It was poker rooms of the local casinos and the online casinos that brought the game of poker to their customers. This game was confined to the walls of these places only, until the WPT came for its rescue. This is a TV show that brought this exciting game to the forefront and made it an socially accepted game. Here you will find WPT explained in detail.

The concept of the WPT was established 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 hottest TV programs 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.

As the entire thing sounds interesting, you might be anxious to know how all this took shape and came into existence. Well, the debut show of the World Poker Tour was aired in the spring of 2003 on the Travel Channel of the American cable TV. It showcased the WPT championship of April, 2003, held at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. In April, 2008, the WPTE moved the series to GSN for airing the sixth season of the tour. Recently, it has been announced that the series' seventh season would be aired on the Fox Sports Net In the year 2004, another aspect was added, called the Walk of Fame. It has been developed to honor the great poker players.

The most interesting trait of the WPT is that it does not take much to compete with the professional players. If you can afford the 'buy-in' amount or even if you could win a "satellite" event then you become eligible to play with any of the top professional players. Most of the poker players love watching this TV show. This show has made use of many technical innovations to make the poker tournament seem more enchanting and thrilling. Moreover, with the increasing popularity of this show, they are adding special programs to it. Walk of Fame, Hollywood Home Game and recently, a ladies only event called Ladies Night has also been added to the WPT. A constant effort to make the show a success is an important reason why even in its seventh season, it is still one of the highest rated shows on TV.

Most 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 regular events as part of the poker tour. On top of these, there are a few 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, press releases, 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 show on your mobile as well. So, if you have been missing the WPT then do not continue with your mistake anymore.