World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a story of entrepreneurial flare and skillful timing. A story of how the game of Poker became a mainstream television sensation to millions of viewers world-wide. With the forth WPT season in full swing, pots are mounting up and players are booking their flights to major WPT events around the globe. So you better get packing if you want to make it to the final table.
WPT Season 7 Schedule
BELLAGIO CUP IV
Bellagio Casino & Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jul 11-17, 2008
LEGENDS OF POKER
Bicycle Casino
Bell Gardens, California
Aug 23-28, 2008
BORGATA POKER OPEN
Borgata Hotel and Casino
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Sep 14-18, 2008
NORTH AMERICAN POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
Fallsview Casino Resort
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Oct 10-16, 2008
FESTA AL LAGO
Bellagio Casino & Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 20-25, 2008
FOXWOODS WORLD POKER FINALS
Foxwoods Resort & Casino
Mashantucket, Connecticut
Nov 05-11, 2008
DOYLE BRUNSON 5 DIAMOND CLASSIC
Bellagio Casino & Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 13-19, 2008
GULF COAST POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
Beau Rivage
Biloxi, MississippI
Jan 16-19, 2009
BORGATA POKER CLASSIC
Borgata Hotel and Casino
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Jan 25-29, 2009
L.A. POKER CLASSIC
Commerce Casino
Commerce, California
Feb 28-03, 2009
WPT CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL
Commerce Casino
Commerce, California
Mar 07-09, 2009
BAY 101 SHOOTING STAR
Bay 101 Casino
San Jose, California
Mar 16-20, 2008
FOXWOODS POKER CLASSIC
Foxwoods Resort & Casino
Mashantucket, Connecticut
Apr 04-09, 2009
WPT WORLD CHAMPIONSIP
Bellagio Casino & Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr 18-25, 2009
SHORT FACTS
WPT Satellites at Gnuf
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More about World Poker Tour
Anyone can enter a WPT tournament and challenge the world’s best players! The buy-in fee for each tournament lies between 5,000 USD and 10,000 USD depending on the size & pot of the tournament. If you want to play it smart and save your money for the flop you can always enter one of our exciting Satellite tournaments.
The size of the prize pool depends on the number of entrants and is shared among the top finishers. Usually 35-40% of the prize pool goes to the winner and smaller amounts go to the top 20 or 30 players. For example, if 200 players buy-in at 10,000 USD each, the prize pool will be 2,000,000 USD. The first place finisher would take home 700,000 USD and the top 20 finishers would share in the remaining cash!
Once players register, table and seat numbers are drawn at random and assigned to each player. All players start with an equal amount of chips and play until the winner ends up with all of the chips. Play proceeds in timed rounds. At the end of each round, the “blinds”, or forced bets, increase and make the action move faster.
As players go out, tables are consolidated until the final six players remain. The action then moves from the tournament room into the WPT Arena where the Final Table action continues in front of a live audience and television cameras.
