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World Poker Tour pulls plug on Macau series

The World Poker Tour 's much-anticipated debut in Macau in mid-June has been called off by the WPT less than three weeks before it was scheduled to begin. In a brief statement released today, the WPT declared that the series "will not move forward."

What was to have been the inaugural WPT Macau festival was announced in early April . The series had been slated to run from June 18-24 at Wynn Macau . The seven-day stop would have included a championship event running from June 20-24, featuring a HK $40,000 buy-in (about US $5,100).

After a six-year hiatus, tournament poker had only recently returned to Macau, a special administrative region of China that is Southeast Asia's largest gambling hub. WPT CEO Adam Pliska had spoken on multiple occasions prior to the stop's announced debut of his long-held hopes and plans for bringing a series to Macau.

“Macau has long been a sought-after destination for us, wanting to deliver the WPT experience to the region,” said Pliska when the stop was announced. Those plans will again be placed on hold for at least the near future.

WPT regrets inconvenience

The WPT did not specify the reason for the abrupt cancellation but expressed hopes that a Macau festival will take place at some future time. The complete brief as issued by the tour reads as follows:

WPT Macau, which was scheduled to take place in June, will not move forward. WPT, Wynn Macau, and Allied Gaming and Entertainment regret any inconvenience or disappointment for players from around the world who were planning to travel to Macau and play in the event. 

WPT remains committed to working with Wynn Macau and AGAE in the future to bring world class poker tournaments back to the region.

Back-to-back Southeast Asian setbacks for WPT

The Macau cancellation comes less than two weeks after a WPT 'Passport'  special-event series planned in Hanoi, Vietnam, was called off just days before it was set to begin . That planned stop at Hanoi's Crown Poker Club did not include significant on-site involvement from the WPT, but was set to award numerous seat-and-travel packages to December's WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

The Hanoi series was reported by local outlets to have been missing some of the needed regulatory approvals, hence its last-minute cancellation. Regulatory and licensing concerns have been an ongoing hurdle for poker organizers throughout Southeast Asia . It is not publicly known whether the Macau cancellation is also a regulatory matter involving Macau or mainland China officials.

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5 things to watch at the 2024 World Series of Poker

The 55th annual World Series of Poker begins Tuesday at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas, with 99 live bracelet events and 30 online events scheduled.

It’s tough to top a good poker rivalry, and two of the game’s bright young stars will go head-to-head all summer long at the World Series of Poker starting Tuesday.

Jeremy Becker and Landon Tice are involved in a crossbook bet that will see the players compare their results at the end of the series. The one with the most money earned will win an additional sum.

But this is also a battle between poker giants Daniel Negreanu and Matt Berkey.

Negreanu has a staking deal with Becker, and it was his post on X listing potential WSOP matchups that started the wheels in motion on the bet. When Tice saw the post suggesting he and Becker would be a good pairing, Tice responded about an hour later suggesting a crossbook. Tice is backed by Berkey, and the terms of the bet were agreed on quickly.

May also do a WSOP matchups freeroll and give people a chance to win some money by picking the right matchups. A few off the top of my head: @JonathanLittle @berkey11 @Jbex2417 @LandonTice @krissyb24poker @MariaHo Chidwick @Sdavies22 @luckychewy @NickSchulman … — Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) February 16, 2024

Plenty of side action also has come in, with many of the biggest names in poker eager to take Becker or Tice.

“We both got what we wanted,” Tice told WorldPokerTour.com in April.

Here are five more things to watch this summer at the WSOP, which takes place at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas:

1. Main Event growth

The $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship drew a record field last year, topping 10,000 entrants for the first time. Will there be another surge, or was that the ceiling?

The WSOP and online poker sites are running promotions and satellites for entries to the Main Event, which begins July 3 . And poker continues to see a spike in popularity globally, meaning another record is not out of the question.

“Poker continues to grow organically throughout the world,” WSOP vice president Jack Effel said. “We’re expecting a record turnout. We’re planning for bigger than ever. We’re planning for better than ever.”

2. Lower buy-ins

One of the most notable changes at the WSOP in recent years is the proliferation of more affordable tournaments on the schedule, such as the $300 buy-in Gladiators of Poker No-limit Hold’em.

Whether it’s the $500 buy-in WSOP Kickoff No-limit Hold’em Freezeout that starts Wednesday or the $777 buy-in Lucky 7’s No-limit Hold’em the final week, there are tournaments running all summer that cost less than a ticket to an Adele show at Caesars Palace.

For those with a more modest bankroll, there are five tournaments from June 25 to July 3 ranging in buy-ins from $400 (Colossus No-limit Hold’em) to $800 (Independence Day Celebration No-limit Hold’em).

3. Negreanu’s slump

While many of Negreanu’s contemporaries continue to earn gold bracelets for WSOP victories, the popular pro remains stuck on six for his career. Is this the summer the Las Vegas resident finally ends the drought?

Negreanu has had success on the PokerGO Tour recently, including a victory at the Pot-limit Omaha series in March for $147,500 after a first-place finish in January. But his last bracelet came at the 2013 WSOP Europe, and he hasn’t won an event at the WSOP in Las Vegas since 2008.

Expect Negreanu to play a lighter schedule than usual. If he makes a final table, expect a large crowd at the Horseshoe to see if he can finally bring No. 7 home.

