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The World Poker Tour’s World Online Championships continue playing out at partypoker through Sept. 14. The WPT500 recently crowned a champion and Brazilians continue to dominate the series.

The Seven-Max Championship also paid out a winner and more main event qualifiers are in the works. Here’s a look at some highlights from the series over the last week.

Championship winners named this week 

Two big winners were crowned in the series over the last few days. Brazil’s Eder Campana took first in the $2,100 buy-in WPT Seven-Max Championship on Monday, topping a field of 489 players.

Campana scored a total payout of $169,957 in the progressive knockout (PKO) event.

In the $530 WPT500 on Tuesday, Brazilian player Pedro Cavalieri took the victory for a total payout of $153,503. He beat a field of 2,295 entries to take the largest share of a $1.1 million prize pool.

All nine finalists secured at least $13,212 and when heads-up, Cavalieri agreed a deal with Austria’s Thomas Hueber. Cavalieri claimed an extra $10,000 along with the title.

The final table was streamed live on partypoker’s Twitch channel, partypokerTV.

Congratulations to Pedro Cavalieri who is our @WPT 500 Champion and is our latest #WPTWOC winner. He wins $173,395, well played Pedro!

Thanks for joining us live on stream, we'll see you again soon. pic.twitter.com/Hgi1RUJ7t5

— PartyPoker (@partypoker) August 31, 2021

A look at some other winners so far

A few more players rose to the top over the last couple weeks. In the $225 Opener, Brazil’s Luiz Orrico came out on top for $93,752.

The event produced 4,777 entries with another Brazilian, Luiz Zattar Martins Jr., finishing runner-up for $68,727. Those numbers include prize payouts and bounties from the PKO event.

Brazilians have seen some major success in online tournament series in recent weeks. That now continues at partypoker with three of the top five spots in the Opener going to players from the land of samba and sun.

A Brazilian player also won the $22 Mini Opener. Ricardo Oliveira Barreto took home $17,424 for taking the title. In the $1,050 WPT Grand (Phase Final), American Elio Fox found the winner’s circle for $58,837. The event attracted 307 entries for a  prize pool of $308,994.

Team partypoker members found some winnings in this one as well. Isaac Haxton took sixth for $10,864 and Jaime Staples finished 11th for $4,912.

In the $215 WPT Super, Duarte Ranhada Da Cunha Afonso took the title for $15,000. In the $320 version, Ihar Tsaryk of Belarus won a combined $21,100 for his efforts.

The week ahead

Plenty of action remains in the week ahead with some major events still on tap. Two starting flights remain in the $5,300 Main Event, running Sept. 5 and 12.

The championship event comes with a $5 million guarantee and Day 2 is set for Sept. 13 and the final one day later.  The first starting flight ran last Sunday with Hungary’s Andras Nemeth finishing as chip leader. A total of 59 players moved on to Day 2.

Some high rollers and huge guarantees are also ahead in the final two weeks. Here’s a look at a few big remaining events:

• $2,100 Six-Max Championship (PKO) – Sept. 4-6, $1 million guaranteed
• $25,500 Super High Roller Championship – Sept. 5, $1 million guaranteed
• $2,100 Mix-Max Championship (PKO) – Sept. 11-12, $1 million guaranteed
• $2,100 Turbo Championship – Sept. 12-13, $200,000 guaranteed

Still time to qualify for WPT Main Event

Players of all bankrolls still have the chance to get in the championship event. Centroll feeder satellites continue daily and another mega satellite is planned for Sunday.

Centrolls award at least 15 tickets to the $4.40 buy-in Phase 1. Players making their way through that stage go into the $22 buy-in Phase 2.

That’s followed by the $109 Phase 3, which leads into the weekly final. Players can also buy into the $530 mega satellite directly, awarding as many as 50 tickets.

Some Team partypoker pros have already secured seats via satellite. Jeff Gross won his place after entering the satellite tree at Phase 3. He’s currently running a promotion giving away a qualifying opportunity as well.

Giving away $109 Phase @partypoker ticket, Follow, Like, RT & tag a friend to enter!

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— Jeff Gross (@JeffGrossPoker) August 30, 2021

 

Jaime Staples also qualified for the WPT Mini Main Event via the satellite route. The $1,050 Mini and $109 Micro run concurrently with the Main Event, guaranteeing $1 million and $300,000 respectively.

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The WPT World Online Championships Main Event kicks off this week at partypoker. The site is now giving even more players the chance to participate through the weekly mega satellite final.

The series runs through Sept. 14 with the $5,300 Main Event comes with a $5 million guarantee. Day 1A plays out on  Sunday with starting flights continuing for the next two Sundays. Day 2 is set for Sept. 13 with the final two days on Sept. 14-15.

