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The World Poker Tour is constantly coming up with new and interesting locations to hold their poker tournaments. And one of the newest stops in 2012 will be the WPT National Series Denmark, which is going to be held in the beautiful seaside town of Vejle, Denmark. You could soon be on a plane to Vejle by playing in the WPT National Series Denmark satellites and qualifiers that are running at Party Poker. What’s at stake in these satellites is the chance to win a $3,500 prize package for the National Series Denmark, and this will include the $2,200 Main …

As Vienna ($4 million prize pool) and Festa al Lago ($3.2 million prize pool) have recently proven, the World Poker Tour is running some of the biggest casino poker events in the world.  And many online poker players are wishing they had the funds to travel to WPT events and play for multi-million dollar prize pools. If you find yourself longing to play in one of these huge poker tournaments, you should visit Absolute Poker.  That’s because Absolute Poker is going to give away a $12,000 prize package for the Five Diamond World Poker Classic.  This prize package will cover …

Dwyte Pilgrim may not be a household name among casual poker fans, but he has slowly become a force in the casino poker world.  Some excellent WSOP* Circuit finishes and a host of other poker tournament cashes have put Pilgrim on the map.  And his place on the map just got a little bigger after he recently won the WPT Borgata Main Event. The Borgata event made history for having the largest World Poker Tour tournament field at 1,042 players.  And Pilgrim was able to wade through this large field knocking out holdem poker pros left and right en route …

There is no sign of the World Poker Tour slowing down anytime soon since this casino poker organization is constantly adding new tournaments.  And their newest poker tournament is the Amnéville event in France.  It’s uncertain how much money will be offered in the prize pool at Amnéville, but most WPT events offer several million dollars.  And while none of this may interest you yet, consider this: you could play poker in the first ever Amnéville tournament absolutely free through Party Poker. That’s because Party Poker is giving out $7,000 prize packages for this prestigious event, and all you have …

Every World Poker Tour tournament is huge, but the WPT Festa al Lago event is definitely one of the biggest.  In fact, the 2009 Festa al Lago poker tournament offered over $4 million in prize money, and winner Tommy Vedes walked away with $1,218,225. Unfortunately, the $10,300 buy-in for Festa al Lago makes this casino poker tourney out of reach for the average online poker player.  And when you factor in the travel costs and hotel stay in Las Vegas……let’s just say you’re better off sitting at home trying to collect rakeback in internet poker. Of course, you could go …

Online poker is great because you can make all kinds of money by beating up on fish without ever having to step foot outside of your house.  What’s more is that you will get a lot of money back through all of the great rakeback deals that are always being offered by poker sites.  But even with all of the perks and great online poker deals that internet rooms have to offer, it’s still nice to get away and play casino poker at a huge land-based tournament. So if you find yourself longing for the canals of Venice, Italy or …

While many eyes were focused on the WSOP Main Event, Phil Ivey was focused on winning his second World Poker Tour title at Bellagio Cup VI.  Unfortunately for Ivey, his bid for a second title fell short, but he did manage to make a record ninth WPT final poker table after finishing in third place.  In taking third, the Full Tilt Poker pro earned a nice cash of $363,650, which probably isn’t that much to Ivey. Another Full Tilt player in Justin “Boosted J” Smith had the good fortune of playing for the title against Moritz Kranich.  Smith was at …

The World Poker Tour is definitely one of the biggest casino poker organizations in the world.  And this is a big reason why so many people are anticipating the opening of the WPT’s ninth season, which begins with the Bellagio Cup on July 11th.  Seeing as how it costs $10,300 to enter the Bellagio Cup, most people will be sticking to online poker.  However, the great thing is that you have a chance to get into the Bellagio Cup for much cheaper just by playing at Full Tilt Poker.  Full Tilt will give out three different $12,000 prize packages to …

The World Poker Tour is becoming known as a playing ground where a player can make a name for themselves. This year, Carlos Mortenson was the player who took the open stage. Mortenson has been considered an excellent player for some time now but set his reputation in stone when he walked away with a victory at the World Poker Tour’s Hollywood Poker Open in the $10,000 no limit hold’em championship event. A seasoned player already, this win is another that Mortenson can rack up with his previous two victories and WPT titles from the Festa al Lago World Poker …

Lou Krieger, a celebrated author of books regarding the art of poker stated that, “I believe in poker the way I believe in the American Dream. Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and – when played well, nourishes the wallet.” On May 19th at The Golden Nugget, nine Americans hoping to make that quote and the American dream a reality will join forces together as Team USA in the inaugural World Team Poker Event. On April 5th, 2010 the roster for the prestigious event was announced and includes the monikers of …