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| WORLD POKER TOUR® MAKES TWO DOZEN NEW POKER MILLIONAIRES IN SEASON FOUR SHOWS, DEBUTING MARCH 8 ON THE TRAVEL CHANNEL |
Approximately $100+ Million In Prize Pools Drives the Heart-Stopping
Action on WPT Season Four
Viewers Watch for Wish Fulfillment and for Poker Tips
Los Angeles, CA (February 14, 2006)— As people fantasize about achieving
the New American Dream, they can tune into the WORLD POKER TOUR®
(WPT) for their inspiration, watching nearly two dozen overnight millionaires
minted on the most sizzling show on television, the WORLD POKER TOUR’s
new Season IV, debuting March 8 on The Travel Channel at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Awarding an astounding $100 million in prize money—10 times the amount in
the show’s first season—the 17-tournament series brings together the
hottest newcomers in the game to compete against poker’s icons. It’s a toss-
up every week whether raw aggressive nerve can outlast the canny wisdom
of experience. With more than $1 million at stake for first prize nearly every
week, the take-no-prisoners brand of WPT action keeps viewers riveted to
their seats, wondering, “What would I do?”
The WORLD POKER TOUR is the international tour of high-stakes tournaments
that launched the global poker phenomenon in March 2003 by turning poker
into a televised sports sensation, complete with WPT cams that revealed the
players hole cards. Catching on like wildfire, the show became the highest
rated show ever on the Travel Channel and has spawned a passion for the
game in living rooms, card rooms and casinos everywhere. In 2006, the
WORLD POKER TOUR will be seen not only in millions of living rooms across
America, but in more than 130 countries and territories worldwide.
“Americans see in our shows the fulfillment of their own dreams,” said Steve
Lipscomb, CEO and Founder of WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE).
“Viewers watch for the sheer dramatic entertainment of the WPT, but they
are also captivated by the promise of overnight riches that our players
dangle before them. If a 21-year-old can do it, why can’t they? It’s a
voyeuristic fantasy that viewers can indulge themselves in—and for the first
time in the history of televised sports entertainment, they can even try
themselves at one of our WPT events.”
This season another crown jewel from the Las Vegas strip has been added to
the tour, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Courtney Friel, the stunning and
glamorous new addition to the broadcast team, will charm viewers with
introductions to the beautiful and exotic locales. She’ll also interview the
winners and the Final Table challengers, plus poker stars and the fans in the
audience.
Hosts Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Friel offer insight into the minds and
strategies of players that help viewers refine their own poker skills. The WPT
has taken the lead in poker education with its WPT Boot Camp, traveling
fantasy camp for poker players; online poker school (www.worldpokertour.
com) and a series of WPT-branded books from Harper Collins.
“People play poker for fun and for profit. On the Travel Channel every
Wednesday night, we ignite their passion for the game and help them find
new ways to explore the exciting world of poker,” said Lipscomb.
Every week, viewers can expect the unexpected as amateurs take on pros,
pros take on other pros, and fortunes rise, fall, and change hands in a matter
of seconds. Anyone can win, and many times even the least likely candidates
do. Winners will be toasted with Budweiser, debuting as the Official Beer of
the WPT.
The WORLD POKER TOUR is the global leader in poker. The WPT introduced
poker to a worldwide audience through its innovative and riveting brand of
televised poker, now seen in more than 130 countries and territories.
Capturing all the excitement and sizzling action at its 17 Tour stops around
the globe, the shows sets the gold standard in poker programming. The WPT
inspired a global poker phenomenon that has attracted millions of men and
women to the game and legions of devoted followers to the poker lifestyle. It
has transformed poker into the sport of choice for vast numbers of viewers
and players, and the hundreds of millions of dollars of prize money on the
WPT has rekindled the promise of “The New American Dream.” The WORLD
POKER TOUR airs every Wednesday night on the Travel Channel, 9 p.m. ET/PT
in the U.S. and 10 p.m. Fridays on ITV4 in the U.K. For more information, go to
www.worldpokertour.com.
The TV schedule for Season IV follows.
WORLD POKER TOUR® AIRDATES
The following are dates for the premier airings of each regular season show.
All times are ET/PT. Schedule subject to change. Check local listings or the
WPT website for updates.