Along with adding additional satellite seats, partypoker has also announced some nice cash up for grabs for the Player of the Championships. Here’s a look at some of the news surrounding the series.

Partypoker adds 50 extra satellite tickets

The WOCs offer players of all bankrolls the opportunity to qualify. Partypoker recently added even more qualifying opportunities with $0.01 feeder satellites running daily and satellite finals held every Sunday.

The centrolls award at least 15 tickets to the $4.40 buy-in Phase 1. Players making their way through that stage go into the $22 buy-in Phase 2. That’s followed by the $109 Phase 3.

This leads into the weekly final. Players can choose which phase best suits their bankroll and can also buy into the weekly final directly for $530.

This week, the number of Day 1A tickets given away has increased to as many as 50. This gives more players the chance to compete in the series’ highlight.

Team partypoker’s Jeff Gross is one of many who have claimed a Main Event entry via satellite. He won his spot in the tournament after entering at Phase 3.

“The satellites for major events on partypoker have always provided some of the best value in online poker,” Gross said in a news release. “This WPT series is no different, with a variety of phase entry points. I was fortunate enough to grab my seat from the $109 phase and can’t wait to play in the Main Event.”

Extras for the partypoker WOC champion

On top of the large cash prize, the new WOC champion scores some additional rewards. That includes:

• name engraved on Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup
• replica of the WPT trophy
• Hublot watch
• entry into the WPT Champions Club

Mini and Micro versions of the tournament also run concurrently with the WPT Main Event. The Mini comes with a $1,050 buy-in and a $1 million guarantee. The $109 Micro features a $300,000 guarantee.

The Main Event and other key events will be live-streamed on partypokerTV, partypoker’s Twitch channel.

Player of series pays out $50K

Beyond the added satellites, partypoker also announced prizes for the WPT Player of the Championships leaderboard.

As many as 50 players will share $50,000 in cash prizes. The overall winner claiming the top payout of $10,000.

Players earn points by cashing in WOC events. Even finishing in the standings earns a player at least $100.

Sonnert wins WPT Omaha Championship

At the tables, several events are already in the books. Sweden’s Bengt Sonnert took down the $2,100 WPT Omaha Championship on Monday for $71,239.

A total of 24 players reached Day 2, including Team partypoker’s Joao Simao, who finished ninth. He recently spoke with PokerScout about the series and his poker life.

Sonnert eventually beat Denmark’s Patrick Hyllegaard heads-up to claim the title. Hyllegaard scored $49,032 for runner-up.

Sergiy Yashchur wins WPT Pro Hunt

The $33 WPT Pro Hunt kicked off the series this year. Sergiy Yashchur topped a field of 1,374 players to take the title for $5,340.

The event topped the guarantee for a prize pool of $41,220. Along with his winnings, the Ukrainian banked a free $5,300 seat into the WOC Main Event.

Yashchur is something of a freeroll and low-stakes specialist. He’s a regular tournament ticket winner for larger buy-in events. It was a bit out of the norm for Yashchur to play in an event like the Pro Hunt. The win added to quite a successful week.

“I found out about this tournament about 10 days before it started,” he told partypoker. “Prior to this tournament, I had only played three tournaments that week; one of which was the Double Jab at partypoker.

“I had free tickets for all three tournaments, and I reached the final table of all three! After that, I decided to play the WPT Pro Hunt and made it a streak of four final tables in a row.”

After reaching the final table, Yashchur overcame a 2-to-1 chip deficit heads-up against Laust Mejer Nielsen. To complete the victory, he called all in with a flush draw against Nielsen’s two pair.

“I was in a stupor for a couple of minutes before running to wake my wife,” Yashchur says. “Her first words were to ask what currency my prize money was in! Neither of us could sleep. Instead of celebrating the next day, we decided to simply go to the river with our children for a day out in town.”

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Team partypoker’s Joao Simao remembers watching clips of the World Poker Tour on YouTube when he was younger. He dreamed of one day getting his own shot to chase some WPT glory.

That opportunity is now playing out on the site for Simao and others with the WPT World Online Championships running on the site through Sept. 14. The series once again offers players a close facsimile of a live WPT tournament.

“To have the chance to play in WPT events on partypoker is amazing, especially as we have not had many live tournaments in the last year,” he says.

“I particularly love the event formats with multiple day one flights, like the $215 Opener event. I will grind all the WPT schedule and hope to win another WPT title, as I did in the WPT Online Series in May.”

Simao spoke this week with PokerScout about the series and more.

Winning big in online poker

The 32-year-old poker pro from Brazil has been among the top online players in the world the last several years. It’s also been a nice online run for Simao in 2021.

At the beginning of August, Simao scored his first World Series of Poker bracelet. He took down a $1,111 event online for $206,075.

He’s now hoping that success continues with the WPT Online. Adding his name to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup would be a dream come true.

