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Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey to Headline New $25K WPT Heads-Up Championship

It’s been a busy week for the World Poker Tour (WPT). As well as crowing champions online and offline, the tournament operator announced a new high stakes event. The WPT Heads-Up Championship will feature some of poker’s...

Bally’s Bids $2.7 Billion for Gamesys to Further Its Digital Aspirations

Bally’s Corporation looks set to buy online gaming company Gamesys and the World Poker Tour (WPT) in two deals worth more than $2.7 billion. Bally’s made the headlines last week when Allied Entertainment, the WPT’s parent...

Allied Entertainment Accepts Bally’s “Superior” Offer for the WPT

Bally’s Corporation, owner of 12 casinos and racetracks in the US, is set to buy the World Poker Tour (WPT) for $90 million. The cash offer was accepted by the WPT’s parent company, Allied Entertainment, and announced this...

Surprise Bid by Bally’s Corp. May Halt WPT Sale to Element Partners

A new bidder has made a last-minute move to buy the World Poker Tour (WPT) and its parent company Allied Entertainment for $100 million. It had been previously announced that Allied Entertainment would sell the WPT to Element...

WPT Sold to Element Partners for $78.25 Million

The World Poker Tour (WPT) has a new owner after Allied Esports Entertainment sold the company to Element Partners for $78.25 million. The deal was announced on January 19 and is expected to complete at the end of the month or...

WPT To Host Special Celebration of Life Ceremony for Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton passed away last week but his impact on poker and players around the world will live on. Since his passing, pros, amateurs, and celebrities have paid tribute to the Voice of the WPT and all he did for the game. In...

RIP Mike Sexton: Poker Mourns Passing of Industry Icon

Mike Sexton, one of poker’s pioneers and a much-loved member of the community, has passed away aged 72. The long-time player and voice of the WPT lost his battle with prostate cancer on Sunday. News of Sexton’s passing was...

Alex Manzano Wins WPT World Online Championships Event #2

Alex Manzano is the man of the moment after winning Event #2 of the WPT World Online Championships and $176,131. The Chilean pro had to come through a tough final table in the $,3200 PLO event but a deal and a dose of luck got...

Partypoker to Host $100 Million WPT Online Championship Events

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is doubling down on its recent success in the online arena with two new championship events. Buoyed by its inaugural WPT Online Series, the WPT is guaranteeing more than $100 million in prize money for...

Steve O’Dwyer Wins Big as Online Poker Majors Heats Up

Big names and even bigger payouts are dominating the headlines right now as online poker sites embrace the current lockdown conditions. With live options limited, players have been taking advantage of the current spate of online...