Women Won Six Events On Season 1 Of Celebrity Poker Tour

The Movie star Poker Tour (CPT), which debuted in 2023 after which continued its first season by way of 2024, is gearing up for its second season, which formally kicks off tonight with Recreation Night time V, a $10,000 winner-take-all all nine-handed Sit n’ Go along with two alternates.

Amongst these within the lineup are Shane Victorino, Waka Flocka Flame, Frazier Kay, Ethan & Hila Klein, Trent “BookItWithTrent” Attiyah, Bryce Corridor, Jorge Masvidal, Steiny, Mackenzie Dern, and Tana Mongeau.

Recreation Night time V can be streamed on the Movie star Poker Tour YouTube channel in addition to on X, Fb, and Twitch. You can too test it out on streaming platforms like Pluto TV, Fubo, Tubi, Freevee, Sling, and Plex.

The CPT’s first season comprised 9 occasions, and amazingly, ladies received two-thirds of them. That included the primary three winners being all ladies, and certainly one of them turning into the tour’s first two-time winner – poker professional Maria Ho.

In honor of Season 2 getting underway, PokerNews takes a glance again at among the huge winners and seminal moments from the CPT’s thrilling first season.

Qiyu “Nemo” Zhou Turns into First CPT Champion

It was again on August 27, 2023, that the first-ever CPT Invitational was held. The match invited 70 gamers to PokerGO Studio together with “Boston Rob” Mariano, Alexandra Botez, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, and Bryce Corridor, although none of them managed to money.

The primary-ever CPT champion ended up being chess grandmaster Qiyu “Nemo” Zhou.

“I’ve at all times needed to play a lot extra poker,” Nemo informed officers after her win. “I took a break this yr as a result of there are three holes in my door as a result of I punched it after actually dangerous poker periods. I am actually glad to be again in poker and I am tremendous grateful for this chance.”

She added: “Actually, I feel I acquired actually fortunate on some palms. As we have been getting shorter and shorter, I simply needed to shove all in. I type of began creating this repute at my desk the place I used to be simply shoving all in as a result of that is simply what it’s important to do when you’ve 10 huge blinds. There’s nothing extra you are able to do.”

Enclave CPT Invitational Outcomes

PlacePlayerPrize 1stQiyu “Nemo” Zhou$20,000 2ndBill Pulte$10,000 3rdChris Grove$5,500 4thBrandon Marshall$3,500 5thNathan Webb$2,500 6thJoey Hamilton$2,000 7thManny Kess$1,500 8thChase DeMoor$1,000 9thSteven “Hoodie Allen” Markowitz$1,000 10thDan Fleyshman$1,000 11thAlexander Seibt$1,000 12thHayes Pullard$1,000

Princess Love Wins CPT Invitational II

On February 9, 2024, the CPT Invitational II was held at PokerGO Studio. The sphere was comprised of 73 entrants together with a slew of NFL gamers resembling Calais Campbell, Dalton Kincaid, Austin Ekeler, Keenan Allen, Marqise Lee, Brandon Marshall, Will Levis, Laviska Shenault, Eric Ebron, and Aaron Jones. They have been joined by the likes of Perez Hilton, Brad Owen, and Ethan “Rampage” Yau.

Princess Love, an actress who was often known as the spouse of Ray J on the time, was additionally within the discipline and ended up defeating Keith Smith in heads-up play to turn into the second CPT champ, good for $20,000. It was her first profession win, although she had had bigger scores together with $80,156 for ending runner-up within the 2023 StormX Invitational III and $132,500 for putting fortieth within the 2023 WPT World Championship.

CPT Invitational II Outcomes

PlacePlayerPrize 1stPrincess Love$20,000 2ndKeith Smith$10,000 3rdTana Mongeau$5,000 4thLaviska Shenault$3,500 5thTrent “BookItWithTrent” Attyah$3,000 6thWill Levis$2,500 7thAljamain Sterling$2,000 8thGordie Gronkowski$1,334 9thEric Hansen$1,333 10thEric Ebron$1,333

Princess Love truly talked about her CPT win when she sat down with Connor Richards for an episode of Life Outdoors Poker, which you’ll be able to watch beneath.

Contortionist Goes All In With Her Ft at Movie star Poker Tour Invitational

Bachelorette Star Victorious in CPT Invitational III

The CPT Invitational III befell on Could 4, 2024, with 79 runners competing for the title and $20,000 prime prize. As soon as once more the sector was a mixture of poker gamers, streamers, on-line personalities, and sports activities stars resembling Peyton Barber, Prince Amukamara, Kenyon Drake, Jason Verrett, Larry Sanders, Glen Davis, Pacman Jones, Hayes Pullard, Chris Eubank Jr, Amir Johnson, Aljamain Sterling, an Sugar Shane Mosley.

On the movie star entrance, former Season 25 Bachelor contestant and The Bachelorette Season 17 star Katie Thurston was within the discipline, and truly took it all the way down to turn into the third feminine winner of a CPT Invitational occasion. She defeated a closing desk that included former champs Princess Love and Qiyu “Nemo” Zhou.

