Archive for WPT

Theo Jorgensen Wins Grand Prix de Paris Main Event

Theo Jorgensen Wins Grand Prix de Paris Main Event

The Grand Prix de Paris at the Aviation Club de France was always one of the favorite stops on the World Poker Tour for players and fans. But when France changed its laws several years ago, the WPT canceled its arrangement and deleted the stop from its schedule. However, new laws are in place at [...]

Read More

Baldwin takes 2nd at WPT Championship

Baldwin takes 2nd at WPT Championship

Eric Baldwin took second place at the season-ending World Poker Tour’s Championship on Saturday night at the Bellagio.
Baldwin, who was named Card Player Magazine’s Player of the Year in 2009, advanced through a field of 195 players in the $25,000 buy-in event to get to heads up against David Williams.
Baldwin had a large chip deficit [...]

Read More

David Williams wins WPT World Championship

David Williams wins WPT World Championship

World Poker Tour television commentator Mike Sexton said it best.
Sexton’s voice reverberated through the Fontana Bar at the Bellagio on Saturday near the beginning of the WPT World Championship final table after David Williams flopped a straight to eliminate a player.
“When you’re running good, you’re running good,” Sexton said. “And David Williams is on fire [...]

Read More