The World Poker Tour: A Brief History Of The WPT's Development
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Dennis B.
By Dennis B.
Published on November 6, 2008
The success of the WPT (both the TV show and the poker tournament it covers) has been unreal since the show first aired. Get the inside story of this great poker show in this article.
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Some decades ago, most people did not know what kind of game poker is but since the scenario has changed a lot. With the coming of the twenty first century, the WPT came into existence.. This is a show on TV that acts as a vehicle for a series of Poker events, mainly in the USA. With six years of life, up till now, it has become a hot favorite show on TV.
The concept of the WPT was developed in the USA, by Steven Lipscomb. He was a television producer but with the advent of the WPT, he has now taken over the charge of the CEO of WPT Enterprises. The WPT is basically a succession of worldwide poker events. 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". The sponsors of this show are the famous poker casinos and online casinos.
Now, equipped with the knowledge 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 television show was aired on the Travel Channel of the American cable television. 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 move the series to GSN for its sixth season. Now, the seventh season of this tour is set to air on the Fox Sports Net, as announced by the WPTE in July, 2008.
With the growing years of popularity of the WPT, they have been adding extra colors to their television 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. A separate event for ladies only have recently been created. The best part of these events is that nobody is left behind. Even the common man can play and compete with the pro players. The WPT also makes use of the latest technology to ensure that people remain glued to this show on TV.
Quite a few of the poker events held around the globe are part of the WPT, particularly the ones being held in the USA. It includes a number of normal events as part of the poker tour. In addition to these, there are some special events that are added in each season as special attractions. 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 each season at the official website, i.e., worldpokertour.com.
The last and coming events, interviews, online gambling resources, results of the various poker events 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 television show on your mobile as well. So, if you have been missing the WPT then do not continue with your mistake anymore.
Check out CoolPokerGuide.com for advice on a great number of poker topics such as poker tells, online poker rooms and offerings of free poker books and tools.
The concept of the WPT was developed in the USA, by Steven Lipscomb. He was a television producer but with the advent of the WPT, he has now taken over the charge of the CEO of WPT Enterprises. The WPT is basically a succession of worldwide poker events. 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". The sponsors of this show are the famous poker casinos and online casinos.
Now, equipped with the knowledge 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 television show was aired on the Travel Channel of the American cable television. 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 move the series to GSN for its sixth season. Now, the seventh season of this tour is set to air on the Fox Sports Net, as announced by the WPTE in July, 2008.
With the growing years of popularity of the WPT, they have been adding extra colors to their television 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. A separate event for ladies only have recently been created. The best part of these events is that nobody is left behind. Even the common man can play and compete with the pro players. The WPT also makes use of the latest technology to ensure that people remain glued to this show on TV.
Quite a few of the poker events held around the globe are part of the WPT, particularly the ones being held in the USA. It includes a number of normal events as part of the poker tour. In addition to these, there are some special events that are added in each season as special attractions. 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 each season at the official website, i.e., worldpokertour.com.
The last and coming events, interviews, online gambling resources, results of the various poker events 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 television show on your mobile as well. So, if you have been missing the WPT then do not continue with your mistake anymore.
Check out CoolPokerGuide.com for advice on a great number of poker topics such as poker tells, online poker rooms and offerings of free poker books and tools.