The WPT: Tell All About The Poker Event
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By :
Dennis Boesen
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2008-11-21 19:20:21 |
One or two decades ago, quite a few 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 TV show 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 TV show.
The concept of the WPT was developed 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 international poker tournaments. Most of the world's professional players are part of this tour. At present, it is one of the hottest TV 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". The sponsors of this show are the famous poker casinos and online casinos.
Now, equipped with some knowledge of what WPT is all about, you might be eager to learn more. Well, the development of the WPT started around late 2002. The first event of WPT was held in the spring of 2003 at the Bellagio Casino, Nevada. The TV show was broadcast by the Travel Channel on cable TV. The same channel was given authorization to air the next four seasons of the WPT and it did it successfully. However, in April of 2008, the WPT Enterprises decided to switch the show to GSN for its sixth season. Now, the seventh season of this event is set to air on the Fox Sports Net, as announced by the WPTE in July, 2008.
With the increasing years of success of the program, they have been adding extra colors to their TV show. As a part of their constant effort to grow, in the year 2004, they added a special attraction, called "Walk Of Fame". Similar to other well known Walks of Fame it is intended to showcase poker players with exceptional talent. Moreover, they have also started a different section for the lady poker players as well. The best part of these tournaments is that nobody is left behind. Everyone can participate and compete with the professional players. Use of the latest in technology and creating new innovations has been key to ensure that people remain interested in this TV show.
The WPT takes care of a number of poker tournaments. These include Five Diamond World Poker Classic, World Poker Open, World Poker Finals, and LA Poker Classic. Besides these standard events, there are some events that are added for every season. Along with that the poker pros also compete for the WPT Championship in every season. The famous names, who have won the championship, are Alan Goehring, Martin De Knijff, Tuan Le, Joe Bartholdi Jr, Carlos Mortensen and David Chiu. These players have won the championship, in ascending order of the WPT seasons. However, if you require the entire results of every season of WPT then you can visit the official site of the WPT, which is worldpokertour.com.
The last and coming tournaments, interviews, press releases, results of the various poker tournaments and more can be found WPT's website. The WPT Enterprises has also started its services on the mobile network. This gives you the freedom to watch this TV show on your mobile as well. Should you be unfamiliar with the TV show you should consider giving it a try. |
Author Resource:-
Dennis B.
Seasoned Software Developer. Webmaster for Cool Poker Guide - a trusted online poker guide that offers great online gambling articles.
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