World Poker Tour Entry Fee
The fee for the Caribbean Poker Classic/World Poker Tour Satellite Tournament of US$2,999 includes one entry fee, round trip air fare from all Grand Bahama Vacation cities (casino charters only. Guide to the World Poker Tour. In 2009, the WPT was sold to PartyGaming for $12.3 million dollars. In 2014, the WPT formed an alliance with gaming provider Ourgame to begin expansion into the Asian market. Not more than a year later, the WPT elected to buy Ourgame for $35 million in an all cash offer.
The Professional Poker Tour (PPT) was a series of televised poker tournaments, spinning off from the World Poker Tour (WPT) television series. It billed itself as the first professional poker league, and was limited to players who have established themselves on the World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, or major participation on the poker circuit.
Matt Corboy was the lead commentator, with poker pro Mark Seif as color commentator and Kaye Han as floor reporter. The first season, taped in 2004-2005, began airing regularly on Travel Channel on July 5, 2006 and left the air in 2007.
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Television format[edit]
Events were telecast across five shows each. The first four shows were labeled as quarters, from 1st Quarter to 4th Quarter, reflecting early-round play in the event. The final six-player table was the fifth show of the cycle.
Qualifying[edit]
These tournaments were invitation-only freerolls (no entry fee, but only certain players were invited).
First season qualifiers[edit]
- All WPT winners
- Any player that made more than one WPT final table in a single season
- Top three places in WPT Championship
- Top ten places on WPT Season 2 Player of the Year list
- All previous winners of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event
- Top three places in 2003 and 2004 WSOP Main Event
- Top ten places on CardPlayer Player of the Year list
- Top ten places on Phil Hellmuth Jr Champion of the Year list
- Members of the World Poker Tour Walk of Fame
- Members of the Poker Hall of Fame
- Fourth, fifth and sixth place finish in WPT Championship
- Fourth, fifth and sixth place finish in WSOP Main Event during 2003 or 2004
- Players selected by the PPT Advisory Committee
- Top ten places on Poker Europa List for 2004
- WPT commentators
Second season[edit]
The PPT was canceled after one season. Events that comprised the PPT in 2005 were integrated into the WPT schedule in 2007-08.
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Results[edit]
| Event | Winner | Prize | Other Finalists |
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| World Poker Finals | John Juanda | $225,000 |
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| LA Poker Classic | Erick Lindgren | $225,000 |
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| Bay 101 | Tom McEvoy | $225,000 |
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| 3rd Annual Five Star World Poker Classic | Lee Markholt | $225,000 |
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| Mirage Poker Showdown | Ted Forrest | $225,000 |
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The price of admission for the World Poker Tour Championship is $25,000 with a $500 entry fee, making it one of the most expensive tickets of the year on the tournament trail. Bellagio’s poker room will be running a half-dozen super-satellite events this week to allow players to win their way into the tournament for as little as $1,590. Each super-satellite event will award as many $25,500 entries into the WPT Championship event as possible, based on the number of players who buy into each satellite. Here is a look at the schedule for super-satellite events that will be offered before the WPT event in the Fontana Bar at Bellagio:
NOTE: Day 1A of the WPT Championship begins at noon on Saturday, Apr. 18 and day 1B begins at noon on Sunday, Apr. 19.
$1,590 Super-Satellite Events
Wednesday, Apr. 15, 10 p.m.
Thursday, Apr. 16, 10 p.m.
Friday, Apr. 17, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Apr. 18, 10 p.m.
$2,620 Super-Satellite Events
Wednesday, Apr. 15, 1 p.m.
Friday, Apr. 17, 1 p.m.
Another way for players to win their seat in the WPT Championship at Bellagio is to win one of the remaining preliminary events on the Five-Star World Poker Classic schedule. Each event that has a prize pool of at least $300,000 will award the champion with a $25,500 buy-in to the 2009 WPT Championship. Here are the remaining preliminary events on the schedule:
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 1 p.m.: $5,000 no-limit hold’em
Wednesday, Apr. 15, noon: $5,000 no-limit hold’em
Check out the Five-Star World Poker Classicresults page to see who has won preliminary events so far at Bellagio. Notable champions include Jonathan Little, Lee Markholt, and Cody Slaubaugh.