The world poker tour (WPT) is definitely the most recognizable brand in the world of poker. This tour is an international tour that involves many players from different countries. This tour is made up of many different tournaments. Players featuring in the tournaments are recognized names such as Phil Hellmuth. There is WPT for men WPT for ladies and WPT walk of fame. This tour is sponsored by a number of sponsors and broadcasted by Travel channel.

The WPT for women is a latter addition to the original WPT. Most World poker Tour Tournaments involves men but there are tournaments that are usually set aside for women. Women started participating in this tour in January 2008. To enter an event featuring women players in this tour, one will be required to pay between 300 dollars to 1500 dollars. On the other hand, to participate in an event featuring men, one will be required to pay between 2500 dollars and 25000 dollars.

Walk of fame in WPT involves honoring top notch poker players. These are the players who have maintained the standards of the game at very high levels. Also honored in walk of fame, are individuals who are not poker players but have promoted poker using various media. These individuals can be writers, artists and film producers.

The debut season of this tour was in late 2002. The 2002 tour started in late 2002 and ended in early 2003. The final tournament in the 2002-2003 tour was WPT championship which was held in Las Vegas. Since then, there have been 8 tours. During the 8 tours, there have been names that have dominated the scenes.

Vegas poker pro players who have dominated WPT scenes are Erik Seidel, Surinder Sunar, Phil Hellmuth and Mark Seif. The above listed players are the only players who have finished in the money in all WPT tournaments. The greatest cash prize ever won in a WPT event is about three million dollars.

WPT events are sponsored by poker agencies based online and casinos based in different cities of the world. Hosting these events requires a lot of money. A big chunk of money forms parts of rewards and prizes. Money is also used to pay individuals who are engaged in one way or another in facilitating poker events.

The last season of WPT was broadcasted by Travel channel. The debut season which ran from 2002 to 2003 was broadcasted by American Cable television and Travel channel. The first five WPT championships were aired by the Travel channel. The 2008 season was aired in GSN. Travel channel aired the 2009 season and the 2010 season. Poker fanatics who want to view previous tournaments again should purchase DVD’s. DVD’s with compilations of different tournaments are sold in offline shops and in online retail outlets.

The most anticipated event in the world of everything poker is world poker tour. This tour is comprised of different tournaments. Some tournaments are for men while some are for women. All tournaments are normally broadcasted on TV.