WPT: The Greatest
World Poker Tour ignited the global poker boom with a unique television show based on a series of high-stakes tournaments. WPT events turned Gus Hansen into the Great Dane and Daniel Negreanu into Kid Poker and created dozens of poker-made millionaires.
Best of Season IV WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Part 1
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt takes a look back at the most legendary final tables in WPT history. In this episode, we revisit the final table at season four's, Five Diamond World Poker Classic from Bellagio in Las Vegas. This final table was tough and featured Doyle Brunson, JJ Liu, Patrik Antonious, the 'Unabomber' Phil Laak, and 'Gigabet' Darrel Dickens. The amateur at the table was Rehne Pederson who got in off of a $100 online tournament. They are all competing for a chance to win over 2 million dollars. With a star-studded final table, the competition is tough and the poker player is some of the best ever at a WPT final table.
Best of Season IV WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Part 2
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt takes a look back at the final tables where the stories were as exciting as the action. In this episode, we revisit the conclusion of season 4, Five Diamond World Poker Classic from Bellagio in Las Vegas now four players remain. The legend Doyle Brunson is going for his biggest payday, JJ Liu is looking to become the first woman to win a WPT event. Patrick Antonius wants to win his first WPT event and Rhene Pederson is looking to do the improbable and turn a 100 online satellite into 2 million dollars. Those storylines make this an episode that can't be missed.
Best of Season VII WPT Festa al Lago Part 1
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt takes a look back at the most legendary final tables in WPT history. In this episode, we revisit the final table at season 7 Festa a Lago that features Elky Grosspellier and his massive chip lead. Elky displays his bad boy mentality and tries to bully everyone at the table. But in his way are notable players Nam Le, Oddie Dardon, and Nenad Medic all of who won't let him run them over for the 1.4 million dollars first-place prize and a WPT title. Elky's chip lead never seems that safe as the remaining 5 players make smart bets it's their efforts to take down the chip leader. This episode asks the question, how do you stand up to the bully at the table?
Best of Season VII WPT Festa al Lago Part 2
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt takes a look back at the most legendary final table in WPT history. This time we are at the conclusion of season 7's Festa a Lago from Bellagio in Las Vegas. Elky Grosspellier still has a massive chip lead as the table is down to four players. Trying to stop him is Nam Le and Nanad Medic who are both going for their second WPT title. The final player at this final table is poker pro-Oddie Darden who is entertaining while playing some textbook poker going against the bully at the table. There is a 1.4 million dollars first place prize so the challengers aren't going to let Elky run them over as they fight for the money and the prestigious WPT title.
Best of Season VI WPT World Poker Classic Part 1
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt looks back at the final tables where the stories were as exciting as the action. This week it's Season 6 and the World Poker Classic from Bellagio. The cost to play this tournament was 25,000 and the winner would take home 3.3 million dollars. This final table features one of the biggest bad boys of the game in Gus Hanson who enters the final table with a big chip lead. All the seats at this final table were taken by poker pros making it one of the most difficult final tables in WPT history. The pros are Jeffery King, Tommy Le, and former NFL kicker John Roveto. The one poker pro at the table that is not afraid of Gus Hanson is Corey Carrol and the power poker that ensues is some of the best in WPT history and can't be missed.
Best of Season VI WPT World Poker Classic Part 2
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt looks back at some legendary final tables and this week it's the conclusion of season 6 World Poker Championship from Bellagio on the Las Vegas strip. This tournament featured a staggering $25,000 buy-in and the winner took home 3.3 million dollars making it at the time one of the largest prizes in poker. There are just three players remaining, former NFL kicker John Roveto, the pros pro-David Chiu, and the 'Great Dane' Gus Hanson. Gus starts out with a five to one chip lead but with tough pros, at the table, it's not going to be a walk in the park for him. Can the Great Dane win another WPT title or will one of the other two pros at the two be able to stand up to the chip bully and take down their first WPT title?
Best of Season V WPT North American Poker Classic Part 1
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt looks back at the most memorable final tables over the years and this week it's season five and the North American Poker Classic from the Falls View casino in Niagara Falls. The winner of this tournament would take home a 1.2 million dollar first-place prize and a WPT title. This tournament features a mix of pros and amateurs battling it out and has some dramatic swings in chip leads and some head-scratching poker play. The one true star at the table is John Juwanda but the other pros at the table are very capable as well they are Mark Karam, Big Bird, Jason Sagel, and 'the Crazy Canuck' Jim Worth. The amateurs are a couple of guys who got in off inexpensive satellites an IT guy John Lam and an auto factory worker Soren Turkewitsch. Can the amateurs take down the pros?
Best of Season V WPT North American Poker Classic Part 2
WPT Greatest tales from the felt takes a look back at the most legendary final table in WPT history. In this episode, we take a look back at the conclusion of season five North American Poker Classic from Niagara Fall at the Falls View Casino. Four players remain two pros and two amateurs. The pros are 'Big Bird' Jason Sagel and 'Crazy Canuck' Jim Worth. The two amateurs are guys who got in off of inexpensive satellites John Lam and Soren Turkewitsch. They are all competing for the 1.3 million dollars first-place prize and a WPT title. This final table proves you can get in off inexpensive satellites and have a chance to win some really big money. When this final table gets down to heads-up action you won't want to walk away.