Airdate/Time Featured Tournament/ Location
Host Casino or Card Room
Wed. Mar. 8, 9-11 p.m. Mirage Poker Showdown, Las Vegas, NV
Mirage Hotel & Casino
Wed. Mar. 15, 9-11 p.m. Legends of Poker, Bicycle Casino Los Angeles, CA
Wed. Mar. 22, 9-11 p.m. Borgata Poker Open, Atlantic City, NJ
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Wed. Mar. 29, 9-11 p.m. Grand Prix de Paris, Paris, France
Aviation Club de France
Wed. Apr. 5, 9-11 p.m. UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic, Aruba
Wyndham Aruba Resort
Wed. Apr. 12, 9-11 p.m. Doyle Brunson North American Las Vegas, NV
Poker Championship,
Bellagio
Wed. Apr.19, 9-11 p.m. Foxwoods World Poker Finals,
Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, CT
Wed. Apr. 26, 9-11 p.m. Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic Las
Vegas, NV
Bellagio
Wed. May 3, 9-11 p.m. Caribbean Poker Adventure Paradise Island, Bahamas
Atlantis Resort & Casino
Wed. May 10, 9-11 p.m. Gold Strike World Poker Open, Tunica, MS
Gold Strike Casinos
Wed. May 17, 9-11 p.m Borgata Poker Classic Atlantic City, NJ
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Wed. May 24 , 9-11 p.m. LA Poker Classic, Commerce Casino Los Angeles, CA
Wed. May 31, 9-11 p.m. WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino Los Angeles, CA
Wed. June 7, 9-11 p.m. San Jose’s Bay 101 Shooting Star Tournament San
Jose, CA
Bay 101 Casino
Wed. June 14, 9-11 p.m. Foxwoods Poker Classic Mashantucket, CT
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Wed. June 21, 9-11 p.m. World Poker Challenge, Reno Hilton Reno, NV
Wed. June 28, 9-11 p.m. WPT World Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Bellagio
The full schedule for Season 5 of the World Poker Tour is available here.
About WPT Enterprises, Inc.
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) is a company engaged in the creation
of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by
the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based
on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour®, a
television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs
on the Travel Channel in the United States and more than 130 markets
globally. WPT Enterprises currently licenses its brand to companies in the
business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing, electronic
and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games, and
giftware. For show information, tools for improving poker play, and other WPT
news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com. The company is also
engaged in the sale of corporate sponsorships. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a
majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc., a publicly held
company. Photos and media information can be found online at: www.
worldpokertour.com.
Action on WPT Season Four
Viewers Watch for Wish Fulfillment and for Poker Tips
Los Angeles, CA (February 14, 2006)— As people fantasize about achieving
the New American Dream, they can tune into the WORLD POKER TOUR®
(WPT) for their inspiration, watching nearly two dozen overnight millionaires
minted on the most sizzling show on television, the WORLD POKER TOUR’s
new Season IV, debuting March 8 on The Travel Channel at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Awarding an astounding $100 million in prize money—10 times the amount in
the show’s first season—the 17-tournament series brings together the
hottest newcomers in the game to compete against poker’s icons. It’s a toss-
up every week whether raw aggressive nerve can outlast the canny wisdom
of experience. With more than $1 million at stake for first prize nearly every
week, the take-no-prisoners brand of WPT action keeps viewers riveted to
their seats, wondering, “What would I do?”
The WORLD POKER TOUR is the international tour of high-stakes tournaments
that launched the global poker phenomenon in March 2003 by turning poker
into a televised sports sensation, complete with WPT cams that revealed the
players hole cards. Catching on like wildfire, the show became the highest
rated show ever on the Travel Channel and has spawned a passion for the
game in living rooms, card rooms and casinos everywhere. In 2006, the
WORLD POKER TOUR will be seen not only in millions of living rooms across
America, but in more than 130 countries and territories worldwide.
“Americans see in our shows the fulfillment of their own dreams,” said Steve
Lipscomb, CEO and Founder of WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE).
“Viewers watch for the sheer dramatic entertainment of the WPT, but they
are also captivated by the promise of overnight riches that our players
dangle before them. If a 21-year-old can do it, why can’t they? It’s a
voyeuristic fantasy that viewers can indulge themselves in—and for the first
time in the history of televised sports entertainment, they can even try
themselves at one of our WPT events.”
This season another crown jewel from the Las Vegas strip has been added to
the tour, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Courtney Friel, the stunning and
glamorous new addition to the broadcast team, will charm viewers with
introductions to the beautiful and exotic locales. She’ll also interview the
winners and the Final Table challengers, plus poker stars and the fans in the
audience.
