WPT® Alpha8, World Poker Tour’s new series of super high-roller poker tournaments, airs on Fox Sports 1 Mondays at 9 p.m. EST (6 p.m. PST). The coverage is anchored by Lynn Gilmartin, and co-hosts Ali Nejad and high-stakes poker player Olivier Busquet provide expert commentary of the game.
With buy-ins starting at $100,000, this exciting series showcases some of poker’s top professional players competing alongside the world’s wealthiest amateur enthusiasts for multimillion-dollar prize pools at some of the most incredible gaming destinations around the globe, including London’s elegant Palm Beach Casino, the gorgeous Christophe Harbour in St. Kitts, and the legendary Bellagio.
In Season I, Philipp Gruissem won back-to-back events in London and St. Kitts, becoming the first ever two-time WPT Alpha8 champion. In total, the German won more than $2.4 million.
Televised coverage of Season II begins on November 2 with WPT Alpha8 St. Kitts, and will air in early 2015.