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The World Poker Tour - The Event's Significance For The Development Of Poker
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A few decades ago, many people did not know what kind of game poker is but now the story has changed a lot. With the coming of the twenty first century, the WPT came into existence.. This is a program that acts as a vehicle for a series of Poker events, mainly in America. With six years of life, up till now, it has become a hot favorite program.

The concept of the WPT was established in America, by Steven Lipscomb. Formerly a known TV producer he has since become very involved with running the WPT and is now CEO of WPT Enterprises.. The WPT is basically a succession of worldwide poker tournaments. Most of the world's professional players are part of this tour. At present, it is one of the most famous television shows and is hosted by Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten. In the July, 2008, Amanda Leatherman (poker player and reporter) has been hired to host the "live updates". Some of the worlds largest casinos and poker rooms are among the sponsors of the WPT.

Now, equipped with the info of what WPT is all about, you must be eager to go into the details. Well, the story of the WPT started in the end of the year 2002 and starting of 2003. The first championship of WPT was held in the spring of 2003 at the Bellagio Casino, Nevada. The TV show was aired on the Travel Channel of the American cable TV. The same channel was given authorization to air the next four seasons of the WPT and it did it successfully. After having been aired for 5 seasons on the Travel Channel the television show's sixth season moved to GSN for a single season. Now, the seventh season of this tour will be aired on the Fox Sports Net, as announced by the WPTE in July, 2008.

The most interesting trait of the WPT is that it does not take much to compete with the professional players. If you can afford the 'buy-in' amount or even if you could win a "satellite" event then you become eligible to play with any of the top professional players.

Many of the poker players love watching this program. This TV show has made use of many technical innovations to make the poker event seem more exciting and thrilling. Moreover, with the increasing popularity of this TV show, they are adding special programs to it. Walk of Fame, Hollywood Home Game and recently, Ladies Night have been made a part of the WPT. Continued focus on making the TV show a success is the main reason why even in its seventh season, it is still one of the highest rated television shows.

Many of the poker tournaments held all over the globe are covered by the WPT, particularly the ones being held in America. It includes a number of standard events as part of the poker tour. In addition to these, there are a number of special events that are added in every season as special events. Besides that, there is a World Poker Championship that is given to one poker player per season. You can also find out the detailed results of every season at the official website, i.e., worldpokertour.com.

You can check out the upcoming tournaments, the winners of the last tournaments, the terms and conditions of participating, the statistics of the WPT since 2002, the sponsors and the poker pros on the official website. The website also runs their own online poker room. Now, you can also watch WPT on your mobile. So, if you have been playing poker for a long time then may be it is time to try out the tournament and play with the poker pros. Follow the WPT at your own risk - it can be very addictive.

Dennis B.
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