by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 18, '25

The 2025 World Poker Tour Cyprus Prime Championship $1,100 no-limit hold’em event soared past its $1,000,000 guarantee, with 1,391 entries building a final prize pool of $1,349,270. After five starting flights and two more days of action inside the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino, Omar Lakhdari was left as the last player standing. The Algerian-born […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jan 27, '22

The 2022 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event attracted a massive field of 1,982 entries, the second biggest WPT main event field in Seminole Hard Rock history. The huge turnout resulted in the $2 million guarantee being blown away, with the final prize pool surpassing $6.3 million. Six […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jun 13, '26

In recent WSOP action, Jean-Robert Bellande saw a big chip lead in a $3,000 no-limit hold'em event slip away in a series of improbable hands. In other action, pot-limit Omaha standout Dennis Weiss won his third bracelet in limit hold'em.

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 14, '26

Trace the history of the WSOP Europe main event from 2007 to 2026, which was a record-setting year for the tournament.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Mar 07, '26

The World Poker Tour canceled its WPT Prime event in Cyprus amid travel concerns following the outbreak of the war in Iran.

by Erik Fast | Published: Dec 07, '23

The 14th running of the World Series of Poker Europe featured 15 gold bracelet events from Oct. 25 – Nov. 15, with over €15 million in guaranteed prize money up for grabs. More than 13,500 total entries were made throughout the series, resulting in $21,431,194 in total cash paid out. This marked the sixth time […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 06, '23

The 2023 World Series of Poker is just getting started as we go to press, but there have already been plenty of exciting storylines as well as record-breaking fields in the first fortnight of action at the Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. In fact, with just 23 of the 95 live bracelet events scheduled this […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Dec 20, '22

The 2022 World Series of Poker Europe attracted a total of 10,256 tournament entries across 15 gold bracelet events. The impressive turnouts throughout the festival resulted in more than $18.1 million being paid out. The WSOPE once again took place at the King’s Resort & Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. This marked the fifth time […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: May 13, '22

Valerie Novak had read a few poker books, watched some videos, and followed the changing scope of game, but for the most part remained a casual, recreational player with cashes dating back to 2009. Like most, she dreamed of winning a live event, but had never put a lot of time into studying and improving […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 04, '22

The 2022 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event attracted a massive field of 1,982 entries, resulting in the second-largest turnout for a WPT main tour event in Seminole Hard Rock history. Only the 2021 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (2,482) drew more entries. The huge turnout at […]