World Poker Tour

The World Poker Tour this year in 2008 has announced the schedule and there is a noticeable percentage of less number of tournament rounds this year when compared to the last year’s events. There are a total of 14 events this year. With an increasing number of tournaments from around the world, the WPT has truncated the number of rounds this year, in a way to minimize the time span to play in these games so that players who are chronic poker tourney inclined can make it to almost all the other tournaments too!

The World Poker Tour is being organized across various locations in the United States. The locations in which the games are being organized is said to have been a decision by a common preference of most players who are participating in the events.

The World Poker Tour team is organizing the Sixth Annual World Poker Tour invitational series in which a lot of Hollywood poker players are going to face poker pros on March 01, 2008 at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. From among the participants 10 celebrities who are winning in the event will receive a cash donation of $2500 from the WPT to donate to their favorite charity. The first prize for this event is $100,000 along with $25,000 play money to play in the World Poker Tour that will be organized in April.

The World Poker Tour Ladies is another highlight. This round of events is exclusively meant for women poker lovers. The WPTL championship is donating to breast cancer research, which is a great contribution for a social cause by the World Poker Tour team. About 15% of the $1500 and above buy ins will go for this cause.

The website of the World Poker tour like is also organizing online poker games. From winning in one of such tournaments you can be one of them to win the $10,000 buy in to lay in the World Poker Tour. The also have details guideline beginning with rules, strategies and all information relating to playing every kind of poker games. Notably the poker odds calculator offered by them can be very useful in your online games.

So, if you are aspiring participation in the World Poker Tour it is high time you start preparing yourself by practicing multiple tables. Above all learn to be poker faced and unpredictable with all your moves!