Tag: World Poker Tour

  • Hot Model Lily Kiletto just misses WPT History

    While female poker players have definitely cracked the male-dominated barrier in WSOP events – having collectively won lots of gold bracelets – they’ve yet to do the same in the World Poker Tour. In fact, women haven’t won an open WPT tournament of any kind since the organization began operating in 2002. Lily Kiletto was…

  • Poker Hall of Fame, EPT San Remo Updates

    There are some big updates in the poker world to report dealing with the Poker Hall of Fame and 2011 EPT San Remo tournament.  First off, Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson were inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame yesterday. Barry Greenstein was a virtual lock after looking at the nominees, which included Annie Duke, Huck…

  • WPT Borgata Poker Open Sees Record Attendance With 1,042 Entrants

    The World Poker Tour has always had a strong turnout on the East Coast, but nothing compares to the record number of attendees they have seen in the last two years. Last year a whopping 1,018 players registered and this year even more players joined the tournament. The 1,042 entrants this year signify the highest…

  • Kathy Liebert Plays In 100th World Poker Tour Event

    Women’s poker all star Kathy Liebert joined the WPT 100 Club over the weekend, becoming the second poker player to play in one hundred World Poker Tour events. Liebert is the highest grossing female poker player and has raked in over $5.3 million over her career. Her spot in the WPT 100 tour serves to…

  • Phil Ivey Blows Fans Away With Ninth WPT Final Table

    The World Series of Poker is the biggest thing on everyone’s minds in the poker world right now, but Phil Ivey is taking a little bit of the spotlight of the WSOP by setting records with his 9th World Poker Tour final table. Everyone knows that Phil Ivey is awesome, with eight WSOP bracelet wins…