“I’m a hunter of event titles,” Simao says. “I won a WPT PLO event in May on partypoker and now I’m looking to go for more titles because the feeling was incredible, and I want more of it.”

Simao’s list of accomplishments is long. He’s been the top-ranked online poker player in the world. At the MILLIONS Germany festival in February 2018, Simao scored three six-figure cashes in a five-day span. His poker resumé also includes nine POWERFEST titles as well.

Simao is the second most-successful Brazilian player ever. A nice run in the current WPT events isn’t out of the cards for this poker shark.

A life in poker

The game of poker has been good to Simao and he certainly appears to love the game. However, in recent years he’s let off the gas a bit, enjoying some of his other interests outside the game.

“I used to be more serious about my routine,” he says. “Now, I play tennis or go to the gym or wakesurf. I try to stay happy and take it easy to allow me to enjoy the session.”

When not playing online poker, Simao’s interests include spending time with family and friends. Sports also occupy some of his time.

Some business opportunities have recently become a new challenge and the poker phenomenon is always interested in learning new things.

Anyone paying attention to the poker world of late may have noticed the success of Brazilian players. Players from Simao’s home country continue to rack up big wins and scores. He’s excited to see so many taking up the game and finding success.

“Brazil is crushing it at the moment, and I don’t see this changing, because we are working as a community,” he says. “I believe in this power – the Brazilian storm!”

The future of the game; an online poker tip

As a longtime online poker player, where does Simao see the industry in 10 years? He believes keeping recreational players involved in the industry is a must.

“I hope to see a decent ecosystem where the recreational players have a chance to win, without needing to use HUDs, et cetera,” he says. “Yes, they are open for everyone, but recreational players want to have fun and want to play poker, not to operate a program or a simulation.

“We all need recreational players for a healthy ecosystem and for the game to continue to grow. I think we should deliver what they want in a fun and fair model. Therefore, I support many of partypoker’s decisions recently that are looking out for the interests of recreational players.”

That has included running more qualifiers. Many of these, such as in the current WPT series, run for as little as $0.01. The site has also geared its mobile app and software more toward social gaming players.

With so many recreational players entering the game, what is one tip Simao would offer new players?

“Be patient, but don’t be lazy,” he says. “Being patient means enjoying the ride at the table, living in the moment, and avoiding getting anxious and tired due to spending too many hours in front of the computer.”

The WPT World Online Championships continue at partypoker. Here’s a complete schedule of events.

2021 WPT World Online Championships

Dates	Event	Buy-in	Guarantee	Format
Aug 21-23	Omaha Championship	$2,100	$300,000	6-Max
Aug 28-30	7-Max Championship	$2,100	$1,000,000	7-Max PKO
Aug 29 – Sep 14	WPT Main Event	$5,300	$5,000,000	8-Max
Aug 29-30	High Roller Championship	$10,300	$1,000,000	7-Max
Sept 4-6	6-Max Championship	$2,100	$1,000,000	6-Max PKO
Sept 5	Super High Roller Championship	$25,500	$1,000,000	7-Max
Sept 11-13	Mix-Max Championship	$2,100	$1,000,000	Mix-Max PKO
Sept 12-13	Turbo Championship	$2,100	$200,000	7-Max

 

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Online poker players looking to score some World Poker Tour glory will head to partypoker over the next month. The start of this year’s WPT World Online Championships kicks off on Aug. 12 and runs through Sept 14.

A big part of partypoker’s series efforts over the last few years is getting players of all levels and bankrolls involved. That continues this month with the WPT events, offering all types of players a shot to become a WPT champion.

“After a quiet summer, like most players, I’m excited to play poker again,” Team partypoker’s Louise Butler said in a news release. “The schedule for the WPT World Online Championships looks amazing. I love that there are mini and micro versions of events so players of all bankrolls will have a chance to become a WPT champion.”

Partypoker offers big bucks in WPT openers

The World Online Championships festival is once again an official Season XIX WPT Main Tour event. Players will find buy-ins ranging from $5.50 to $25,500 with a mix of tournament structures and styles.

Fittingly, the $215 Opener and $22 Mini Opener get the series underway on Thursday. The Opener offers some nice value with a guarantee of $1 million.

Party is offering plenty of chances to enter, with several starting flights running before the final day on Aug. 23.The Mini Opener runs on the same dates and comes with a $200,000 guarantee.

A look at the Main Event 

Attention turns to the WPT Main Event on Aug. 29 when the three-day event gets underway. The championship event comes with a $5 million guarantee.

Starting flights run on three consecutive Sundays and also include Sept. 5 and 12. Day 2 is set for Sept. 13 with the final table playing out on the final day of the series.

The Main Event winner scores more than the cash prize. That includes the champion getting his or her name engraved on the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.

The winner also receives a replica of the trophy, a Hublot watch, and entry to the WPT Champions Club.

