Who won the WPT Alpha 8?
Fedor Holz
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedor Holz | $1,589,219 |
| 2 | Nick Petrangelo | $1,015,335 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | $640,103 |
| 4 | Sean Winter | $441,450 |
When was the WPT Alpha 8?
The World Poker Tour’s Alpha8 is a new series of televised Super High Roller poker tournaments with buy-ins starting at $100,000. The inaugural event was held on August 26, 2013 at the Semin… Read all. The inaugural event was held on August 26, 2013 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Who replaced Mike Sexton on WPT?
Tony Dunst will become Sexton’s replacement joining Vince Van Patten in the announcing booth. Sexton will now become the Chairman of partypoker. It’s been a wild 15 years, but Mike Sexton decided it was time to move on. Sexton announced his retirement as the co-host of the World Poker Tour.
Whats the buy in for WPT?
$3,500-$25,000
The WPT Main Tour focuses on the buy-in range of $3,500-$25,000, and winners of official WPT Main Tour events are awarded a membership to the WPT Champions Club. The WPT Champions Cup is the trophy awarded to all winners of WPT Main Tour events, and champions have their names engraved on the Cup.
Who owns ClubWPT?
The company has also ramped up its ClubWPT sweepstakes poker site in recent months. That part of the business continues to expand. The tour was founded by attorney and television producer Steven Lipscomb and businessman Lyle Berman. PartyGaming (now partypoker) purchased the company in 2009 for $12.3 million.
Is Kimberly Lansing married?
“Poker has given me a lot over the years,” she said recently, noting that she met her husband, Zach Hyman, through the game. “I can’t imagine life without it.” That’s precisely why Lansing won’t be giving up cold turkey.
Did Mike Sexton win a WPT?
At the age of 69, Sexton emerged victorious in the 2016 WPT Montreal $3,850 CAD no-limit hold’em main event to secure his first title on the tour that he helped popularize. For the win, Sexton earned $317,896 and saw his name added to the WPT Champions Cup, which has since been renamed in his honor.