The Cage Live

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to the recent spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we’ve made the decision to indefinitely postpone Cage Live event. As of now, we are not taking reservations for upcoming events.

This is not a decision we came to lightly, but under the circumstances, we feel it is the right one. The safety of our player community and our staff must be our top priority.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this postponement might cause, but we feel it is the only responsible decision we could make given the circumstances.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email [email protected]

The Cage Live

The Cage Live

Win your way to a wild weekend of poker and partying in San Jose, Costa Rica

It’s time to pack your bags and leave your significant other at home. We’re bringing The Cage Live to the Taormina Hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica, every other month. Experience two days of intense action on and off the felt in this adults-only event.

Think you have the stamina to handle the fun and intensity? We’re giving you plenty of chances to win your $8,340 prize package. It includes your $5,250 Cage Live buy-in, a $340 for cash games, hotel accommodations, airfare and spending cash.

Have you entered the Cage?

The Cage is a time-based cash game in the tournament format. Don’t miss your chance to pound your opponents and really let loose in the Costa Rica capital.

Win 1 of 2 $8,340 packages every Sunday night

We’re awarding two Cage Live prize packages guaranteed every Sunday night. Just enter our $55 Beast and Sit & Crush Cage Live satellite at 6pm ET. You can also earn your satellite entry for free via The Beast and Sit & Crush leaderboards.

Winners of the $8,340 package will receive:

  • $5,000 + $250 Buy-in to Cage Live Event
  • $800 airfare
  • $1,000 spending Cash
  • $340 for Cash Games
  • Up to 3 nights’ accommodation at the Taormina Casino and Hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Airport Transportation

Pick your Date

The Cage Live runs six times a year. You can attend any one of the remaining Cage Live events this year.

  • March 27th – March 30th 2020
  • May 29th – June 1st 2020
  • August 7th – August 10th 2020
  • October 2nd – October 5th 2020
  • December 4th – December 7th 2020 (POT LIMIT OMAHA)

 

The Cage Live Structure

  • 2-Day Event
  • Players start with 5,000 in tournament chips.
  • 3 hours Blind Levels.
  • 30 minute break every level.
  • No late registration.
  • No Re-entry allowed.

 

Play Schedule

  • Day 1 -> 2 Levels
  • Day 2 -> 2 Levels

 

Blinds

  • Level 1 with $10 / $20 blinds and $5 ante
  • Level 2 with $25 / $50 blinds and $5 ante
  • Level 3 with $40 / $80 blinds and $10 ante
  • Level 4 with $50 / $100 blinds and $10 ante

*All player’s antes are paid by the button player every hand (Button Ante Format)

 

New Double Buy Option!

For the Cage Live, we’re unveiling a brand-new option that’s going to make the prize pools bigger and better than ever before! Introducing the…..Double Buy Option!

Now you have the option to buy an extra $5,000 in chips that you can use any time throughout the event.

Here’s how it works:

  • Before the event starts, you may purchase an extra $5,250 entry. With the purchase you will receive a $5k chip.
  • Until you choose to redeem it, that money is not in play, and you will just be playing with your original $5,000 starting chips.
  • At any time during the 2-day event, you may cash your chip in for another $5,000 in chips to be added to your stack (except if you’re in a hand).
  • The use of the extra $5,000 is mandatory in the case that you lose all your chips. If you are never stacked during the event, you can opt not to use the $5k chip.
  • You may only Double Buy before the Cage Live starts.
  • If by the last hand you did not use the extra $5k, the complete amount ($5,250) will be returned to you.

So if you like to big stack play, or prefer to have an extra bullet in the chamber in case things don’t go your way, the Double Buy Option may be perfect for you.

One thing is for sure, the Cage Live prize pools will soar like never before!

 

CAGE LIVE EVENTS (all local times):

  • WPN offices on Saturday at 10am (We’ll meet players in the Lobby at 10:00am)
  • Dinner at the hotel on Friday night at 7pm
  • Live music at the bar in the casino on Saturday night, at 8pm

2020 Recap

CAGE LIVE January 24th to 27th, 2019 RECAP

What a way to kick off the year! The first Cage Live of 2020 is done and we’re thrilled to see 7 players out of 18 walk away unscathed and with cash, including our big winner Troy Quenneville for $41,330

Chip Count

PositionNameAmount of Chips
1stTroy Quenneville$41,330.00
2ndThomas Cannuli$23,685.00
3rdRyan Depaulo$20,905.00
4thEdson Perez$8,495.00
5thMichael Loncar$7,175.00
6thJoe Williams$5,755.00
7thAndrew Milonakis$2,655.00

2019 Recap

CAGE LIVE December 6th to December 9th, 2019 RECAP

That’s a wrap for 2019! The Cage Live is in the books and we’d like to extend our congratulations to our big winner, Melad Marji, who left the Cage with $35,755.

