World Poker Tour
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The World Poker Tour is a globally televised series of high-stakes poker tournaments that helped popularize professional poker in the 2000s.
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poker tournament series
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sports entertainment brand ⓘ television program franchise ⓘ |
| alsoCoversGameVariant | pot-limit Omaha ⓘ |
| awards |
WPT title
ⓘ
cash prizes ⓘ championship trophy ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat |
television series
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tournament coverage ⓘ |
| broadcastInCountry |
Australia
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Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Steven Lipscomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Steven Lipscomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | poker ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high-stakes tournaments
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no-limit Texas hold 'em focus ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
WPT Championship
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ⓘ
WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMerchandise | branded poker products ⓘ |
| hasNotableCommentator |
Mike Sexton
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Vince Van Patten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableHost |
Courtney Friel
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Kimberly Lansing NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynn Gilmartin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shana Hiatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePlayer |
Antonio Esfandiari
NERFINISHED
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Barry Greenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlos Mortensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Negreanu NERFINISHED ⓘ Doyle Brunson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gus Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Mizrachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Hellmuth NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Ivey NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotty Nguyen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableVenue |
Bellagio, Las Vegas
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Borgata, Atlantic City NERFINISHED ⓘ Commerce Casino, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Wynn Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnlineComponent |
WPT Global
NERFINISHED
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online poker tournaments ⓘ |
| hasSeasonStructure | annual seasons ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
WPT Alpha8
NERFINISHED
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WPT Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ WPT Online NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSponsorship |
casino partners
ⓘ
online poker sites ⓘ |
| hasTournamentType |
WPTDeepStacks
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main tour ⓘ regional events ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Irvine, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| inception | 2002 ⓘ |
| influenced |
growth of televised poker
ⓘ
mainstream popularity of poker in the 2000s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hole-card camera usage
ⓘ
popularizing televised poker in the 2000s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Travel Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| owner |
Allied Esports Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Element Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ Ourgame International Holdings Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ WPT Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | WPT Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | poker ⓘ |
| typicalGameVariant | no-limit Texas hold 'em ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | hole-card camera ⓘ |
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