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It may contain information of a speculative nature on future episodes, based on aired episodes, commercials for the show, its website, or other advance publicity. The content may change as future episodes are broadcast and more information becomes available. | The Professional Poker Tour (PPT) is a series of televised poker tournaments, spinning off from the World Poker Tour (WPT) television series. Image File history File links TVfuture_icon. ...
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The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...
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On January 30, 2006, the Travel Channel and PPT's parent company, WPT Enterprises, announced that the PPT would air on the Travel Channel in the summer of 2006. Matt Corboy is the lead commentator, with poker pro Mark Seif as color commentator. The Travel Channel aired a "sneak preview", the "first quarter" of the PPT's first Foxwoods Casino event, on March 18, 2006. The series will begin airing regularly starting July 5, 2006. The Travel Channel is a cable television network that features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. ...
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Television Format
Events will be telecast across five shows each. The first four shows are labeled as quarters, from 1st Quarter to 4th Quarter, reflecting early-round play in the event. The final six-player table is the fifth show of the cycle. Hosts Matt Corboy, Mark Seif, and field reporter Kaye Han are personalities for the show.
Qualifying Although entry into the tournaments is free, only certain players can compete in them.
Entry to the first season was limited to:
3 year entry - 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
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2 year entry - Fourth, fifth and sixth place finish in WPT Championship
- Fourth, fifth and sixth place finish in WSOP Main Event during 2003 or 2004
1, 2 or 3 year entry - Players selected by the PPT Advisory Committee
- Top ten places on Poker Europa List for 2004
- WPT commentators
Results Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. | Season | Event | Winner | Prize | Other Finalists | | 1 | World Poker Finals | John Juanda | $225,000 | | | 1 | LA Poker Classic | Erick Lindgren | $225,000 | | | 1 | Bay 101 | Tom McEvoy | $225,000 | | | 1 | 3rd Annual Five Star World Poker Classic | Lee Markholt | $225,000 | | | 1 | Mirage Poker Showdown | Ted Forrest | $225,000 | | Johnson (John) Juanda (born July 8, 1971 in Indonesia) is an American professional poker player based in Marina Del Ray, California. ...
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Paul Magriel in the Ultimate Poker Challenge Paul X-22 Magriel (pronounced Ma-grell) (born July 1) is an American professional backgammon and poker player and author, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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