Chip Count

 

Position Name Amount of Chips
1st Melad Marji (DB Used) $35,755.00
2nd Michael Fosco (DB Used) $22,050.00
3rd Josh Borders $13,560.00
4th Rene Nezhoda $13,150.00
5th Mitesh Anjaria $13,010.00
6th Kevin Napadow (DB Used) $10,950.00
7th Dan Kent (DB Used) $10,490.00
8th Priestley Leng $9,090.00
9th Scott Ball (DB) $9,085.00
10th Jiri Jarey $7,860.00

CAGE LIVE October 4th – 7th, 2019 RECAP

That. Was. Epic.

Our October edition of the Cage Live is done and we want to thank everyone who came out, conquered, and cashed. A big high-five for Scott Ball, our top winner who left the Cage Live with $59,815.

Here are your final results:

Chip Count

Position Name Amount of Chips
1st Scott Ball $59,815
2nd Leif Force $14,500
3rd Vanessa Kade $11,305
4th Dan Kent $8,875
5th Joe Williams $6,910
6th Michael Nugent $3,595

CAGE LIVE August 10th to August 11th, 2019 RECAP

And there we have it — the August 2019 – Cage Live is in the books. It was epic and we want to congratulate everyone who left the event unscathed.

The next Cage Live PLO edition, comes on October 4th, if you love The Cage, you can jump qualify every Sunday for $50+5

Chip Count

Position Name Amount of Chips
1st Phil Nagy DB $35,850.00
2nd Dan Stavila DB Used $29,550.00
3rd Timothy Young $22,240.00
4th Scott Ball DB Used $20,580.00
5th Joe Williams DB Used $20,030.00
6th Wai Ngai $19,920.00
7th Sergey Pronin $13,815.00
8th Christopher Dow $13,750.00
9th Troy Quenneville DB Used $7,230.00
10th John Friedberg $7,085.00
11th Shaun Downey $4,070.00
12th Jeanine Royce $3,920.00
13th Nicolai Jonathon Morris $1,960.00

CAGE LIVE JUNE 01st TO JUNE 02nd, 2019 RECAP

Congrats to all the Cage Live players who left the event with cash,
and a big shout out to our top winner Igor Senkov, who left the Cage Live with $36,965.

In case you missed our live stream, 7 survived the tournament out of the players who entered. And leaving Costa Rica with the biggest prize is Igor Senkov with $36,965. Congrats. And here’s a look at everyone else who leaves Costa Rica with cash:

Chip Count

Position Name Amount of Chips
1st Igor Senkov $36,965
2nd Mathew Forsythe $26,145
3rd David Bruno $22,300
4th Troy Queneville $20,780
5th Thomas Cannuli $20,540
6th Sam Horrocks $13,860
7th Zachary Humphrey $4,410

CAGE LIVE MARCH 29TH – APRIL 1ST, 2019 RECAP

The 7th Live Cage event is done!

In case you missed our live stream, 12 survived the tournament out of the 30 players who entered. And leaving Costa Rica with the biggest prize is Sam Soverel with $36,030. Congrats. And here’s a look at everyone else who leaves Costa Rica with cash:

Chip Count

Position Name Amount of Chips
1st Sam Soverel $36,030.00
2nd Timothy Dix $34,820.00
3rd Aleksandr Bondarev $21,360.00
4th Phil Nagy $21,035.00
5th Samuel Phillips $15,430.00
6th Brock Wilson $13,850.00
7th Ronald Morandini $11,670.00
8th Ed Gent $10,445.00
9th Juan Manuel Calderon $9,780.00
10th James Harvey $8,410.00
11th Sam Horrocks $7,000.00
12th John Gonzalez $4,900.00

CAGE LIVE JANUARY 26TH TO JANUARY 27TH, 2019 RECAP

This weekend, we hosted The Cage Live in San Jose, Costa Rica.

10 survived the tournament out of the 27 players who entered (5 of which used the double buy option). Congratulations to Troy Quenneville, who walked away with an impressive $51,315.

