Why Are Brad Owen & Andrew Neeme Setting Sail on the High Seas in November?
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is heading to the Caribbean this November for a six-day WPT Cruise through the Atlantic Ocean, and headlining the action will be ambassadors Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme.
The Virgin Voyages cruise, which will take place Nov. 11-16, will feature plenty of poker with a poker room on The Scarlet Lady cruise ship and a slate of mid-stakes tournaments, including the $500 buy-in WPT Cruise Main Event.
“Virgin Voyages is the perfect partner for the return of the WPT Cruise, as their complete reimagining of the cruise experience is very much aligned with the new face of WPT and our celebratory atmosphere of our 20-year anniversary,” WPT CEO Adam Pliska said in a press release. “WPT ambassadors Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme on board the Caribbean adventure will assure this will be an unforgettable experience and our most spectacular cruise to date.”
Ambassadors On Board
The six-day WPT Cruise will depart out of Miami on Nov. 11 and first take passengers to the shores of Peurto Plata in the Dominican Republic. Next, the Scarlet Lady will dock in Bimini in the Bahamas for an exclusive Beach Club at Bimini event, which will include a DJ-led flotilla pool party.
The full itinerary for the WPT Cruise is as follows:
- Day 1 Miami – Departs at 07:00 PM, local time
- Day 2 Sailing
- Day 3 Puerto Plata – 09:00 AM – 06:00 PM, local time
- Day 4 Sailing
- Day 5 Beach Club at Bimini – 08:00 AM – 08:00 PM, local time
- Day 6 Miami – Arrives at 06:30 AM, local time
Owen and Neeme, two poker content creators who recently signed on as WPT ambassadors, will be part of the fun and will be sure to host plenty of meet-up games and fire some tournaments.
“I’m eagerly looking forward to my first WPT Cruise, taking on the Caribbean seas,” Owen said in the press release. “And what better to go along with a relaxing vacation, than some poker competition? I plan on playing in a good mix of cash games and will definitely fire the Main Event.”
Owen, who PokerNews chatted with recently at WPT Seminole Hard Rock, is fresh off a heater that he called the "best week of my life in poker," which included winning a ClubWPT bounty event he was hosting and later finishing second in a $1,100 SHRT event for $20,530. Let's see if Owen can continue his run-good at sea.
Neeme, meanwhile, said he "can’t wait for my first WPT Cruise experience, sailing to stunning Caribbean destinations while playing tournaments and mixing it up in some PLO cash games.”
A Handful of WPT Events
The cruise will feature four WPT tournaments, kicking off with $120 Daybreak No-Limit Hold’em on Nov. 12.
The marquee $500 WPT Cruise Main Event will take place on Nov. 14, while a $330 Mystery Bounty event will take place the same day.
Anyone interested in participating in the WPT Cruise events must book through WPTCruise.com. For more information, visit WPT.com.
The full tournament schedule for the WPT Cruise is available in the table below. Be sure to also read about Corey Wade's recent victory in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Tampa $3,500 Main Event for $471,686.
WPT Cruise Tournament Schedule
| DATE | TIME | EVENT | |
| Nov. 12 | 10:00 AM | $120 Daybreak No Limit Hold’em | |
| Nov. 14 | 10:00 AM | $500 WPT Cruise Main Event | |
| Nov. 14 | 7:00 PM | $330 Mystery Bounty No Limit Hold’em | |
| Nov. 15 | 8:00 PM | $120 Survivor Tournament |
