The WPT Deepstacks tour has increased its presence globally with the news of five more 2017 tour stops in Portugal, Belgium France, and Morocco.

Poker is experiencing a particular renaissance at the moment. The live tours, in particular, are churning out events with enough quality to lure monks out of their monastery.

The major online poker rooms have a vested interest in the live arena, and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is about to kick off for the 48th time since a man called Benny decided to be a game changer.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) has been on the frontline, gallantly engaging with the poker community for 15-years, and despite losing an internal organ with the departure of Mike Sexton, they are determined to keep those lungs pumping thanks to a broadening of the horizons over at WPTDeepstacks HQ.