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Earn 100% Rakeback at WPT Global Through All of March

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:36:06 +0000

WPT Global hosts some fantastic online poker tournaments, which will become increasingly popular through March because of a special promotion promising to give multi-table tournament grinders 100% of their rake back!

From March 4-31, 100% of the tournament rake WPT Global collects will be divided between three freerolls that have $100,000, $150,000, and $350,000 guaranteed prize pools. There are some restrictions on who can play in these 100% Rakeback Freerolls, so that only players who contribute to the prize pool get to enjoy the value WPT Global is offering.

Chichamba1 Claims Largest Score of the WPT Global KO Series So Far

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:36:33 +0000

The $2 million guaranteed WPT Global KO Series is in full swing, with more than three dozen players getting their hands on substantial payouts and earning the right to call themselves a WPT Global champion. Of all the completed events so far, “Chichamba1” is the player who has won the most from a single tournament, courtesy of coming out on top in the $110 Sunday Slam PKO.

“Chichamba1” outlasted 615 opponents on their way to taking down the $66,550 guaranteed, $110 Sunday Slam PKO, one of three WPT Global Sunday Majors. Victory came with $6,926 in cold, hard cash, but $4,279 worth of bounties pushed that princely sum to $11,206.

Mama Said Knock You Out! WPT Global Launches $2M+ KO Series

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:36:32 +0000

Lace-up your glove and prepare to step into the arena with your fellow WPT Global players in the massive KO Series. The first bell sounds on February 23, with WPT Global not throwing in the towel until the 94th and final event concluded on March 3. It’s going to be an action-packed ten days, for sure.

The WPT Global KO Series enters the fray at 6:00 a.m. ET on February 23 with the first of 94 scheduled bounty events. A $22 buy-in, $5,000 guaranteed Classic Bounty Hunter is the first to step into the ring, serving as an excellent warm-up for what lies in store.

888Ride: Ben Lamb Wants to Get High Stakes Golf Show Up & Running

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 18:36:45 +0000

888poker has treated poker fans yet again with another excellent episode of their YouTube show 888Ride. The poker player in the passenger seat for the latest installment is 2011 WSOP Player of the Year Ben Lamb.

Despite boasting an impressive poker resume with two WSOP Bracelets and two Main Event final tables, Lamb now prefers to maintain a relatively low profile. He shared that he’s limited his poker play to a modest 50-60 days per year while spotlighting the $50,000 buy-in PLO event at the WSOP.

Eric Baldwin Goes Back-to-Back at MSPT Venetian; Umut Ozturk Wins Tight POY Race

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 02:35:39 +0000

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) wrapped up its 14th season over the weekend at the Venetian Las Vegas. It was there that the last mid-major tournament of the year a $1,100 buy-in Main Event took place and presented players their last opportunity to win points to both the GPI Mid-Major and MSPT Player of the Year races.

Both Preston McEwen and Nick Pupillo were there with the former trying to catch the latter in the GPI Mid-Major POY race, but ultimately failed to do so. Likewise, Rob Wazwaz and Umut Ozturk were jockeying for MSPT Season 14 POY points in one of the tightest races in tour history.

David Docherty Wins UKIPT Nottingham Super High Roller; Clinches POY Title

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:30:30 +0000

Following his impressive victory in the 2023 Irish Open Main Event in April, it was likely Scotland’s David Docherty would be crowned the PokerStars UKIPT Player of the Year come the end of the season. On November 9, Docherty took down the 3,200 Super High Roller at the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham festival, and the leaderboard points received from that first-place finish ensures nobody can catch him at the leaderboard’s summit.