Poker Dealer Battling Cancer Competes in WPT Choctaw

In doing so, he helped raise thousands of dollars for beloved poker dealer Randy Gordon's cancer treatment. Earlier this year, Chance Kornuth took down the Choctaw tournament for $486,600, his first WPT title. Choctaw Casino will play host to its eighth Main Tour event. More specially, the WPT Choctaw, a $3,800 buy in Championship event May 5-8.

The third stop for Season 21 will be to Durant, Oklahoma, a small town near the Texas border. Wrapping Up the Schedule Choctaw Casino poker tournament room. It's become a favorite among World Poker Tour regulars due to the hospitality of the poker staff, and of course the gorgeous beaches nearby and warm weather. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida has played host to some of the biggest events in the world the past few years. Next up is a trip clear across the country to beautiful and sunny South Florida for the $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown April 28-May 2. The $3,500 WPT Rolling Thunder at Thunder Valley Casino in Northern California kicks off April 1-4, right at the start of baseball season. 20, the focus will shift to Season 21, which begins in the spring in a familiar spot that hasn't hosted a WPT Main Tour event since the pandemic. Heading Back to Cali Thunder Valley CasinoĪs soon as the record-breaking Wynn event concludes Dec.

The WPT couldn't possibly have scripted a better way to wrap up the tour's 20th season. All eyes are on the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, a historic $15 million guaranteed tournament that ended up surpassing $29 million. Now is as good of a time as any to reveal the upcoming schedule. The first half of the 2023 World Poker Tour schedule has been released, and it includes a return stop at the popular Thunder Valley Casino, along with three other destinations beginning in April.

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