4. What’s in the box?

No format has gained more popularity in recent years than bounty tournaments, which give players the chance to win large prizes for knocking out an opponent without needing to make the final table.

This year has no less than seven on the schedule and is highlighted by the return of the $1,000 buy-in Mystery Millions No-limit Hold’em event with a guaranteed $1 million for the top bounty. The $1,000 buy-in Mystery Bounty Pot-limit Omaha tournament is a new addition.

Other bounty events of note include the $10,000 buy-in Mystery Bounty No-limit Hold’em and the $10,000 buy-in Super Turbo Bounty No-limit Hold’em Freezeout.

5. Online bracelets

After announcing it was combining the online player pools in Nevada, Michigan and New Jersey into one network, the WSOP Online bracelet event schedule was released Saturday.

There are 30 tournaments starting Saturday, including five high rollers. There will be gold bracelets up for grabs every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday of the series with the $10,000 buy-in WSOP Online Championship main event set for July 11.

The new WSOP software allows for Pot-limit Omaha events, multitabling, mystery bounty tournaments and multi-flight re-entry events.

Contact David Schoen at [email protected] or 702-387-5203. Follow @DavidSchoenLVRJ on X.

Along with the 55th World Series of Poker on the Strip, several other poker events are taking place in Las Vegas this summer.

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Daniel Sepiol won the World Poker Tour’s World Championship, which featured a record $40 million prize pool, early Friday morning at Wynn Las Vegas.

When the Circa Survivor field was whittled to 13, 12 of them agreed to a partial chop of the $9.2 million pot. But one high-stakes gambler stood in the way.

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Erik Seidel won his 10th World Series of Poker bracelet at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas, moving him into a tie with some poker legends for second on the all-time list.

On her first visit to the poker table at a Las Vegas casino, a 21-year-old finds herself holding all the cards.

Whether it’s actors and actresses, athletes or musicians, some of the world’s most famous people have been regulars at the poker table.

Rob Mercer told the Review-Journal that he did not have terminal stage 4 colon cancer when he started a GoFundMe account to play in the WSOP Main Event.

Summer poker tournament schedule in Las Vegas includes more than WSOP

The summer poker schedule in Las Vegas is underway.

In addition to the World Series of Poker, which begins its run Tuesday at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas with 99 live events, several other notable events will attract top professionals and skilled amateur players.

Here is a look at the most prestigious tournaments taking place:

The Summer Classic is already underway through July 18 and features 98 events with more than $37 million in total guaranteed prize pools.

The flagship event is the $10,400 No-limit Hold’em Wynn Summer Championship from June 28 to July 3 that has a $10 million guaranteed prize pool.

Other high-profile events include the $3,500 buy-in No-limit Hold’em event with a $4 million guaranteed prize pool, the $2,200 buy-in Mystery Bounty event and the World Poker Tour Alpha 8 Trifecta, three $25,000 buy-in High Roller tournaments.

The Venetian

The DeepStack Championship Poker Series runs through July 31 and has nearly $14 million in guaranteed tournament prize pools for the 79 events.

The $1,600 buy-in No-limit Hold’em UltimateStack event from July 15 to 18 has a $1.5 million total guaranteed prize pool, while the $1,600 Seniors tournament runs July 8 to 11 and includes a massive $1 million guaranteed prize pool.

The series is also highlighted by two Mid-States Poker Tour events. The $1,100 buy-in No-limit Hold’em tournament from May 25 to 28 has a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, and the $1,600 event runs June 3 to 5 with a $750,000 guaranteed prize pool.

The Aria Poker Classic runs from Wednesday to July 15 with 45 events. The highlight is the $3,500 buy-in No-limit Hold’em BetMGM championship from June 7 to 11 with a $3 million guarantee, up from $2 million last year. The final table will be streamed on PokerGO.

The High Roller Series also returns to the PokerGO Studio from June 19 to July 8. The 13-event schedule starts with eight Pot-limit Omaha tournaments before finishing with five $10,00 buy-in No-limit Hold’em tournaments.

The Summer Poker Festival run Wednesday to July 8, including 14 events from the Moneymaker Tour starting June 28. The main event is the $1,700 buy-in Moneymaker No-limit Hold’em tournament with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool that begins July 2.

Other tournaments that should attract nice fields include the $500 buy-in Super Stack No-limit Hold’em that starts June 2 ($250,000 guaranteed prize pool), the $500 buy-in Pot-limit Omaha Mystery Bounty starting June 8 ($250,000 guaranteed prize pool) and the $500 buy-in No-limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty starting June 18 ($250,000 guaranteed prize pool).

The Orleans

The Summer Poker Open kicks off Sunday and goes through July 14 with $3.5 million in guaranteed prize pools.

The $600 buy-in No-limit Hold’em Main Event begins June 26 and has a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. The $1,100 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. Championship on May 31 has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Golden Nugget

The Grand Poker Series returns from Tuesday to July 1 with 96 events and more than $3.5 million in total guaranteed prize money.

That includes the Goldenaire Mystery Bounty beginning June 27. The $1,200 buy-in event features a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. There’s also the $600 buy-in Main Event championship that opens June 20 and has a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Contact David Schoen at [email protected] or 702-387-5203. Follow @DavidSchoenLVRJ on X.

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