POKER WORLD TOUR

WPT:

The poker world tour or the world poker tour, as it is commonly known is a serial chain of international tournaments of the game of poker. It features most of the professional players of poker from around the world. It was started in the United States of America, by Mr. Steven Lipscomb, who was a television producer and is currently the chief executive officer of the WPT Enterprises. The WPT Enterprises is the firm that has the control of the world poker tour. The poker world tour is a collection of the Texas Hold-Em tournaments for poker.

Background of the Poker World Tour:

The debut season of the Poker World Tour was in the latter part of the year 2002 and in the early part of the year 2003. The season ended with the World Poker Tour Championship in the month of April in the year 2003. It took place at the Bellagio Casino in Nevada, Las Vegas. The first season of the world poker tour was aired on travel channel of the American cable television. The travel channel has the distinction of airing the beginning five seasons of the poker world tour. In the year 2007, the World Poker Tour Enterprises decided to move the airing to the GSN.

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