Long-time poker pro Will Failla (often referred to by his nickname of Will “the Thrill”) is no stranger to deep runs in major poker tournaments. However, up to this point in his career the East Coast native had been shut-out when it comes to claiming victory in aRead Full Article

The final six players have been decided at the 2011 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event taking place at the bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California, and leading the way is a familiar name in the poker world, Will “The Thrilla” Failla. The final handRead Full Article

After three days of action, one of the preeminent stops on the World Poker Tour, The Legends of Poker Main Event at the Bicycle Casino, is down to just three tables featuring seven players each. The tournament began with two Day 1 starting flights that saw a totalRead Full Article

At the 2011 Legends of Poker Main Event, the World Poker Tour (WPT) continued to experiment with new structures, with their latest offering being a multi-entry tournament where players were even allowed to forfeit their stacks at the end of Day 1a if they so chose, giving themRead Full Article

There is always a quiet period on the tournament schedule around the globe following the World Series of Poker’s conclusion in July, but this year we saw a second lull in the action, in mid-August, before three of the major poker tours around the globe –the WPT, theRead Full Article

As Season X of the World Poker Tour kicks into gear the tour is getting ready to head stateside for some of the biggest events on the schedule. With a stop in Barcelona, Spain in late May and another stop in the far flung poker destination of SloveniaRead Full Article

The first half of the World Poker Tour Season X schedule was released this week, and along with the familiar stops at The Bicycle Casino, Foxwoods, the Borgata, and so on the tour will also be adding four new destinations, as well as a new format at theRead Full Article

Andy Frankenberger burst onto the poker scene in 2010 with an incredible run on the World Poker Tour where he won the WPT Legends of Poker Championship in August, finished 5th at the WPT Festa al Lago in October, and nearly made a third WPT final table inRead Full Article

With just 28 players remaining in Event #28, a $1,500 No Limit Holdem tournament, Season IX WPT Player of the Year Andy Frankenberger is right in the thick of things currently sitting in fourth place on the leader-board. Frankenberger is looking for his first WSOP win to goRead Full Article

By virtue of his two final tables –including a win in the 2010 Legends of Poker Main Event—as well as a 16th place finish in a third World Poker Tour Main Event, Andy Frankenberger locked up the WPT Player of the Year Award yesterday when Sam El SayadRead Full Article