Chip Count

Position Name Amount of Chips
1st Troy $51,315.00
2nd Jonathan Sherfy $19,900.00
3rd Jeff Gross $18,955.00
4th John schiff $15,485.00
5th Joe Williams $13,745.00
6th Jeff Boski $10,115.00
7th Michael Wasserman $9,890.00
8th Ryan Carey $8,810.00
9th Sean McCormack $8,380.00
10th Aron Belme $3,405.00

2018 Recap

CAGE LIVE NOVEMBER 30TH – TO DECEMBER 1ST RECAP

And there we have it — the final Cage Live of 2018 is in the books. It was epic and we want to congratulate everyone who left the event unscathed. A huge nod to our top winner!

The next Cage Live doesn’t come until January 25th, but if you love The Cage, you can jump into the online version at Americas Cardroom every Wednesday for $1,000+50.

Here are the final results:

 

Place Player Chip Count
1st Nick Boll $50,485
2nd Jeff Boski $30,260
3rd Corey Kennel $28,245
4th Leif Force $20,460
5th Joe Williams $19,310
6th Phil Nagy $17,020
7th Jeff Gross $15,610
8th Svetlan Gromenkova $9,665
9th Jenia Sigal $5,450
10th Lewis Murray $3,695
11th Tomas Kvapil $2,865
12th Dan Stavila $1,935

Cage Live September 28th – to October 1st Recap

Congrats to all the Cage Live players who left the event with cash, and a big shout out to our top winner Thomas Cannuli, who left the Cage Live with $30,745.

In case you missed our live stream, 13 survived the tournament out of the players who entered. And leaving Costa Rica with the biggest prize is Thomas Cannuli with $30,745. Congrats. And here’s a look at everyone else who leaves Costa Rica with cash:

Here are the final results:

 

Place Player Chip Count
1st Thomas Cannuli $30,745
2nd Alexander Popp $17,410
3rd Voitech Cervink $15,440
4th Jeff Gross $13,525
5th Farjad Sinael $13,455
6th James Harvey $13,000
7th Christopher Oliver $12,450
8th Juan Pastor $12,405
9th Aaron Mermelst $9,985
10th Eric Greenbery $8,940
11th Joe Williams $8,575
12th Andy McComb $7,995
13th Ofir Schmuel $7,820
14th Brandon Merril $6,725
15th Ronny Coto $6,205
16th James Ladeira $5,755
17th German Beckford $4,650
18th Aleksandar Tojcic $2,890
19th Kevin McCormack $2,030

 

Once again, thank you to everyone who made their way to San Jose to make our Live Cage a big success. But we’re not done yet.

We can’t wait for the next Cage Live from November 30th through December 3rd. If you want to play in it, jump into the $55 buy-in satellite this Sunday night at 6pm ET where three $8,000 Cage Live packages are on the table, guaranteed.

Cage Live July 27th – 30th Recap

The 3rd Live Cage event of 2018 is done and everyone who survived unscathed is swapping their chips for cash.

In case you missed our live stream, 13 survived the tournament out of the 33 players who entered. And leaving Costa Rica with the biggest prize is Dan Stavila with $42,115. Congrats. And here’s a look at everyone else who leaves Costa Rica with cash:

Here’s a look at the winners:

 

Player Chip Count
Dan Stavila $42,115
Phuc Ly $18,420
Alex Brenes $14,640
Anthony Diotte $14,025
Phil Nagy $12,950
Dan Kent $12,265
Joe Williams $11,720
Humberto Brenes $9,665
Jason Howe $7,415
Troy Quenneville $7,125
Vitalie Stavila $6,785
Juan Pasto $4,370
Elliot Peterman $3,505

 

Once again, thank you to everyone who made their way to San Jose to make our Live Cage a big success. But we’re not done yet.

We’ve got two more Live Cage events on the docket — one in September in one in November. If you want in, head to Americas Cardroom and nab an $8,000 package. There are three of them on the line this Sunday and every Sunday at 6pm ET for just $55.

Cage Live May 25th – 28th Recap

That’s all she wrote! The 2nd Cage Live Event of 2018 has concluded. The victors are now collecting their spoils and the losers talk on the rail of what could have been.

