WPN Cancels $1 Million Guaranteed Tournament after DDoS Attack
Key Takeaways
  • The WPN $1 million guaranteed event scheduled for December 14 was cancelled following four hours of play after a DDOS attack resulted in frequent player disconnections.
  • Payton explained that the WPN sites, including Americas Cardroom and BlackChip Poker, had suffered what appeared to be cyber attacks directed at the whole online gaming industry.

The WPN $1 million guaranteed event scheduled for December 14 was cancelled following four hours of play after a DDoS attack resulted in frequent player disconnections.

WPN CEO Phil Payton made a video blog explaining the situation after what he described as “one of the worst weeks of my life.”

Payton explained that the WPN sites, including Americas Cardroom and Black Chip Poker, had suffered what appeared to be cyber attacks directed at the whole online gaming industry.