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Poker 2Nite – Episode 8

Kevin Mathers — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:49:04 +0000

Here’s this week’s episode, with an interview with Matt Savage, 2010 predictions and other stuff. As usual, parts 2 and 3 appear on the next page:

Poker 2Nite – Episode 7

Kevin Mathers — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:31:53 +0000

Poker 2Nite crosses the halfway point of its first run of shows, and last show of 2009, with a segment with Justin Bonomo and an interview with PokerRoad Radio co-host Gavin Smith. Parts 2 and 3 appear on the following page.

Poker 2Nite – Episode 4

Kevin Mathers — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:43:49 +0000

This week, featuring Phil Hellmuth in studio for an interview, a preview of the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic at the Bellagio, Chino Rheem (the defending champion) discussing a key hand with Justin Young, and other stuff. As usual, parts 2 and 3 appear on the next page:

US Portion of World Poker Tour Season 8 (In HD!) Schedule Released

Kevin Mathers — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:58:21 +0000

The ~~United States~~ World Poker Tour announced their Season 8 schedule of US tour stops this morning, all airing on Fox Sports Net. This does not include the Barcelona (starting today), Slovakia, Cyprus and Marrakech stops already announced.

Press Release on the next page:

World Poker TourÂ® Launches Eighth Season for the United States

12-Stop Tour to Be Broadcast in High Definition on Fox Sports Net in the US and Distributed to over 400 Million Households Worldwide

* Press Release
* Source: WPT Enterprises, Inc.
* On Wednesday June 24, 2009, 9:00 am EDT

WPT Season VIII also features favorite pro stops at Bay 101 in San Jose, Calif.; Bicycle Casinoâ€™s new Event Center in Los Angeles; Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Miss.; Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City; Commerce Casino in Los Angeles; and Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

Joining the tour as a new stop in Season VIII is the inaugural Hollywood Poker Open in Lawrenceburg, Ind. The casino, which will re-open as the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg on June 29, is a 270,000 square foot riverboat casino that sits on the Ohio River. In addition to the $10,000 main eventâ€”the first ever televised WPT tournament in the Midwestâ€”Hollywood Casino will host three non-televised WPT tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $3,000 to $5,000. All tournaments will be played in the casinoâ€™s brand-new state-of-the-art WPT Poker Room.

â€œAs this great game has evolved over the years, we have seen the tour grow and develop into something truly incredible,â€ said Steve Lipscomb, WPT Founder and CEO. â€œEach year seems to top the last, from stops in exciting new venues to historical moments to break-out players to unbelievable action. Weâ€™re looking forward to seeing what the eighth season bringsâ€”then watching it broadcast in HD!â€

Tournament Name

Hosting Casino /
Location
Date* Buy-in
Bellagio Cup V

Bellagio
Las Vegas, NV

July 13 – 19, 2009 $15,000 +$400
Legends of Poker

The Bicycle Casino
Los Angeles, CA

Aug 22 â€“ 26, 2009 $9,800 + $200
Borgata Poker Open

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Atlantic City, NJ
Sept 19 – 24, 2009 TBD
Festa al Lago

Bellagio
Las Vegas, NV

October 20 â€“ 26, 2009 $15,000 +$400
Foxwoods World Poker Finals

Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, CT

Nov 5 â€“ 10, 2009 $9,700 + $300

Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic

Bellagio
Las Vegas, NV

Dec 13 â€“ 19, 2009 $15,000 +$400
Southern Poker Championship

Beau Rivage
Biloxi, MS

Jan 24 – 27, 2010 $9,700 + $300
L.A. Poker Classic

Commerce Casino
Los Angeles, CA

Feb 20 â€“ Feb 25, 2010 $9,600 + $400
WPT Invitational

Commerce Casino
Los Angeles, CA

Feb 27 â€“ March 1, 2010 Invitation Only
Bay 101 Shooting Star

Bay 101
San Jose, CA

March 8 â€“ 12, 2010 $9,600 + $400
Hollywood Poker Open

Hollywood Casino
Lawrenceburg, IN
March 20 â€“ 24, 2010 $9,600 + $400
WPT World Championship

Bellagio
Las Vegas, NV

April 17-24, 2010 $25,000 + $500

*Dates subject to change.

