The World Poker Tour acted quickly. That's the easy narrative.
While the coronavirus ripped through the world — and, by proxy, the poker world, forcing countless tournaments canceled and casinos closed — the WPT called an emergency meeting of its top brass. They got their partners at partypoker on the horn and the WPT Online Series quickly came together.
Thanks to the quick thinking and quicker action of the two companies' decision makers, poker players will have two weeks to battle it out in juicy tournaments on partypoker with the Main Event winner etching his or her name on the WPT Champion's Cup.