Poker Tournaments

The 6th instalment of PartyPoker’s World Open is back at the Palm Beach Casino in Mayfair, London. 48 players participate in the $10,000 event, kicking off today on 6th September, and the winner will take $200,000 of the $480,000 total prize pool.

The WSOP Main Event Final Table will not be the only event worth of your attention in November 2010; the International Poker Players Association (IPPA) Championship, the poker tournament with the biggest buy-in ever, will also take place at that time in Monte Carlo.

The very first WPT London saw the British Jake ‘neverbluff67’ Cody finishing first, proving once again we can talk about something like “The Year of the Brit.” The 21-year-old pro made a huge step towards the coveted Triple Crown of poker, as he also won the EPT Deauville (earning €847,000) in January; there is only a WSOP title to go.

This year's World Championship of Online Poker, organized by PokerStars is very close now, it starts on September 5th. Featuring 62 events, it is the biggest online poker championship ever. The event will spread over 23 days, leading up to the $5,200$ Main Event, which starts at 17:00 ET on September 26.

Fox Sports Net signed a deal with WPT, so for the next three years FSN will televise the popular poker tour through the 11th season. The new episodes will air on Sunday nights at 8 and 11PM. The show's commentators will be Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten along with Kimberly Lansing.

462 players attended the WPT Legends of Poker Main Event, making the prize pool $2,151,072. The buy-in for the event was $4800+$200, and many famous poker players enrolled in the battle for the first place prize.