Hosts Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Friel offer insight into the minds and
strategies of players that help viewers refine their own poker skills. The WPT
has taken the lead in poker education with its WPT Boot Camp, traveling
fantasy camp for poker players; online poker school (www.worldpokertour.
com) and a series of WPT-branded books from Harper Collins.
“People play poker for fun and for profit. On the Travel Channel every
Wednesday night, we ignite their passion for the game and help them find
new ways to explore the exciting world of poker,” said Lipscomb.
Every week, viewers can expect the unexpected as amateurs take on pros,
pros take on other pros, and fortunes rise, fall, and change hands in a matter
of seconds. Anyone can win, and many times even the least likely candidates
do. Winners will be toasted with Budweiser, debuting as the Official Beer of
the WPT.
The WORLD POKER TOUR is the global leader in poker. The WPT introduced
poker to a worldwide audience through its innovative and riveting brand of
televised poker, now seen in more than 130 countries and territories.
Capturing all the excitement and sizzling action at its 17 Tour stops around
the globe, the shows sets the gold standard in poker programming. The WPT
inspired a global poker phenomenon that has attracted millions of men and
women to the game and legions of devoted followers to the poker lifestyle. It
has transformed poker into the sport of choice for vast numbers of viewers
and players, and the hundreds of millions of dollars of prize money on the
WPT has rekindled the promise of “The New American Dream.” The WORLD
POKER TOUR airs every Wednesday night on the Travel Channel, 9 p.m. ET/PT
in the U.S. and 10 p.m. Fridays on ITV4 in the U.K. For more information, go to
www.worldpokertour.com.
The TV schedule for Season IV follows.
WORLD POKER TOUR® AIRDATES
The following are dates for the premier airings of each regular season show.
All times are ET/PT. Schedule subject to change. Check local listings or the
WPT website for updates.
Airdate/Time Featured Tournament/ Location
Host Casino or Card Room
Wed. Mar. 8, 9-11 p.m. Mirage Poker Showdown, Las Vegas, NV
Mirage Hotel & Casino
Wed. Mar. 15, 9-11 p.m. Legends of Poker, Bicycle Casino Los Angeles, CA
Wed. Mar. 22, 9-11 p.m. Borgata Poker Open, Atlantic City, NJ
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Wed. Mar. 29, 9-11 p.m. Grand Prix de Paris, Paris, France
Aviation Club de France
Wed. Apr. 5, 9-11 p.m. UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic, Aruba
Wyndham Aruba Resort
Wed. Apr. 12, 9-11 p.m. Doyle Brunson North American Las Vegas, NV
Poker Championship,
Bellagio
Wed. Apr.19, 9-11 p.m. Foxwoods World Poker Finals,
Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, CT
Wed. Apr. 26, 9-11 p.m. Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic Las
Vegas, NV
Bellagio
Wed. May 3, 9-11 p.m. Caribbean Poker Adventure Paradise Island, Bahamas
Atlantis Resort & Casino
Wed. May 10, 9-11 p.m. Gold Strike World Poker Open, Tunica, MS
Gold Strike Casinos
Wed. May 17, 9-11 p.m Borgata Poker Classic Atlantic City, NJ
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Wed. May 24 , 9-11 p.m. LA Poker Classic, Commerce Casino Los Angeles, CA
Wed. May 31, 9-11 p.m. WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino Los Angeles, CA
Wed. June 7, 9-11 p.m. San Jose’s Bay 101 Shooting Star Tournament San
Jose, CA
Bay 101 Casino
Wed. June 14, 9-11 p.m. Foxwoods Poker Classic Mashantucket, CT
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Wed. June 21, 9-11 p.m. World Poker Challenge, Reno Hilton Reno, NV
Wed. June 28, 9-11 p.m. WPT World Championship, Las Vegas, NV
Bellagio
The full schedule for Season 5 of the World Poker Tour is available here.
About WPT Enterprises, Inc.
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) is a company engaged in the creation
of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by
the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based
on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour®, a
television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs
on the Travel Channel in the United States and more than 130 markets
globally. WPT Enterprises currently licenses its brand to companies in the
business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing, electronic
and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games, and
giftware. For show information, tools for improving poker play, and other WPT
news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com. The company is also
engaged in the sale of corporate sponsorships. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a
majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc., a publicly held
company. Photos and media information can be found online at: www.
worldpokertour.com.
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