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World Poker Tour

http://www.worldpokertour.com/
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As the CEO of WPT Enterprises (WPTE), Steven Lipscomb started The World Poker Tour in 2002 with the focus of organizing international poker tournaments and broadcasting them on television.

The year-round WPT television show contributed to the poker boom in the United States, and also exposed the games to other parts of the world through syndication. This made Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten, commentators of the show, household names for poker players. Currently, the commentators are Tony Dunst and Van Patten. Both the show and the tournaments were normally sponsored by online poker rooms.

In 2009, PartyGaming PLC, owners of Party Poker, acquired the brand and pushed their online poker site through the series. The focus, however, was to expose the game and market Party Poker in the European region.

In 2014, The World Poker Tour partnered with Ourgame, a Chinese company providing card and board games, allowing the latter to use its products and services in Asia. It even allowed Ourgame to use the WPT Logo and trademark in certain countries in Asia as well as use the name to operate Pokermonster.com.

In 2015, Ourgame acquired The World Poker Tour and continued to push the brand in the Asian region, holding seasonal tournaments in the Asia-Pacific region.

So far, the WPT brand has held yearly tournaments in Asia, particularly in the Philippines and Sanya, China, since the acquisition of Ourgame International Holdings.

Former champions of the WPT include Gus Hansen, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, to name a few.


Word Poker Tour History

  • 2002: Start of the WPT
  • 2008: First and only season of WPT Ladies
  • 2009: Acquisition by Partygaming
  • 2014: Alliance with Ourgame
  • 2015: Acquisition by Ourgame
  • 2017: WPT Honor Awards

World Poker Tour Information:



Organizer Date Event Country Venue Buy-in More Info
World Poker Tour
January 17, 2024
January 17, 2024 - January 30, 2024
WPT Cambodia 2024 Cambodia
Nagaworld, Samdech Hun Sen St, Park 12301 Cambodia + Google Map
USD 3,500
More Info »
World Poker Tour
April 10, 2024
April 10, 2024 - April 23, 2024
WPT Prime Gold Coast Championship 2024 Australia
Star Gold Coast, The Star Gold Coast Broadbeach Island Broadbeach 4218 Queensland Australia + Google Map
AUD 2,000
More Info »
World Poker Tour
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024 - May 27, 2024
WPT Prime Vietnam 2024 Vietnam
Crown Poker Club, 214 Hao Nam, Dong Da, Ha Noi.
Ha Noi, Ha Noi 115000 Viet Nam
+ Google Map
25,000,000 VND
More Info »
World Poker Tour
August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024 - August 19, 2024
WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 Taiwan
CTP Asia Poker Arena, 10491, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongshan District, Section 1, Jianguo N Rd, 80號b1 Taiwan + Google Map
TBD
More Info »
World Poker Tour
September 5, 2024
September 5, 2024 - September 25, 2024
WPT Australia 2024 Australia
Star Gold Coast, The Star Gold Coast Broadbeach Island Broadbeach 4218 Queensland Australia + Google Map
TBD
More Info »
World Poker Tour
October 4, 2024
October 4, 2024 - October 14, 2024
WPT Vietnam Passport to World Championship 2024 Vietnam
Crown Poker Club, 214 Hao Nam, Dong Da, Ha Noi.
Ha Noi, Ha Noi 115000 Viet Nam
+ Google Map
TBD
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