New WPT Tournament Of Champions Revealed in Season XIV Schedule; Mian Wei Wins WPT UK High Roller For £100,000

World Poker Tour (WPT) released the schedule for the second part of its Season XIV. The WPT also made a major announcement stating that the WPT Championship would now be replaced with the invitation-only WPT Tournament of Champions.

Even as the above announcement was made, across the Atlantic the 2015 WPT UK High Roller played out to a close, with Mian Wei (cover image) winning the event for £100,000.

WPT Tournament of Champions

The second half of the remaining Season XIV was announced, which would no longer have the WPT Championship. In its place, there would now be the $15,400 buy-in WPT Tournament of Champions. This season ending finale would be an invitation-only event for Season XIV champions and WPT Champions Club members. The venue for the event would be the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and the dates would be from April 21 to 23, after the completion of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

Champions from earlier WPT tournaments would be allowed to buy-in, while Season XIV Main Tour winners would automatically get a seat, besides airfare and hotel stay for the new WPT Tournament of Champions.

Adam Pliska President and CEO, WPT, stated that, “By combining Season XIV winners and WPT Champions Club members, the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions will truly be a championship event. We will promote the ‘champion of champions’ to our millions of television viewers and to the thousands of players in the community for seasons to come, solidifying the winner’s place in the World Poker Tour’s rich history.”

Besides the above, the brand also released its schedule, which will have seven more Main Tour events. These will include the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, WPT Fallsview Poker Classic, and the third-annual California Swing.

The 2016 California Swing would begin with the WPT L.A. Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino from February 27 to March 3. This would be followed by the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star at Bay 101 Casino from March 7 to 11, and would finally end with WPT Rolling Thunder at Thunder Valley Casino Resort from March 12 to16.

Angelica Hael, VP of Global Tour Management, WPT added that, “The World Poker Tour continues to innovate and evolve, most notably with our global footprint. We are proud that WPT continues to emphasize our international offerings, with second-half stops in the Philippines, Belgium, Malta, Vienna, San Remo, and Johannesburg, and we will be kicking off Season XV of the World Poker Tour in beautiful Holland.“

It the same time, the WPT also informed the press that its Season XV would once again commence in May, outside the US, with the WPT Amsterdam.

Mian Wei Wins 2015 World Poker Tour UK High Roller

In the UK, the 2015 World Poker Tour UK High Roller event was won by Mian Wei for £100,000 in cash, plus the prestigious trophy. The £5,250 buy-in event allowed registration on Day 2, which dramatically increased the number of entries.

Final Table Recap

The 6-handed final table was reached when Kuljinder Sidhu became the bubble-boy, after being busted by Steve Warbuton in 7^th place.

Billy Chattaway was the first final-table elimination, making £10,000 for his 6^th place finish. Daniel McAulay was next, as he exited in 5^th place and then four-handed play continued for almost an hour, until Michael Mizrachi hit the rails in 4^th place.

Another hour later it was the turn of Warbuton, who busted in 3^rd place, when his proved weaker than Mario Sanchez Cano’s .

Heads up between Cano and Wei went on for more than three hours and just when it seemed that there was no end in sight, the final hand arrived, with Wei’s pocket sixes overcoming Cano’s pocket threes.

Cano made 2^nd place for £60,000 and an emotional Wei was declared champion of the event.

Final Table Results

1. Mian Wei – £100,000

2. Mario Sanchez Cano – £60,000

3. Steve Warbuton – £40,000

4. Michael Mizrachi – £30,000

5. Daniel McAulay – £20,000

6. William Chattaway – £10,000

Congratulations to Mian Wei for winning the WPT UK High Roller!