PokerListings Pulse #31: The Festival Series, Summer Festival, and WSOP Sold!

WPT Global Changes Policy Towards Highly-Skilled Players: FAQ

Effective August 1^st, 2024, WPT Global announced significant changes that will be impacting high-skilled NLHE and Short Deck cash game players by ceasing revenue payments to affiliates for these players. This decision, communicated by president Alex Scott on the Two Plus Two forum, aims to shift incentives and better allocate promotional funds, moving away from traditional rakeback systems, which WPT Global never officially offered.

Instead, rakeback was managed by affiliates. A new “Poker Rewards Program” offers a whopping 20% rakeback to early table starters. The site uses AI to classify players’ skill levels, affecting their seating and game options. High-skilled players face restrictions, while recreational players have full table access.

These changes are expected to reduce the number of professional players, benefiting game ecology by reducing predatory practices and enhancing the experience for recreational players.

Check out the article below for more info!

WPT Global Changes Policy Towards Highly-Skilled Players: FAQ

Last Winners of WSOP 2024

The WSOP 2024 has broken multiple records throughout the event in Las Vegas! A new record-break field in the Main Event, among others.

During the World Series of Poker 2024, we shared every single bracelet winner with you. Now it’s time to present the final string of bracelet winners, including Aditya Agarwal, Chance Kornuth, Jamie Walden, and Alex Livingston.

With that being said, the World Series of Poker 2024 has officially been bowed out for the year. WSOP however, continues the grind with massive news which was released the previous week. One of them, the selling of the brand WSOP to NSUS Group Inc, the group behind GGPoker Network for example.

Another one, is the WSOP Paradise event which was just revealed!

Last Winners of WSOP 2024

WPT Global Games and Current Promotions

WPT Global is running a variety of promotions for poker and non-poker players. The WPT Global Games, from July 26^th to August 11^th, offer five leaderboards for different game types, with top players winning cash, tickets, and packages, including a chance to compete for a $12,400 WPT World Championship package.

Other promotions include daily and weekly leaderboards for Global Spins, tournaments, Player of the Year, Kings of Cash for cash game players, and PLO Daily Leaderboards, offering massive prizes and incentives to engage in various games and activities throughout the week.

It’s a great moment to step into the world of WPT Global, as the Summer Festival 2024 is in full swing at the moment. With tons of tournaments being organized daily, there is more than $8,000,000 guaranteed in the entire tournament series!

WPT Global Games and Current Promotions

$500,000,000 for WSOP: The Brand Is Sold to GGPoker’s Parent Company

On August 1^st, 2024, Caesars Entertainment announced the sale of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand to NSUS Group Inc. for $500 million, with the WSOP staying in Las Vegas for the next 20 years. NSUS Group is the company behind the GGPoker Network. The WSOP has been growing rapidly, with more events and record-breaking entries and prize pools in recent years.

Highlights from WSOP 2024 include Patrik Antonius joining the Poker Hall of Fame, Scott Seiver winning three bracelets and becoming Player of the Year, Daniel Negreanu ending a long drought by winning his seventh bracelet, Kirsten Foxen (Married to elite poker player Alex Foxen) making headlines with her strong performance in the Main Event, and new rules being tested regarding player identification and the use of poker solvers.

$500,000,000 for WSOP: The Brand Is Sold to GGPoker’s Parent Company

Trophy Hunting With The Festival Online 2024 on iPoker!

The Festival Online 2024 officially kicked off during the previous weekend. Before the starting weekend, we informed you about everything what The Festival Online has got to offer. A great variety of tournaments are set on iPoker, with buy-ins going from €7,50 up to €250. With a leaderboard, missions, and plenty of poker freerolls, there is a lot of added value to this tournament series, hence our advice to go have a look at one of the iPoker operators!

Take for example Redstar Poker: Not only do they offer The Festival Online, they also offer the satellite tournaments which will bring you to the next live event of The Festival Series in Malta! With more than 25 different operators hailing under the network flag of iPoker, The Festival Online as well as the satellites, will be available across the globe!

For online poker streamers there is an additional value to get from this series. The Festival Series is organizing a streamers battle in the shape of a challenge. Head over to the website of The Festival, and get yourself signed up as it’s completely free to participate!

Trophy Hunting With The Festival Online 2024 on iPoker!

PokerStars Presents WCOOP Boot Camp 2024!

The WCOOP is, without a doubt, still the most legendary online tournament series available. Ask any online poker professional what it means to have a WCOOP-title under his/her belt, and you would get a very impressive answer! It means a lot to poker players, and therefor we are looking very much forward to the next WCOOP of 2024, going on from September 8 onwards.

PokerStars has revealed only the dates of the WCOOP 2024 for now, but revealed a new tournament series prior the WCOOP in the name of ‘WCOOP Boot Camp’!

A great series to test your poker skills and see if you are ready to shine like ever before! Tournaments will be available in almost the same setup as you are used to with the WCOOP, namely in different buy-in tiers. Are you still a beginning poker player? Then check out this article, and get fully prepared for the Boot Camp! On top of all this, BBZ is offering you a way to improve your skills completely for free!

Other great news is that after the success of the previous SCOOP league, they will continue the trend in revealing the WCOOP league. This league gives poker ambassadors such as Lex Veldhuis, Benjamin Spragg, Parket Talbot, and Fintan Hand, the possibility to create their own ‘online’ dream team. Check out the article for more information!

PokerStars Presents WCOOP Boot Camp 2024!