Season XV Features 27 WPT® Main Tour Episodes, Including Mike Sexton’s First WPT Title, and New King of the Club Series
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Los Angeles, CA (March 9, 2017) — On Sunday, March 12, 2017, the highly anticipated 15th season of the World Poker Tour® kicks off with WPT® Choctaw in Durant, Oklahoma. The number one regularly scheduled program on FOX Sports Regional Networks will once again broadcast 27 episodes of original poker programming captured at nine of the top poker destinations in the world.
In addition to the 27 episodes covering WPT Main Tour events, the Season XV WPT broadcast schedule features the premiere of the televised ClubWPT.com King of the Club series.
The WPT airs on FOX Sports Regional Networks at 8/11 p.m. local time, and each episode will re-air throughout the subsequent week. Be sure to check your local listings for more information.
WPT Co-Commentators Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten return for Season XV, and the duo is joined by WPT Anchor Lynn Gilmartin for a fourth season. WPT Raw Deal Analyst Tony Dunst returns for a seventh season on tour and even spends time in the commentary booth alongside Van Patten during Sexton’s momentous WPT title run.
Season XV WPT broadcasts feature unique and intimate access to the game’s top professionals and poker enthusiasts as they compete for life-changing prizes.
Every televised winner on Season XV of the WPT Main Tour earns a luxurious King Power Unico Carbon and Red watch from Hublot® and a pair of Rose Gold Wireless Over-Ear Element Headphones from Monster Headphones®. In addition, Hublot is once again the title sponsor of the WPT Player of the Year race, and the winner will walk away with a custom Hublot watch.
“The World Poker Tour is extremely proud to kick off its historic five-year extension with FOX Sports Networks with the premiere of Season XV of the WPT,” said Adam Pliska, CEO of the World Poker Tour. “Thanks to our award-winning production team, the World Poker Tour continues to raise the bar as the premier name in internationally televised gaming and entertainment. Season XV of the World Poker Tour promises some truly legendary moments, including the first-ever King of the Club series and the second edition of the prestigious WPT Tournament of Champions.”
The first of the ClubWPT.com King of the Club series will see two final tables of eight players each competing on the televised World Poker Tour stage at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. All finalists qualified via ClubWPT.com*. Each final table will compete for a share of $37,500 in cash and prizes, plus the right to be called the King of the Club.
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World Poker Tour (WPT) is the premier name in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online, and mobile. Leading innovation in the sport of poker since 2002, WPT ignited the global poker boom with the creation of a unique television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. WPT has broadcast globally in more than 150 countries and territories, and is currently producing its 15th season, which airs on FOX Sports Regional Networks in the United States. Season XV of WPT is sponsored by ClubWPT.com and PlayWPT.com. ClubWPT.com is a unique online membership site that offers inside access to the WPT, as well as a sweepstakes-based poker club available in 35 states across the United States. PlayWPT.com is a social gaming platform offering free-to-play poker and slots with innovative features and state-of-the-art creative elements inspired by WPT’s 15 years of experience in gaming entertainment. WPT also participates in strategic brand license, partnership, and sponsorship opportunities. WPT Enterprises Inc. is a subsidiary of Ourgame International Holdings, Ltd. For more information, go to WPT.com.
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