ESPN: DSPT and WPT Join Forces

As first reported by ESPN, the World Poker Tour and the DeepStacks Poker Tour to form mid-major partnership…

ENTER WPTDEEPSTACKS

Two of the most recognized brands in North America, the World Poker Tour and the DeepStacks Poker Tour have joined forces to create the WPTDeepStacks, a series of more affordable buy-in events. According to the ESPN article, the partnership replaces the WPT Regional Series and DeepStacks Poker Tour brands and “will ensure that the new events will offer higher prize pool guarantees” and a better overall player experience.

“The WPT aims to take players on a journey from beginning to end,” said WPT President Adam Pliska. “Where we’ve been weak was this mid-major market, and now we’ve come along and completed the journey. Now someone can engage [with the World Poker Tour] at any level and any price point. ” 

DSPT President Chris Torina told ESPN: “This project puts that whole mid-major industry on a whole different level.I think that this really offers the low to medium buy-in player a really exclusive opportunity that they would only get if they had entered a $5,000 or $10,000 event.”

Events that were currently on the 2014 DeepStacks Poker Tour schedule will still be taking place and will be presented under the new WPTDeepStacks name. The team expects to add as many as 20 events to its 2015 schedule.

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ESPN: WPT and DeepStacks partner to create WPTDeepStacks