Best of Season VIII WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Part 1
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt hops in the time machine and takes a look back at some legendary final tables. In this episode, we revisit the final table at season eight's, Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic from Bellagio in Las Vegas. The first-place prize was 1.4 million dollars and the competition going for it was some of the fiercest in WPT history. All six seats were taken by pros, led by WPT legend Scotty Nguyen. Young greats like Daniel Alaei, Faraz Jaka aka 'the Toilet', Steve ODwyer, Shawn 'the Cannon' Buchanan, and Josh Arieh round out the table. The completion embodied Doyle Brunson's style of smart aggressive play to T. Who will be the best pro on this night?
Best of Season VIII WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Part 2
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt looks at the final tables where the stories were as exciting as the action. Tonight we revisit the conclusion of season 8 and the Doyle Brunson World Poker Championship from Bellagio on the Vegas Strip. Five players remain in the hunt for the 1.4 million dollars first-place prize and the prestigious WPT title. The competition at this final table was some of the toughest in WPT history because all the seats were taken by poker pros. The table was headlined by poker greats Scotty Nguyen. The other players are Shawn Buchanan, Faraz Jaka, Josh Arieh, and Daniel Alaei. This table features dramatic swings in chips, all-in bets, and some outstanding poker play that makes this one of the greatest final tables in WPT history.
Best of Season III WPT LA Poker Classic Part 1
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt takes a look back at the most legendary final tables in WPT history. This week it's season three and the LA poker classic from the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. The 1.8 million dollars first-place prize at the time was the largest on the west coast. The final table featured 5 pros and one amateur competing for it. The pros are some of the biggest names in the game in the pros pro-Ted Forrest, WPT player of the year Erick Lindgren, and Michael 'the Grinder' Mizrachi. Michael at the time was at his second consecutive final table looking for his first WPT title. The remaining pros at the table were Hung La and professional sports better Haralabos Voulgaris. Is this the tournament where Michael Mizrachi gets his first WPT win and goes on to become one of the pokers' elite players?
Best of Season III WPT LA Poker Classic Part 2
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt looks back at the most legendary final tables in WPT history. In this episode, we revisit the conclusion of season three's LA Poker Classic where a poker star is born. Four players remain in the hunt for the 1.8 million dollar cash prize and the prestigious WPT title. The table is now down to four players they are young hotshots Michael 'the Grinder' Mizrachi and Haralbos Voulgaris going against pokers pros Hung La and the great Ted Forrest. This final table features lots of emotion as the stakes are high and when the tournament gets to heads up action it can't be missed with wild chip swings and fantastic poker play. Will it be one of the young guns or will one of the veterans take down the LA poker classic?
Best of Season VIII WPT Celebrity Invitational Part 1
WPT Greatest Tales from the Felt looks back at the final tables where the stories were as dynamic as the action. This week, we head back to season 8 and the WPT Celebrity Invitational from the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. The celebrity invitations were a lot of fun because they had the celebrities wanting to play with the poker pros, the poker pros got to play with the celebrities and the public had a chance to play by winning inexpensive satellites. This final table is a fun one that featured 4 amateurs, 1 celebrity, and 1 pro. The celebrity is Trishelle Cannatella from MTV's the real world and the pro is the Norwegian godfather of poker, Thor Hanson. Going into action the amateurs sit atop the chip lead and they are Leron Washington and Sean Urban. There is $100,000 and a WPT title on the line, who will come on top at one of the most entertaining tournaments in WPT history?
Best of Season VIII WPT Celebrity Invitational Part 2
WPT Greatest Tales from the felt look back at the most legendary final tables in WPT history. This episode takes a look back at the conclusion of season 8 and WPT celebrity invitational from the Commerce casino where there is $100,000 and a WPT title on the line. There are 3 amateurs and one celebrity left in the tournament. Amateur, Leron Washington got in off an online freeroll by beating out 2500 has the chip lead and is looking to win to do the improbable and win the celebrity invitation. But in his way is Trishelle Cannatella from MTV's the real world looking to be the first celebrity to win the tournament. Will it be one of those two or will one of the other amateurs be able to step up and win the WPT celebrity invitational? This is a spirited one that can't be missed.
Best of Season IX WPT Borgata Poker Open Part 1
WPT Greatest tales from the felt look back at the final tables where the stories were as exciting as the action. This week we head back to season nine and the Borgata Poker Open from Atlantic City and the winner would take home more than $700,000 and a WPT title. It seems every year the Borgata Poker Open is known as much for its over-the-top personalities as much as the poker play itself. Season nine is no different and this final table is a lively one that features Dwite Pilgrim a poker pro who took table talk to a whole new level while he set out to shock the world. The other poker pros at the table are Ofir Mor, Daniel Makowsky, and Kia Mohajeri. The table talk got so heated at times it resembled a professional wrestling match, but when the dust settles only four players will remain.
Best of Season IX WPT Borgata Poker Open Part 2
WPT Greatest Tales from the felt look back at most legendary final tables in WPT history. Tonight we revisit the conclusion of the table of season nine's Borgata Poker Open from Atlantic City. This final table is one of the most spirited in WPT history featuring Dwite Pilgrim in his attempt to shock the poker world and take down the over $700,000 first-place prize. In his way are two poker pros Kia Mohajeri and Ofir Mor. Dwite likes to talk but will the other player be able to tune him out or will Dwite be able to talk his way to the top and shock the world?
