25.04. | Farid Yachou of Holland was faced with a massive challenge heading into the inaugural Monster WPT® Tournament of Champions at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Not only did the Season XIV WPT Amsterdam champion have to compete against the best poker players in the world less than a year after playing in his first live tournament, but he also had to overcome his immense fear of flying.
23.03. | 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 a shot clock and nearly $200,000 in cash and prizes..
21.03. | After almost 32 levels of play, six days of drama, and one epic heads-up battle, Vlad Darie became the first WPT Main Tour winner from Romania when he beat the Hungarian overnight chip leader Zoltan Gal to earn the partypoker WPT Vienna title here in the capital of Austria. In addition to the title, Darie earned €170,800 and a coveted seat into the WPT Tournament of Champions.
17.03. | When the heads-up final began at the World Poker Tour Rolling Thunder Main Event, the chip stacks were nearly even. Given the skill level of two-time WPT champion Mohsin Charania, and experienced professional Harrison Gimbel, you knew the final battle was going to be a clash of titans. Throw in extremely deep stacks and the finale of the tournament did not disappoint.
04.03. | Dietrich Fast defeated Season XIV WPT Legends of Poker champion Mike Shariati heads-up on Thursday to win the WPT L.A. Poker Classic and more than $1 million at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. In addition to the seven-figure score, the German pro also won a pair of gold Monster 24K headphones, a Hublot King Power Unico watch, and an automatic seat into the WPT Tournament of Champions.