It all began in 2002 by Steve Lipscomb. He wanted the World Poker Tour to be a tournament in which the best poker players in the world came together in a competition of great proportion. The home of this great event, and final tournament, is the world famous Bellagio Casino in fantastic Las Vegas, Nevada. But are you curious as to how you can get into this elite group of world famous players?

There are two ways to enter the WPT.

Thanks to modern technology, the public has a front row seat at the poker table. The viewing public can see the cards that each player is holding. It adds a bit of excitement as each person wonders how far that player will go based on their hand. It is an excellent learning opportunity for anyone trying to study the game and get some poker tips, as well as trying to learn how to read another player's tell tale signs of bluffing or when they are truly holding a great hand.

The spin off show the Professional Poker Tour has not enjoyed the success that the World Poker Tour has. In fact, it never made it to the air. As of March 2008, the sixth season of WPT will be aired on Game Show Network. It is shaping up to be a great season and one well worth viewing on television. Take a seat and watch the professional's at work.

But there is one tournament in which players compete with one another that stands apart from the rest. It is the World Poker Tour. There is nothing quite like it in the rest of the game. You know that if you have made it to this point that you are better than 75% of the rest of the poker players in the world. The best of the best show up for this game and you definitely want to know your way around a live hand if you are going to make it at this level.

The sixth season of WPT is shaping up to be just as exciting as the previous five seasons with many of the biggest names in the business returning to duke it out with each other in the hopes of being crowned champion. WPT did have a spin-off show called the Professional Poker Tour but it was unable to find a home on a network. Sit back in your comfortable arm chair and get ready to watch the excitement of the WPT.