Out of the 28 players that started the event, 13 survived, and some thrived. A big congratulations to Christopher Roberts who came out on top of the field and won the day with a massive score of $21,825

Here’s a look at the winners:

 

Player Chip Count
Christopher Roberts $21,825
Charles Horrocks $18,890
Jeff Gross $15,435
Dan Stavila $13,100
Tyler Sumrall $11,460
Samuel Horrocks $9,850
Alex Brenes $9,820
Phil Nagy $9,490
Owen Gaines $7,665
Juan Martin Pastor $7,325
Jose David Sanchez $5,425
Aleksandar Tojcic $5,350
Semen Virovlyanskiy $4,365
Joshua Damm 14th Place
RVK 15th Place
Maya French 16th Place
David Tacsan 17th Place
Pavlo Keda 18th Place
Julian Kaplan 19th Place
Ivan Fernandez 20th Place
Bryan England 21st Place
Samuel Phillips 22nd Place
Joe Williams 23rd Place
Tim Jdix 24th Place
Troy Quenneville 25th Place
Emil Schiff 26th Place
Thomas Cannuli 27th Place
Nicholas Niergarth 28th Place

 

A big thank you to all the players and guests who made their way out to Costa Rica and helped make this event so successful.

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to qualify for one of the 3 remaining Cage Live events this year in July, September and November. You can qualify for your $8,000 package via the $55 buy-in Sunday Night Satellites at 6pm ET.

Cage Live – March 16th – 19th Recap

The first ever nosebleed stakes cash game in time-based tournament has drawn to its exciting conclusion and our inaugural Cage Live Event was a huge success.

We had a total of 21 entrants either qualify via satellite or cough up the $5,250 buy-in to compete in the inaugural event. Out of 21 players who started the day yesterday, only a total of 10 players managed to grind out a payday in the end, some with some pretty noticeable scores.

Congratulations to Stanley Lee who was our big winner, taking home a total of $19,875 for finishing atop of the field.

Here’s a look at the winners:

 

Player Chip Stack
Stanley Lee $19,875
Hugo Barboza $13,810
Diego Montezuma $13,065
Phil Nagy $10,785
Alex Brenes $9,640
Joe Williams $9,430
Brandon Merril $8,830
Jose Sanchez $7,045
Farhad Sinari $6,415
Nick Niegarth $6,105

 

A special thank-you to our online qualifiers who came to visit us from far and wide after qualifying for their $8,000 package in the Beast and Sit & Crush $55 buy-in Sunday night qualifiers.

Their trip down to our backyard gave us the rare opportunity to showcase our offices during a player tour we gave on Friday, and take them for a night on the town in the Party Bus on Saturday night!

Past Streams

CAGE LIVE December 6th to December 9th, 2019 RECAP

That’s a wrap for 2019! The Cage Live is in the books!

CAGE LIVE October 4th – 7th, 2019 RECAP

A big high-five for Scott Ball, our top winner who left the Cage Live with $59,815.

CAGE LIVE August 10th to August 11th, 2019 RECAP

It was epic and we want to congratulate everyone who left the event unscathed.

CAGE LIVE JUNE 01st TO JUNE 02nd, 2019 RECAP

Congrats to all the Cage Live players who left the event with cash!

CAGE LIVE MARCH 29TH – APRIL 1ST, 2019 RECAP

The 7th Live Cage event is done!

CAGE LIVE JANUARY 26TH TO JANUARY 27TH, 2019 RECAP

10 survived the tournament out of the 27 players who entered.

CAGE LIVE NOVEMBER 30TH – TO DECEMBER 3TH STREAMS

Day 2 PLO December

CAGE LIVE NOVEMBER 30TH – TO DECEMBER 3TH STREAMS

Day 1 PLO December

Cage Live September 28th – to October 1st Streams

Day 2

Cage Live September 28th – to October 1st Streams

Day 1

Cage Live July 27th – 30th Streams

Day 2

Cage Live July 27th – 30th Streams

Day 1

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

  • Satellite winners who win their package during and after the month of December 2018 have a maximum of 7 months or 3 Cage Live Events to use their package.
  • Satellite winners who won their package during and before November 2018 will have one year to use their package.
  • Winners are responsible for booking their own flight to and from San Jose, Costa Rica.
  • All decisions made by the Tournament Director for Cage Live events are final.
  • To help coordinate transportation, itinerary must be provided to organizers at least three business days before date of arrival.
  • Cage Live packages have no cash value and are non-transferable.
  • Players who win multiple packages online will only receive the spending money for 1 package at a time. The spending money will be allotted during each of the separate visits to Costa Rica.
  • All Cage Live winnings will be deposited directly into players’ WPN accounts. Prizes will not be awarded in cash.
  • Breakfast is included at the hotel.
  • Players are responsible for any additional expenses incurred.

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