Courtesy of Blue Diamond Almonds, WPT Live Updates will continue reporting live from the tournament trail, delivering up-to-the-minute tournament action for fans around the world.

A full schedule of WPT events including 2009-2010 international tour stops, will be available soon in the â€œWPT on Tourâ€ section of www.WorldPokerTour.com.

World Poker Tour stays on FSN for Season 8

Kevin Mathers — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:41:39 +0000

World Poker Tour Enterprises announced their 4th Quarter earnings today, and they do have some good news to report.

(Press release after the jump)

Fox Sports Net Extends World Poker Tour Television Broadcast License

As Season VII Hits Airwaves, Network Secures Rights for Season VIII

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE – News) and News Corporationâ€™s Fox Sports Network (FSN) announced today that they have officially extended the television broadcast license to include World Poker TourÂ® (WPT) Season VIII. The new season begins filming mid-2009 and is the latest WPT programming scheduled for FSN.
Business Wire – http://www.msn.foxsports.com .

â€œThe World Poker Tour has a loyal and passionate fan base that has made the WPT one of the most popular programs on FSN,â€ said FSN Executive Vice President George Greenberg. â€œWeâ€™re thrilled to be airing Season 8 and look forward to another great year of WPT championship poker.â€

WPT, which films its tournaments in premier properties around North America, will create 26 one-hour episodes from Season VIII events. Under the broadcast license, FSN receives exclusive rights to air those episodes in the United States across its national sports cable network. The timeslot and schedule will be released at a later date.

FSN began airing WPTâ€™s inaugural Season I to high ratings last year, then followed with exclusive broadcast of all-new WPT Season VII episodes, which premiere every Sunday night. FSN also airs ClubWPT.com, a television series based on WPTâ€™s innovative subscription poker offering, www.ClubWPT.com.

â€œFox Sports Net and News Corporation have far exceeded our partnership expectations and we are thrilled to continue growing our strategic relationship,â€ said Steven Lipscomb, WPT Founder, President and CEO. â€œAiring our eighth season on the nationâ€™s prime sports network truly underscores the force behind the WPT brand and poker as a televised sport.â€

WPT programming currently airs alongside other sports programming such as MLB, NHL and NBA on the FSN network, which serves as the TV home to nearly two-thirds of all teams based in the United States. FSN’s 16 owned-and-operated regional networks and its affiliated networks reach more than 80 million homes across the U.S. FSN is owned and operated by News Corporation.

ABOUT FOX SPORTS NETWORK

FSN is the nation’s leading provider of local sports. FSN’s 16 owned-and-operated regional networks and its affiliated networks reach more than 80 million homes across the U.S. FSN serves as the TV home to nearly two-thirds of all MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. FSN also produces close to 5,000 live local events each year, including more than 1,600 in high definition. In addition to its thousands of home team games and a wide variety of locally produced sports programs, FSN televises national sports events and programs, including Pac-10 and ACC basketball and Pac-10 and Big 12 football.

ABOUT WPTE

WPT Enterprises, Inc. is one of the most recognized names in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online and mobile. WPTE has led innovation in the sport of poker since 2003, when it ignited the global poker boom with the creation of the World Poker TourÂ® (WPT) television show. Based on a series of high stakes poker tournaments, WPT is now broadcast globally and premiered its all-new seventh season on Fox Sports Netâ€™s national sports network in the United States in January 2009. WPTE also offers a unique online subscription and sweepstakes-based poker club, ClubWPT.com, which operates in 38 states across the U.S. Additionally, WPTE has a multi-media company based in Beijing specializing in television production, online and mobile games supporting the WPT China National Traktor Poker Tourâ„¢. WPTE has a 10-year exclusive partnership with the China Leisure Sports Administrative Center to market and build the sport of poker in China. WPTE also participates in strategic brand license, partnership and sponsorship opportunities. For more information, see www.worldpokertour.com.