CPT Invitational III Outcomes

PlacePlayerPrize 1stKatie Thurston$20,000 2ndMiguel Núñez Jr.$10,000 3rdCarson Lueders$5,000 4thEthan Yau$3,500 5thSteven “Hoodie Allen” Markowitz$3,000 6thPrincess Love$2,500 7thQiyu “Nemo” Zhou$2,000 8thMark Dohner$2,000 9thAlex Bachman$2,000

Vegas Matt & “Hawk Tuah Woman” Shine in CPT Invitational IV

On August 31, 2024, 80 celebrities packed the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas for the CPT Invitational IV, which supplied up a $50,000 prize pool. After six hours of play, Stephen Matt Morrow, higher generally known as high-stakes slot icon Vegas Matt, got here out on prime of the invite-only occasion to win a $20,000 prime prize.

Within the course of, he defeated chess grandmaster Qiyu ‘Nemo’ Zhou in heads-up play to disclaim her a second CPT title.

Vegas Matt began the night time on the function desk alongside the likes of eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard, Blac Chyna, Steiny, Ethan Klein, and Haliey Welch, generally known as the “Hawk Tuah Woman” because of a viral video earlier this yr. Sadly, all of these gamers wound up falling in need of making the cash. Whereas Welch didn’t money, she was arguably the most well-liked star of the night time and performed some huge palms as recapped right here on PokerNews.

Hailey Welch — Haliey Welch, generally known as the “Hawk Tuah Woman.”

CPT Invitational IV Outcomes

PlacePlayerPrize 1Vegas Matt$20,000 2Qiyu ‘Nemo’ Zhou$10,000 3Rachel Cook dinner$5,000 4Cash Baker$3,500 5Marqise Lee$3,000 6John Ferguson$2,000 7Hila Klein$2,000 8Teli Swift$2,000 95Up$2,000

“Hawk Tuah Woman” Will get Distracted and Folds Flopped Two Pair in CPT Invitational IV

Season 1 Wraps with Maria Ho Turning into a Two-Time Winner

A Look Back at The Celebrity Poker Tour’s First Season - Women Reign Supreme 101 — Maria Ho

The primary season of the Movie star Poker Tour wrapped on November 20, 2024, which is when Maria Ho topped a 62-entry discipline to win the 2024 CPT Championship for $50,000 and turn into the tour’s first two-time champ.

“I undoubtedly acquired a whole lot of huge palms as you would see on the closing desk,” Ho informed PokerGO’s Natalie Bode and CPT’s Blake Wynn after the victory. “However all people performed very well. Like a whole lot of the ladies particularly. We hung in there, we have been making an attempt to get an all-women closing desk at the moment. It did not fairly occur, however I am tremendous happy with all people’s exhibiting tonight.”

Greater than 60 celebrities competed starting from retired skilled athletes Mike Bibby, Mario Chalmers, and Adrian Peterson to influencers Bryce Corridor, Tana Mongeau, and Vegas Matt and content material creators Ninja, Ethan Klein and Sketch.

Ho added of the expertise: “That is all in regards to the enjoyable. If anyone’s watched a CPT stream, they know that everyone right here is making an attempt to have a very good time. They wish to win, but it surely’s not going to be the stone-faced sun shades, hoodie state of affairs.”

2024 CPT Championship Outcomes

PlacePlayerPrize 1Maria Ho$50,000 2Brian Quinn$20,000 3Sofie Dossi$10,000 4CJ So Cool$5,000 5Hayes Pullard$4,000 6Adrian Peterson$3,500 7Lena Ayad$2,500 8Bryce Corridor$2,500 9Hila Klein$2,500

Recreation Nights Galore

Whereas the CPT Invitationals are bigger multi-table tournaments, the favored Recreation Nights are single-table occasions. The primary one was held on March 15, 2024, which is when Maria Ho received her first CPT title and a $10,000 prime prize.

The next month on April 19, poker vlogger Alexander “Wolfgang Poker” Seibt grew to become the primary man to win a CPT occasion when he took down Recreation Night time II for $10,000, after which Bryce Corridor adopted in his footsteps on August 12 by profitable CPT Recreation Night time III for $15,000.

CPT Recreation Night time IV was the ultimate one of many yr and was held on October 7. H3 Govt Assistant Lena Ayad received it for $5,000.

H3 Executive Assistant Lena Ayad — H3 Govt Assistant Lena Ayad

Movie star Poker Tour Occasions & Winners

DateEventEntriesWinnerCelebrityPrize November 20, 20242024 CPT Championship62Maria HoPoker Participant$50,000 October 7, 2024CPT Recreation Night time IV10Lena AyadExecutive Assistant H3$5,000 August 31, 2024CPT Invitational IV78Vegas MattSlot Streamer$20,000 August 12, 2024CPT Recreation Night time III9Bryce HallMedia character & influencer$15,000 Could 4, 2024CPT Invitational III79Katie ThurstonTV character$20,000 April 19, 2024CPT Recreation Night time II9Alexander “Wolfgang Poker” SeibtPoker Vlogger$10,000 March 15, 2024CPT Recreation Night time I8Maria HoPoker Participant$10,000 February 9, 2024CPT Invitational II73Princess LoveActress & character$20,000 August 27, 2023CPT Enclave Invitational70Qiyu “Nemo” ZhouChess Grandmaster$20,000

*Photographs courtesy of CPT & PokerGO.