http://www.pokernews.com/news/world-poker-tour/ Daily news from poker and online poker world Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:53:17 -0800 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/a-close-look-at-the-partygaming-acquisition-of-the-world-po-7561.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/a-close-look-at-the-partygaming-acquisition-of-the-world-po-7561.htm Since early August, the World Poker Tour has been in a state of flux with a flurry of offers on the table beginning with a $9 million bid by Gamynia Limited. The Gamynia deal was quickly trumped by a $12.3 million offer from... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/foxwoods-world-poker-tour-world-poker-finals-cimpan-wins-sec-7529.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/foxwoods-world-poker-tour-world-poker-finals-cimpan-wins-sec-7529.htm Tuesday marked the conclusion of the latest stop on the World Poker Tour, Foxwoods, with Cornel Cimpan claiming his second WPT title and more than $900k after beating an extremely tough final table. Action started off with a bang as Lee... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/foxwoods-world-poker-tour-world-poker-finals-down-to-10-7514.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/foxwoods-world-poker-tour-world-poker-finals-down-to-10-7514.htm Action continued over the weekend at the World Poker Tour World Poker Finals and after four days of play, the field has narrowed to the final 10 players. Leading the way is Matt "AllInAt420" Stout with over 2.1 million chips. Considered by many... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/day-1-of-the-wpt-foxwoods-world-poker-finals-is-history-7503.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/day-1-of-the-wpt-foxwoods-world-poker-finals-is-history-7503.htm The first day of the World Poker Tour's Foxwoods World Poker Finals is in the record books after 353 players took to the felt in hopes of collecting the $910,058 first place prize. After five levels of play, poker pro Todd Terry sits atop... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/pokernews-jet-set-foxwoods-7499.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/pokernews-jet-set-foxwoods-7499.htm When most people think of poker on the East Coast, they think of Atlantic City first, but for those in the Northeast, Foxwoods Resort Casino is the place to be if you want to participate in top-flight tournament poker. Poker players are currently... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/world-poker-tour-shareholders-vote-to-approve-partygaming-7482.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/world-poker-tour-shareholders-vote-to-approve-partygaming-7482.htm After receiving a last minute offer from Mandalay Media for $35.5 million, an offer approximately three times the $12 million offer from Peerless Media Ltd., a subsidiary of PartyGaming, WPT Enterprises. Inc. opted not to postpone its shareholders... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/mandalay-media-steps-in-with-last-minute-bid-to-acquire-wpt-7472.htm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/mandalay-media-steps-in-with-last-minute-bid-to-acquire-wpt-7472.htm Mandalay Media, Inc., a Hollywood media company that produces movies and distributes branded entertainment for 3G mobile networks, has announced that it has sent a proposal to acquire WPT Enterprises. Inc. for $36.5 million... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/vedes-takes-the-wpt-festa-el-lago-7456.htm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/vedes-takes-the-wpt-festa-el-lago-7456.htm The World Poker Tour's Festa al Lago tournament at Bellagio ended yesterday with Tommy Vedes scoring the win in a 275-player field and collecting the $1,218,225 first-place prize by defeating Jason Lavallee heads up for the win. Despite having... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/pokernews-jet-set-bellagio-7414.htm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/pokernews-jet-set-bellagio-7414.htm When it comes to poker rooms in Las Vegas, Bellagio is one of the best-known venues thanks to its perennially high-stakes action in Bobby's Room. However, Bellagio is also well known because it is the featured stop for several World... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/09/oliver-busquet-wins-wpt-borgata-poker-open-championship-7291.htm Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/09/oliver-busquet-wins-wpt-borgata-poker-open-championship-7291.htm The World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open championship came to a conclusion as the final six players returned to the televised set to see which player would drag the first-place prize of $925,514. In the end, the day’s starting chip leader Oliver...