The World Poker Tour cuts ties with its complete media staff, Leaf placing out a set of gamers playing cards, and the World Collection of Poker Circuit hitting Florida are a few of the brief stacks CardsChat picked up in its newest orbit of poker information.
WPT lays off media staff
In a transfer that got here as a shock to poker business insiders, the World Poker Tour has let go its complete media staff. On Monday, Vice President of Media at WPT Lance Bradley introduced that the WPT has advised him and his staff that they had been now not wanted.
The lay-off impacts a handful of seasoned and prize-winning poker journalists together with Artistic Editor Jeff Walsh, Managing Editor Tim Fiorvanti, Media Relations Supervisor Eric Lusch, Social Media Supervisor Easton Oreman, Content material Coordinator Evan McColl, Admin Coordinator Raul Silva, and Affiliate Enterprise Supervisor Scott Pesick.
Within the three-and-a-half years Bradley labored for the WPT, he and his staff had constructed an entertaining and informative poker information portal that produced World Poker Index Award profitable content material. Bradley himself has gained the award a number of instances, most just lately in 2021 for his piece on Isai Scheinberg.
Owned by an funding agency, Ingredient Companions LLC, the WPT household has seen a number of rounds of lay-off the final a number of months, together with about 60 tech and safety staff who labored for WPT World, it’s on-line poker model.
Poker buying and selling playing cards coming
Buying and selling card firm Leaf is releasing a set of playing cards that includes poker gamers tomorrow (Jan. 31). Known as the Leaf Metallic Poker set, it is going to characteristic playing cards with autographs of a few of the world’s hottest gamers, together with Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Patrik Antonius, Espen Jorstad, Jennifer Harman and others.
A field prices $89.99. Every field incorporates six autographs restricted to 25 every, and also will have “a big selection of inserts together with Stacked Signatures, Bracelet Winners, and Ante Up.”
The final time the corporate launched a poker set was in 2012. Jesse Fuller coordinated between the gamers and Leaf. Click on right here to buy it.
WSOP Circuit hits Pompano Seashore
The WSOP Circuit invades Harrah’s Pompano Seashore beginning immediately with a $400 Double Stack Opener and the primary flight of the $600 Mini Foremost and its $400,000 assured prize pool that shall be generated over 4 beginning flights.
A $1,100 Grasp Bounty occasion with $250,000 in prize guarantees begins Sunday, Feb. 2, whereas the primary flight of the $1,700 $1 million assured headliner begins subsequent Thursday (Feb. 6). The ultimate desk will happen Sunday, which can also be the beginning of the $2,200 “excessive curler” occasion with it’s $100,000 assure, in addition to a $600 occasion with a $50,000 promise.
The $400 Nearer takes place Monday, Feb. 10, and likewise has a $50,000 assure.
It’s a busy begin of the 12 months for the WSOP Circuit. It should wrap up its collection at Horseshoe Tunica Feb. 3, and instantly after Pompano Seashore, heads to each Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina and Graton On line casino in California Feb. 13 to 24. It finishes the month up at Horseshoe Baltimore Feb. 20 to March 3.
