main Tour Absence
The World Poker Tour is bringing the LA Poker Classic back to its Main Tour in 2027 after a six-year absence, with the $10,000 freezeout returning to Commerce Casino.
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Cooper Feltham Wins WPT Prime Australia After 17BB Comeback
Cooper Feltham has turned a 17-big-blind final-table stack into the biggest live tournament win of his career, taking down the WPT Prime Australia Championship at The Star Sydney for A$187,793.…
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Ailen Ji Wins Australian Poker Cup After King-High Call
Ailen Ji won the A$1,150 Australian Poker Cup for A$83,740 after making a tournament-defining king-high call at WPT Australia.
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Blake Ellinghaus Wins First WPT Title and $294,900 at bestbet Scramble
Blake Ellinghaus has joined the World Poker Tour Champions Club after winning the WPT bestbet Scramble Championship in Jacksonville for $294,900. Ellinghaus defeated Jared Reinstein heads-up to claim his first…
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WPT Australia Begins Today as 21-Day Sydney Festival Gets Underway
WPT Australia began at The Star Sydney on September 10, launching 21 days of tournament poker that produced champions in both WPT Prime and the A$5,000 WPT Australia Championship. Final…
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Russell Westbrook Brings $2M Charity Poker Night to Las Vegas
Russell Westbrook is bringing his annual charity poker night to Las Vegas after the event raised more than $2 million during its first five editions. The former NBA star and…
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WPT Tokyo 2026 Cancelled as Japan Poker Faces Regulatory Uncertainty
WPT Tokyo 2026 has been cancelled, removing one of Japan's biggest international poker festivals from the December calendar as organizers grapple with uncertainty surrounding the country's domestic tournament regulations. The…
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WPT Global Climbs to Fourth in Online Poker Traffic Rankings
WPT Global has climbed to fourth place in the global online poker traffic rankings after new cash-game data revealed a much bigger picture of the online poker site's player activity.…
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Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly occupies a position in poker that almost nobody else can match. An Academy Award-nominated actress, Hollywood star and instantly recognizable voice actor, she could easily have treated poker…
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ClubWPT Gold Returns to Full Operations in Arizona After 21+ Rule Change
Just over a week after being hit with a cease-and-desist order from Arizona regulators, ClubWPT Gold has resumed full operations in the state after introducing new age restrictions for players.…
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WPT Heads to South Korea as Seoul Festival Launches New Poker Destination
The World Poker Tour is heading back to Asia this autumn, with WPT Seoul set to take place from October 30 to November 9, 2026 at INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in…
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WPT Prime Lodge Championship Returns to Texas With $1 Million Guaranteed Main Event
The World Poker Tour is heading back to Texas this fall after the inaugural WPT Prime Lodge Championship exceeded expectations in 2025. Players will return to The Lodge Card Club…
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Soft2Bet Brings World Poker Tour Brand to Ontario in New Licensing Deal
Soft2Bet is expanding its North American presence after securing a strategic licensing agreement with WPT Royale that will see the company launch a new World Poker Tour-branded online casino and…