World Poker Tour ( WPT ) Tournaments

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a collection of Texas Hold'em poker tournaments featuring the cream of professional players. The tour gained mass popularity when it first appeared on cable television in the U.S. in 2002. By 2004 the World Poker Tour was a hit show on major T.V. networks such as NBC and CBS in the States and in Sky Television in Europe.

You don't have to be a pro player to join the tour, anyone who can pay the "buy-in" (The entry fee) or win a "satellite" tournament online is able to compete against the top players, such as Doyle Brunson or Daniel Negreanu.

The World Poker Tournament operates on the standard poker tournament format, each player receives an equal amount of chips at the beginning of the game and the last man or woman standing takes the title and a jackpot that is regularly in excess of $1 million. The main event in the tour is the WPT Championship, usually held in one of the major casinos in Las Vages. In 2005 a record 452 players converged on the Bellagio Casino in Vegas, each paid $25,000 for a seat (or won seats in online tournaments). 26 year old Tuan Lee was the eventually winner and collected at staggering $2,856,150 prize fund for his efforts!.

Free Entry to WPT (World Poker Tour) Tournament

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