World Poker Challenge News Stories

 

Lee Markholt Rises to the World Poker Challenge, Wins WPT Event

by A Bodog Beat Original | March 31st, 2008 | Add a comment
Poker pro David “The Dragon” Pham fell short of his first WPT title, but Lee Markholt did not. (Bodog Beat Image) The last installment of the World Poker Challenge as part of the WPT schedule wrapped up over the weekend with several players making career-defining money and poker pro Lee Markholt taking home the title and the $493,815 first-place prize. This … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

David Pham Hunting First WPT Title at World Poker Challenge

by A Bodog Beat Original | March 28th, 2008 | Comments Off
Poker pro David “The Dragon” Pham is hunting his first WPT title at the World Poker Challenge. (Bodog Beat Image) The televised WPT final table at the World Poker Challenge is now set and poker pro David “The Dragon” Pham will be hunting his first WPT title this evening when play gets underway. Pham is no stranger to WPT final tables, this … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Jason Potter Leads Day 2 of WPT World Poker Challenge

by A Bodog Beat Original | March 27th, 2008 | Comments Off
Scary-eyed poker pro Phil Ivey is lurking in the top five after Day 2 of the WPT World Poker Challenge. (Bodog Beat Image) Just as we predicted because we are MENSA level prognosticators, the end of Day 2 of the WPT World Poker Challenge dragged on as the players caught a glimpse of the money bubble. However, no matter how long … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Poker Pro Phil Ivey Leads Field at WPT World Poker Challenge

by A Bodog Beat Original | March 26th, 2008 | Add a comment
Bodog online poker player Jonathan “UFPokerStar” Westra survived Day 1 of the WPT World Poker Challenge. (Bodog Beat Image) The WPT World Poker Challenge did draw a large concentration of big name poker pros, much as we predicted yesterday. You may begin referring to us collectively as “Nostradamus” (”Nostradami”?). Anyway, according to CardPlayer.com, the tables were so stacked that poker pro Greg … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

J.C. Tran Set To Defend WPT World Poker Challenge Title Today

by A Bodog Beat Original | March 25th, 2008 | Add a comment
Poker pro J.C. Tran is the defending champion of the World Poker Tour’s World Poker Challenge, which gets underway today. (Bodog Beat Image) There will be a whole lot of “world poker” going down in Reno, Nev., when the World Poker Tour rolls into town for the World Poker Challenge at the Grand Sierra Casino. The WPT WPC started out in 2001 … Read More Read More