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Parra is originally from Colombia and a dentist by profession. [15] Parra began training in Germany in after meeting Linda Zang in 1995, who recognized his talent. [15] Since turning his attention to dressage full time, he has competed and medaled in international competitions including the Pan American Games, Central American Games, World Cup finals, World Equestrian Games and the Olympics.
To enter the main event, poker enthusiasts either buy directly in or win their way through the qualifying system for a fraction of the investment of the widely celebrated World Series of Poker, which commands buy ins up to $50,000. HPT's main event is typically a $1650 buy in, although it can vary by venue. [2]
Below are the results for season 22 (XXII) of the World Poker Tour, the WPT Main Tour events for 2024. [1] There were ten scheduled WPT Main Tour events for the season, starting with the WPT Cambodia Championship in January, [2] and – as of April 2024 – scheduled to be ending with an eleventh event, the WPT World Championship, in December.
Below are the results for season 21 (XXI) of the World Poker Tour (2023). There were eight scheduled events for the season. [1]The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, WPT Choctaw, and WPT Gardens Poker Championship final tables would be delayed and played at the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Eureka Poker Tour (EKA) started in March 2011, is a major regional poker tour in the central and eastern Europe. The tour is sponsored by PokerStars.com, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), Latin American Poker Tour (2008) and North American Poker Tour (2010).
Below are the results for season 20 (2022) of the World Poker Tour. There were ten scheduled events for the season. [1] The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown and WPT Choctaw final tables would be delayed and played at the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2] [3]
Poker has been appearing on television somewhat regularly since the late-1970s. In the United States, CBS started airing the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event as an annual one-hour show around this time and later by ESPN, which were casino-produced shows produced under a time-buy arrangement for sports omnibus programming such as the CBS Sports Spectacular.
In 2008, Somerville played his first World Series of Poker schedule, cashing in three No Limit Hold'em events for $16,027. In 2009, he cashed in 3 No-Limit Hold'em events for $311,786 with 2 final table finishes. In 2010, he cashed in four No-Limit Hold'em events for $640,904 with 2 final table finishes and his first WSOP Main Event.