Middle East crisis and its impact on the poker world

EAPT Cyprus will still run despite Middle East flight disruptions.

Amid the ongoing Middle East crisis and resulting flight disruptions, at least two live poker festivals have already been cancelled or postponed.

However, GGPoker has confirmed that its sponsored EAPT Cyprus stop will proceed as planned. The festival is scheduled to run from March 8–15.

While the event is currently moving forward, GGPoker emphasized that player safety remains its top priority. The operator added that it is closely monitoring developments in the region and will provide updates if the situation changes.

For now, though, EAPT Cyprus is still on.

Yet another live poker tour has been impacted by the ongoing Middle East conflict.

WPT Prime Cyprus, which was scheduled to run from May 5–9, will no longer take place as planned. On Tuesday, WPT announced via its X account that the event has been postponed and will be rescheduled “at a later date.”

This marks the second live poker event to be affected by the crisis. Robbie Strazynski’s Mixed Game Festival XIII has also been cancelled. The festival had been set to begin on March 8 at Resorts World, Las Vegas.

Mixed Game Festival XIII has been cancelled due to the ongoing Middle East crisis.

Oh no. The ongoing Middle East crisis is impacting the poker community as well.

Robbie Strazynski has announced that Mixed Game Festival XIII, which was scheduled to take place this month at Resorts World Las Vegas, has been cancelled.

It’s a hard and personal decision. Robbie lives in Israel, where flights have been cancelled, making it impossible for him to travel and properly host the event.

The good news? Mixed Game Festival XIV is still set to go ahead from May 31 to June 11 at Bellagio Las Vegas this summer.

Wishing Robbie and everyone affected safety during this challenging time.