World Poker Tour

Quebec Connection: Inspired by Rene Angelil, Ami Alibay Eyes First WPT Title

Ami Alibay in action during the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (Photo courtesy of the WPT: Joe Giron)
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If there’s a wild card of the final six players at next month’s WPT Seminole Final Table at HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas, it might well be Ami Alibay. The long-time friend of the late René Angélil and One Drop charity pioneer Guy Laliberté, the Montreal-based DJ, nightclub owner,

Ali Imsirovic: Big Buy-ins and Big Parties

Whenever Ali Imsirovic is around big money is at stake!
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This week’s Poker Central Podcast saw Remko Rinkema flying solo as Brent Hanks was stuck on the runway in other matters. With half the interviewing team, Remko doubled down on guests with not one but two stellar names from the world of poker on the show. As well as Maria Ho,

“My Parents Taught Me That Success is Not Based on Keeping Score Through Dollar Signs,” Maria Ho.

Maria Ho in action during Poker After Dark in PokerGO.
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Maria Ho is on the brink of hitting a variety of career milestones in poker as she readies herself for the biggest final table in her poker career. At the end of May, with $715,175 and the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown title up for grabs, Ho will be

Power Rankings: Ho Back on Top, Close Call For Seymour

Richard Seymour makes his debut inside the Poker Central Power Rankings!
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Maria Ho is back on top! The Week 15 Poker Central Power Rankings see a big shift due to a variety of high roller events at both the ARIA Resort & Casino and Seminole Hard Rock as well as the World Poker Tour Main Event. NFL legend Richard Seymour makes

Maria Ho Headlines World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Final Table

Maria Ho during a recent Poker After Dark game.
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The World Poker Tour Season XVII WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown final table is set with Mario Ho headlining the final six! Chip leader of this event is WPT Champions Club member James Carroll who bagged up a massive 18.5 million chips with Ho bringing 16.6 million to the final

Never Give Up: David ‘ODB’ Baker Talks About His Million Dollar LAPC Win

David 'ODB' Baker celebrating his epic L.A. Poker Classic victory for $1,015,000. (Photo: PokerPhotoArchive.com)
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To win one of the major poker tournaments is a huge achievement. But to win a No Limit Hold’em tournament when you’re known as a mixed game player is even bigger. A few weeks ago, David ‘ODB’ Baker completed a remarkable triumph in the L.A. Poker Classic Main Event as

Weekend Binge Watch – Relive 2018’s Greatest Tournament Performances

Dylan Linde, Justin Bonomo, and John Cynn are up for the Global Poker Award for Tournament Performance of the Year next week!
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The Global Poker Awards are set for Friday, April 5th and you can watch poker's annual celebration unfold live and exclusively on PokerGO. The show is hosted by Ali Nejad and Drea Renee, and you can find all categories and nominees in this article. Because the awards are just around the

Through the Lens: #RunLikeLima

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The third and final WPT final table from the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor Casino has officially ended! In the early hours of Thursday morning, Viny Lima captured his first WPT title along with over $728,000. The record-breaking WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open kicked off with 1415 players and

Through the Lens: ODB Reigns Supreme

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Yesterday marked the first of three live streamed World Poker Tour final tables on PokerGO. Throughout the week, WPT final tables will be play out at Luxor's Hyper X Esports Arena, starting with the L.A. Poker Classic. The venue set the scene, the players didn't disappoint, and the fans turned

WPT LAPC Top Contender Matas Cimbolas Does it The Hard Way  

Matas Cimbolas has his work cut out for him at the LAPC World Poker Tour final table on PokerGO today.
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With six players remaining, Matas Cimbolas is hoping history repeats itself as he looks to take down his second WPT Main Event title. The Lithuanian pro Matas Cimbolas goes into Tuesday’s LAPC final table with high hopes of becoming a two-time WPT Main Event champion half a decade after his first