WPT Postpones Lodge Festival After Texas Poker Room Raided
Texas state police and the TABC raided The Lodge Card Club on Tuesday morning, roughly 16 hours after the Lodge Championship Series Main Event ended. The WPT has since postponed the March 13-15 festival, citing circumstances outside its control, with no new dates confirmed.
Polish Player Watches €100K Bonus Vanish as Irish Player Claims Dublin Title
Gavin McGrath won the €700 European Deepstack Championship at the Dublin Poker Festival, beating Krzysztof Grubka heads-up with a 6-to-1 chip lead. Grubka, who qualified via WPT Global, walked away with €34,860 after missing out on an additional €100,000 Live Champion Bonus.
WPT Postpones $1M GTD Cyprus Championship as Middle East Conflict Disrupts Travel
The WPT postponed its $1,100 buy-in Prime Cyprus Championship, a $1 million guaranteed event scheduled March 5-9, after coordinated U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28. The festival itself continues with a replacement $1,100 tournament added to the schedule, while the next confirmed WPT stop shifts to the $3,500 WPT Rolling Thunder Championship on March 29 in Northern California.
Xuan Liu Wins Historic Triton Poker Title at WPT Global Slam Montenegro
Xuan Liu becomes the first woman to win a Triton Poker title, claiming the $25K WPT Global Slam Montenegro.
After Six Final Tables, Ray Qartomy’s Quest for a WPT Title Continues in Cyprus
Ray Qartomy continued his pursuit of a long-awaited WPT title at the $3,500 Cyprus Championship, finishing 47th for $11,800 while pushing his 2025 earnings past $597,000.
Kassouf and Online Qualifiers Draw Attention as WPT Cyprus Championship Gets Underway
Will Kassouf and several online qualifiers made headlines as the 2025 WPT Cyprus Championship kicked off with a $2 million guaranteed prize pool and a strong international field.