Will Failla
Will Failla Retakes WPT Player of the Year Lead With One Event Left
WPT Player of the Year is the premier honor in poker. Each winner must perform with exceptional skill and determination on the felt. Only one WPT Main Event remains in Season X and the race for this year’s title couldn’t be any tighter. The recent Florida leg of the World Poker Tour produced memorable swings [...]
Episode Recap: Will “The Thrill” Failla Wins WPT Legends of Poker
Last night on FSN at 8pm and 11pm, World Poker tour crowned another WPT Champion whose name will be etched onto the WPT Champions Cup when poker pro Will “The Thrill” Failla captured the WPT Legends of Poker title, edging out retired teacher Ken Aldridge for the win. Failla earned $758,085, a WPT Champions trophy, [...]
WPT Season X Player Profile: Will “The Thrill” Failla
For almost a decade, and long before his appearance at the final table of WPT Legends of Poker Season X, Will “The Thrill” Failla has been knocking on the door of WPT final tables. Over the past ten seasons, Failla has cashed in seven different WPT events, finishing in 56, 39, 27, 25, 17, 16 [...]
Episode Preview: WPT Legends of Poker – Part 3
WPT Legends of Poker: Part 3 airs this Sunday at 8pm and 11pm local time on FSN and starts with only three players left at the WPT Legends of Poker final table as viewers get closer to seeing a new WPT Champion crowned and a new name etched on the WPT Champions Cup. Of the [...]
Episode Recap: WPT Legends of Poker – Part 2
When viewers tuned into WPT Legends of Poker: Part 2 last night for FSN’s continuing coverage of WPT Season X, there were still five players remaining at the final table with poker pro Josh Pollock leading the way. By the time the episode ended, there were two fewer players and a brand new chip leader. [...]
WPT Season X Player Profile: Jeff Vertes
During WPT Legends of Poker: Part 1, which airs this Sunday at 8pm & 11pm local time* on FSN, viewers are introduced to Canadian poker player Jeff Vertes. Chipleader after Day 2, this is Vertes’ deepest run in a major poker tournament and his first appearance on a WPT broadcast. In the clip above, Vertes [...]
My WPT Experience: Will “The Thrill” Failla at WPT Borgata Poker Open
by Will “The Thrill” Failla Pocket queens. I’m on a tear, a blazing heater, I’m riding high and fast and as a native New Yorker I feel like I’m carrying the hopes of Atlantic City on my shoulders. It’s Day 4 and we’re down to fourteen from a massive field of 1,313 players. My table [...]