More New Poker on TV: WPT Season 7

Kevin Mathers — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:37:38 +0000

Last night was allegedly the debut of season 7 of the World Poker Tour on Fox Sports Net. Since FSN is really a collection of regional networks, it airs at a variety of different times depending on what version of FSN you have in your area. Also, each tournament is broken down into two 1-hour segments instead of the two-hour blocks the programs were shown in its previous six seasons. Their press release stated that there would be a “channel finder” for people to watch their programming. Problem is, they haven’t gotten around to doing that, and they’re still linking to the Season 6 schedule on GSN. Last year, the WPT created a site for people to watch previews and get details on each week’s tournament on GSN. This year, the domain name wptonfsn.com is still available for the taking (hint, hint).

More Blogging About High Stakes Poker

Kevin Mathers — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:22:50 +0000

More from HSP, after you read about the WPT airing on Fox Sports Net starting January 4.

I’ve never heard of Lee Russakoff until this morning, but apparently he’s sports editor over at Comcast.net. Lee was also at the High Stakes Poker tapings at the Golden Nugget this weekend, and has 5 posts on his blog about the various goings on that should make for interesting watching when GSN starts to air High Stakes Poker on March 1.

Day 1 at the taping

Three posts from Day 2, involving Howard Lederer, Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak finding a mark in Nick Cassavetes, and Esfandiari ‘s lost $50,000

The final post details day 3 action, which was full of pros and plenty of huge pots.

WPT and Full Tilt Poker Announce TV Sponsorship Deal

California Jen — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:59:03 +0000

After some speculation ~~amongst poker insiders~~ between Dan and Pauly, it seems that the bigwigs at the World Poker Tour and Full Tilt Poker were talking….just not about a buy-out. The agreement has been signed and announced to give FullTiltPoker.net the title of “exclusive educational poker sponsor” for all WPT Season 7 episodes to air on Fox Sports Net someday.

To add a little more speculation to the mix, this contractual friendship between WPT and FTP could lead to bigger and better things should the WPT Enterprises end up going private in the next few months. With the WPT having officially dropped any hopes of running its own online gaming site, with the exception of ClubWPT (that inside sources tell me is not doing well), the company could very well be entertaining the idea of partnering in a bigger way with Full Tilt in the future. Speculation only at this point…

For now, here is today’s press release:

FullTiltPoker.net is Exclusive Educational Poker Sponsor for WPT Season VII Episodes Airing on Fox Sports Net and in Mexico

LOS ANGELES, Nov 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — World Poker Tour(R) creator WPT Enterprises (Nasdaq:WPTE) and FullTiltPoker.net(TM) today announced a television sponsorship deal, aligning the leading powerhouses in televised and online poker. The deal–which is based on a unique sponsorship model for the sports and entertainment television industry–further boosts WPTE’s growing sponsorship business.

Under the agreement, FullTiltPoker.net(TM) receives title sponsorship and exclusive rights to in-show educational gaming brand integration for the 26 all-new WPT Season VII episodes scheduled to air on Fox Sports Net in the United States, as well as Season VII episodes that air in Mexico.

“We are delighted to be in partnership with FullTiltPoker.net(TM) and bring together two very strong brands with proven global reach and a loyal network of poker fans,” said Steve Lipscomb, WPTE founder, president and CEO. “With WPT’s incredible brand value and TV distribution through FSN coupled with FullTiltPoker.net’s massive online following, this partnership opens more channels to reach new fans and continue feeding the appetite for new poker content.”

FullTiltPoker.net(TM) is one of the leading online poker instruction sites, featuring Team Full Tilt – 13 world-renowned poker pros. Team Full Tilt is a select group of the world’s finest professional poker players, including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, John Juanda, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen, Allen Cunningham, and Patrik Antonius who have collectively won 10 WPT titles, 35 World Series of Poker bracelets and more than $80 million in career earnings. FullTiltPoker.net(TM) offers players the unique opportunity to Learn, Chat and Play with the best poker pros in the game.