The World Poker Tour cuts ties with its whole media workforce, Leaf placing out a set of gamers playing cards, and the World Sequence of Poker Circuit hitting Florida are a few of the quick stacks CardsChat picked up in its newest orbit of poker information.
WPT lays off media workforce
In a transfer that got here as a shock to poker business insiders, the World Poker Tour has let go its whole media workforce. On Monday, Vice President of Media at WPT Lance Bradley introduced that the WPT has informed him and his workforce that they have been not wanted.
The lay-off impacts a handful of seasoned and prize-winning poker journalists together with Inventive 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 workforce had constructed an entertaining and informative poker information portal that produced World Poker Index Award successful content material. Bradley himself has gained the award a number of occasions, most lately in 2021 for his piece on Isai Scheinberg.
Owned by an funding agency, Element Partners 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 security employees 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). Referred to as the Leaf Metallic Poker set, it should 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 comprises 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 here to purchase it.
WSOP Circuit hits Pompano Seashore
The WSOP Circuit invades Harrah’s Pompano Seashore beginning at the moment with a $400 Double Stack Opener and the primary flight of the $600 Mini Principal and its $400,000 assured prize pool that will probably 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 in addition has a $50,000 assure.
It’s a busy begin of the yr 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.
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