World Poker Tour

Whether a tournament report, or news about the goings on behind the scenes at the World Poker Tour, you will find all the WPT news you need here. All WPT business news stories, including news on WPT founders Steve Lipscomb, and Lyle Berman will be here also.

• Own A Piece Of The World Poker Tour Championship.

  June 30, 2005,

  The third annual World Poker Tour Championship has now come and gone (is it really just a month ago that it happened?) and there is a great opportunity to not only get a piece...

   

• World Poker Tour - Season three Battle of Champions

  May 26, 2005,

  The final taping of season three of the World Poker Tour was going to be the Battle of Champions. The Battle of Champions was a 'specialty' event where they collected eleven winners from the WPT season three, and had them play to see who was the 'best of

   

• World Poker Tour - Mirage Poker Showdown - Day Two

  May 25, 2005,

  Boy, today could to be a long day. That is all I can think about writing this story....

   

• World Poker Tour, Mirage Poker Showdown, Day one

  May 24, 2005,

  Three hundred seventeen players packed into the tournament area at the Mirage, all in search of some TV time, and the top prize of $1.1 million dollars.

   

• Going Off To Camp, Part Two

  May 07, 2005,

  The second part of our story on one of our writers getting a fast education in poker, at the World Poker Tour Boot Camp in Florida.

   

• Going Off To Camp, Part One

  May 04, 2005,

  One of our writers gets a fast education in poker, at the World Poker Tour Boot Camp in Florida.

   

• World Poker Tour Announces Fourth Season Schedule

  March 03, 2005,

  With the broadcasting of the third season of the World Poker Tour barely out of the gates, the WPT announced today the schedule of tournaments that will make up their fourth season schedule.

   

• World Poker Tour's Third Season Set To Start

  February 15, 2005,

  The World Poker Tour has become the benchmark for the broadcast of poker on television. After two highly successful seasons, the third year is ready to hit the airwaves.

   

• WPT Boot Camp Announces Initial Sites

  February 08, 2005,

  Poker has encompassed the globe, with millions picking up the game. The World Poker Tour has done its part by bringing the game to the people via the Travel Channel.

   

• World Poker Tour Enters Online Arena

  February 04, 2005,

  While being the impetus for the current resurgence of poker, the World Poker Tour has made other inroads to the development of the game. With television, it has exposed an interested public to the thrills of the game and the excitement it generates.

   

• Michelob Amber Bock signs on as title sponsor for the World Poker Tour

  January 26, 2005,

  It was announced today that Michelob Amber Bock has signed on to be the title sponsor for the World Poker Tour's third season.

   

• World Poker Tour to launch "Poker Corner" to syndicated radio

  January 18, 2005,

  The World Poker Tour is about to enter its third season on the Travel Channel. The success of the WPT is incomparable in recent television memory. Now WPT Enterprises continues to expand its brand across media by doing a national radio syndication deal.

   

• WSOP Circuit Short On Players

  January 17, 2005,

  The ESPN/World Series of Poker Circuit's first stop, being held now at Harrah's in Atlantic City, NJ, has been beset by a lack of players and smaller prizes than expected.

   

• Caribbean And Latin American TV To Get WPT Action

  December 21, 2004,

  Discovery's "Travel And Adventure" network is to air The World Poker Tour in the Cabribbean and Latin America, bringing the WPT reach to 57 countries.
  

   

• WPT Ladies Night - do you want to know who won?

  December 03, 2004,

  Ladies Night 2, part of the World Poker Tour, will be shown on the US Travel Channel on December 15. The winner gets a $25,000 seat in $5m WPT Final at the Las Vegas Bellagio in April.

   

• "Boot Camp" will drill poker tyros

  November 12, 2004,

  The World Poker Tour has announced a spin-off tour which aims to turn poker beginners and intermediates into advanced players. WPT Boot Camp will be will feature live lectures, archived video footage, and game play. Students will receive tutoring on all a

   

• Big Changes for the next WSOP

  October 27, 2004,

  There are big changes in the works for the next World Series of Poker (WSOP). The date of the main event is put off to June and July, and will run from June 2 to July 15.

   

• After the WPT comes the PPT

  October 20, 2004,

  The people - WSOP winners and the like - behind the World Poker Tour, have launched a Professional Poker Tour, with invitations to the 200 highest-ranking pro players. These include Tony G, Noel Furlong, Gus Hansen, David "Devilfish" Ulliott and

   

• World Poker Tour in Aruba 647 Players Buy-in for $4m Prize Money

  October 04, 2004,

  The 15-tournament season of WPT Championship took place in Aruba. Good company, good event, good emotions.

   

• Latest News From WSOP

  May 26, 2004,

  2576 players paid $10,000 each in this years wsop. Several millionares will be made. The winner will be a poker legend for ever as well as recieveing $5,000,000 for first place. All of this has happened because of online poker and the texas

   

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