World Poker Tour

Whether a tournament report, or news about the goings on behind the scenes at the World Poker Tour, you will find all the WPT news you need here. All WPT business news stories, including news on WPT founders Steve Lipscomb, and Lyle Berman will be here also.

• World Poker Tour Announces Season VIII US Schedule

  June 25, 2009,

  World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc. has released the venues and dates for the American stops on the upcoming eighth season of the World Poker Tour...

   

• LA Poker Classic Main Event Day 5: Chris Karagulleyan Heads TV Final

  February 26, 2009,

  Only twenty players remained in the field at the LA Poker Classic Main Event when Day 5 kicked off, and of those twenty, six would earn spots at the final table. Chris Ferguson led all runners to start off the day, but a rough...

   

• World Poker Tour Settles Player Release Lawsuit

  April 19, 2008,

  WPT Enterprises, Inc., operators of the World Poker Tour, announced today the settlement of a lawsuit brought against it by several big-name poker players. The action, which focused on the player release form used by the World Poker...

   

• World Poker Tour Season Seven Schedule Released

  February 20, 2008,

  The World Poker Tour recently released the long awaited and somewhat reduced schedule for its seventh season. For the last three years, the WPT has held its season opener at the Mirage in May...

   

• And the New World Poker Tour Hostess is ... Layla Kayleigh

  May 23, 2007,

  Rumors recently surfaced that Season V WPT Hostess Sabina Gadecki would not be returning for Season VI. For whatever reason, the World Poker Tour would be turning to its fourth hostess in four years. So far neither Courtney Friel or Sabina Gadecki...

   

• World Poker Tour Enterprises Reports Q1 Loss

  May 09, 2007,

  On May 8, 2007, World Poker Tour Enterprises reported a net loss of $2.3 million or $0.11 per fully diluted share for the first quarter of 2007, missing Wall Street expectations by $.03 per share. The stock traded down....

   

• World Poker Tour Announces Official Season VI Line-Up

  May 08, 2007,

  Today the World Poker Tour announced its official Season VI tournament schedule with some new and interesting additions. The schedule includes 19 regular tournament stops and a WPT staple themed event...

   

• World Poker Tour Championship Preview

  April 19, 2007,

  Saturday marks the beginning of the fifth WPT Championship, the finish of the Bellagio's Five Star World Poker Classic in Las Vegas and the end of the fifth season of the World Poker Tour. With its pristine location at the Bellagio...

   

• World Poker Tour Moves to GSN for Season Six

  April 05, 2007,

  When World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc. first teamed up with the Travel Channel in 2003 to air the first season of WPT events, they became part of the fuel that spurred poker's meteoric growth. But today, WPTE officially announced...

   

• Players Seek Summary Judgment in WPTE Lawsuit

  March 16, 2007,

  Back in July of 2006 seven professional poker players filed an antitrust lawsuit against the World Poker Tour. Recently, the players (Annie Duke, Andy Bloch, Joe Hachem, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Phil Gordon, and Greg Raymer)...

   

• World Poker Tour Enterprises Narrows 4th Quarter Loss

  March 14, 2007,

  World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) announced its 2006 fourth quarter and annual earnings on Monday, yielding few surprises. For the fourth quarter of 2006, WPTE reported a net loss of $1.1 million...

   

• World Poker Tour Inks PartyGaming to International Sponsorship Deal

  December 06, 2006,

  Two poker entities sharing a stated goal of aggressively expanding into non-U.S. markets have joined forces, as WPT Enterprises, Inc., has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with PartyGaming Plc....

   

• WPT To Bring Fathers And Sons To The Poker Table Together

  November 16, 2006,

  The World Poker Tour announced on Wednesday that there will be a unique, first time format for one of their special tournaments that will be taped after the wrapup of the WPT's World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Casino...

   

• World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc. Posts Profit in 3rd Quarter

  November 04, 2006,

  It was relatively good news for WPT Enterprises, Inc (WPTE) when they announced their 3rd Quarter 2006 earnings yesterday. WPTE reported net earnings for the quarter of $2.7 million, or $0.12 per fully-diluted share...

   

• WPTE Re-Signs Budweiser & Adds Two New Sponsors

  November 01, 2006,

  On Monday, World Poker Tour Enterprises announced the continuation of their long-running sponsorship deal with Budweiser for the current year (Season Five) and also announced the addition of two new sponsors for the World Poker Tour....

   

• WPTE Weighs In On Impact Of Gaming Legislation

  October 09, 2006,

  In an oddly optimistic press release following the passage (and pending signing) of legislation regarding financing of online gaming and poker accounts...

   

• WPTE Names New Chief Financial Officer, Sells PokerTek Shares

  September 26, 2006,

  On Monday, World Poker Tour Enterprises announced a change in the leadership of the organization when it named Scott Friedman the new Chief Financial Officer of the company....

   

• Shana Hiatt Sues the World Poker Tour

  September 23, 2006,

  Shana Hiatt, the woman who served as hostess for seasons one through three of the World Poker Tour broadcasts filed a lawsuit against her former employer in Los Angeles on Friday....

   

• World Poker Tour To Move Into Asia, Squelches Buyout Rumors

  September 11, 2006,

  The activity on the World Poker Tour, both on the felt and in the business world, was quiet through most of the summer. As we enter the fall, however, the WPT have been very active. With the action finished at the Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino.

   

• Ladies Lounge: JJ Liu Scores at WPT Ladies Night IV

  September 01, 2006,

  In a decidedly fast paced final table, Joanne "JJ" Liu triumphed at last night's WPT Ladies Night IV held at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, CA. For her victory, Liu won a $25,000 seat into the WPT's Championship Event and a WPT ring....

   

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