WPT Insider Unveils New World Poker Tour Online Poker Satellite Section

WPT Insider unveils a new online satellite section, geared towards poker fans wanting to qualify online for World Poker Tour events.

(PRWEB) February 5, 2005 -- WPT Insider (www.wptinsider.com), the leading source in World Poker Tour coverage, unveils a new online satellite section, geared towards poker fans wanting to qualify online for World Poker Tour events.

Filled with unique promotions for avid poker fans, WPT Insider has a complete list of online cardrooms that host World Poker Tour satellites. Players can get to participate in a WPT event and play for millions of dollars.

Anyone can enter a WPT event. Part of the appeal of poker is that as long as you ante up the tournament entry fee, you can compete against the best. You don't have to be a pro, unlike other professional sports.

Players can enter online satellites for the Party Poker Million, Bay 101 Shooting Stars, the L.A. Poker Classic and the WPT Championship. The Party Poker Million is a tournament held on a magnificent cruise ship and the Shooting Stars is a unique poker tournament in which poker fans can play against a poker superstar. The WPT Championship is the biggest poker tournament of the year, with a buy-in of $25,000.

The World Poker Tour has become one of the hottest new pop culture phenomena across America. Casinos and their online counterparts are recording substantial increases in the number of poker players and even begin to reconfigure their floors to devote more tables to poker. A" list celebrities including Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sarah Jessica Parker, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Vartan, Jack Black and many others are reported to be fans.

Building on the popularity of the show, World Poker Tour added a new celebrity series to the roster WPT Hollywood Home Game," featuring celebrities such as Ben Affleck, Aisha Tyler, Jack Black, Mimi Rogers, Jon Favreau and many other famous poker faces.

Launched in 2004, the WPT Insider, at www.wptinsider.com, is the number one source for WPT results, news, event coverage, trip reports, and articles on the World Poker Tour. Its a place any poker player should visit to get more information about the World Poker Tour.

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