Players can qualify for the WPT Main Event for just a single cent. Centrolls run daily, awarding at least 15 tickets to the $4.40 buy-in Phase 1.

Players passing through that stage head into the $22 buy-in Phase 2, which is followed by the $109 Phase 3. This leads into the weekly Sunday final, with at least 20 Main Event Day 1A tickets awarded.

There will also be Mini and Micro versions of the WPT Main Event. Players can buy into the Mini Main Event for $1,050 to play for a $1 million guarantee. The $109 Micro also guarantees $250,000.

The Main Event and other key events will also be streamed live on partypokerTV, the site’s Twitch channel.

Other series highlights

The WPT500 is another important event on the schedule. The $530 buy-in, two-day event begins Aug. 22 and offers a $1 million guarantee.

Starting flights run throughout the following week before the final day on Aug. 30. The $530 WPT500 Knockout also runs from Aug. 31 to Sept. 7. The progressive knockout (PKO) event guarantees a $1 million prize pool.

In total, players will find eight WPT championship events and here’s a look at all of those:

Dates	Event	Buy-in	Guarantee	Format
Aug 21-23	Omaha Championship	$2,100	$300,000	6-Max
Aug 28-30	7-Max Championship	$2,100	$1,000,000	7-Max PKO
Aug 29 – Sep 14	WPT Main Event	$5,300	$5,000,000	8-Max
Aug 29-30	High Roller Championship	$10,300	$1,000,000	7-Max
Sept 4-6	6-Max Championship	$2,100	$1,000,000	6-Max PKO
Sept 5	Super High Roller Championship	$25,500	$1,000,000	7-Max
Sept 11-13	Mix-Max Championship	$2,100	$1,000,000	Mix-Max PKO
Sept 12-13	Turbo Championship	$2,100	$200,000	7-Max

 

The $33 WPT Pro Hunt should also be a popular event and runs on Aug. 13 with a $30,000 guarantee. The PKO event features special bounties for knocking out Team partypoker pros including:

• Jaime Staples
• Courtney Gee
• Patrick Leonard
• Joao Simao
• Joni Jouhkimainen
• Isaac Haxton

The winner not only snags a nice cash prize, but also earns a WPT Main Event seat. The Pro Hunt champion also scores a specially-designed trophy to commemorate the occasion.

The tournament also donates 20% of the prize pool to the Poker Gives charity, founded by Mike Sexton.

* photo courtesy WPT

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The WPT World Online Championships are back again at partypoker in August and September, allowing players around the world to battle for a title. The series runs Aug. 13 to Sept. 15, highlighted by the $3,200 Main Event with a $5 million guarantee.

The festival offers players once again a chance at some online WPT glory.

“The WPT World Online Championships are back and I can’t wait to play,” Team partypoker’s Patrick Leonard said in a news release. “The WPT Main Event should be a great tournament with satellites running now.”

What to expect from the WPT partypoker action

The main event plays out over four days, with starting flights running on three consecutive Sundays beginning Aug. 29. Day 2 is set for Sept. 13 with the final two days on Sept. 14-15.

Partypoker is once again trying to get players of all bankrolls involved. Players can qualify for just a penny, with centrolls already running and satellite finals held every Sunday.

The $0.01 satellites award at least 15 tickets to the $4.40 buy-in Phase 1. Players can then advance to a $22 buy-in Phase 2.

That’s then followed by the $109 Phase 3. This leads into the weekly final, where 20 Main Event Day 1A tickets will be awarded.

In 2020, the United Kingdom’s Phil Mighall became the inaugural main event champion. He topped a field of 1,011 players to win $1.6 million.

Partypoker has announced one more event so far as part of the series. The $33 WPT Pro Hunt features a $30,000 guarantee and a progressive knockout format.

Team partypoker pros and other high-profile players will be out in force during the event. The tournament also comes with a charity angle, with 20% of the prize pool being donated.

Some of those competing include Team partypoker’s Jaime Staples, Courtney Gee, Patrick Leonard, Joao Simao, Joni Jouhkimainen, and Mikita Bodyakovskiy.

Knocking out a pro will also bring some bonus prizes for players, including $109 tickets to main event satellite finals. The tournament winner also automatically earns an entry into the main event.

The entire schedule for the WPT World Online Championships will be released soon.

Hyllegaard takes down Grand Prix High Roller

The action continues this month in the partypoker Grand Prix and runs through Aug. 2. Denmark’s Patrick Hyllegaard is one of the latest winners after winning the $530 Six-Max High Roller.

The event produced a field of 1,105 entries and Hyllegaard scored $67,197. The victory came five months after taking down a $320 MILLIONS Online Six-Max Turbo.

Hungary’s Viktor Zsemlye finished runner-up for $41,469. For a complete preview and schedule of this series, click here.

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