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by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Dec 21, '25

One year after narrowly missing out on a major title, Aaron Johnson broke through to win the 2025 WPT Prime Championship for $1,010,400.

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Oct 15, '25

Harvey Castro won the first ever WPT Prime Championship in the state of Texas, taking home $225,020 for his victory.

by Erik Fast | Published: Aug 22, '25

The latest WPT Prime event attracted 1,470 entries in Taiwan, with Hyundong Lee earning more than $212,000 as the champion.

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Aug 06, '25

Thailand's acting Prime Minster signed an order legalizing poker tournaments a day before the World Poker Tour ran a series in Bangkok.

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: Oct 29, '24

The second edition of the World Poker Tour Prime Paris Championship €1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em event at Club Circus Paris attracted 1,242 entries, resulting in a prize pool worth nearly $1.3 million. While 156 players earned a share, nobody walked away with a larger chunk than eventual champion Hugues Girard. The Frenchman emerged victorious with […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Oct 26, '24

The 2024 WPT Prime Playground $1,150 CAD buy-in no-limit hold’em championship drew a massive field of 1,587 entries, blowing away the $800,000 CAD guarantee to result in a prize pool worth more than $1.1 million when rendered in USD. After four starting flights and two more days of action, it was American Yunkyu Song who […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 23, '24

The 2024 World Poker Tour Prime Gold Coast Championship $2,000 AUD ($1,300 USD) buy-in no-limit hold’em event attracted 1,395 entries to the The Star across three starting flights. After five total days of play, Switzerland’s Lorenz Schöllhorn emerged victorious with the title and the top prize of $257,729. This was the first recorded live tournament […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 05, '24

The 2024 World Poker Tour Prime Voyage Championship $500,000 guaranteed $1,100 buy-in drew 968 entries, nearly doubling the guarantee to create a final prize pool of $968,000. The largest chunk of that sum was ultimately awarded to Brazil’s Gregory De Faria, who earned $155,400 as the eventual champion. Prior to this victory, De Faria’s largest […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Dec 20, '23

The World Poker Tour Prime Championship $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em event debuted at the Wynn Las Vegas in 2022, attracting a massive turnout of 5,430 entries to blow away the tournament’s $2 million guarantee. The second running of the WPT Prime Championship upped the ante considerably, increasing the guarantee to $5 million while keeping the […]