WPT Enterprises and Spanish casino operator Group Peralada announced that Casino Barcelona will host its second World Poker Tour (WPT) event next May 21-27, considering the success of this destination event on the WPT Season VI schedule last year. “The WPT Spanish Championship was a great success last year,” said Steve Lipscomb, WPT Founder, President and CEO. “We are honored to extend our partnership with Grup Peralada and return to Spain with a regional tour stop that Catalonians can call their own.”

Der amerikanische Pokerprofi Phil Ivey, Sieger des Main Events der WPT-Turnierserie L.A. Poker Classic (News), trat in den vergangenen Tagen auch außerhalb des Pokertisches positiv in Erscheinung. In diesem Fall allerdings unter ganz anderen Vorzeichen als sonst, denn der Amerikaner zeigte sich spendabel und spendete insgesamt USD 50.000 an die Empowered 2 Excel Academy (E2E) in den USA.