Professional Poker Tour(PPT) Second Season Start
Delayed
15 August 06
While the first season of the Professional Poker Tour
continues its current run on the Travel Channel, the second
year of the highly popular professional tournament schedule
has been adjusted recently.
Set to begin on September 11th during the Borgata Poker
Open, the schedule has now been changed to move the first
event of the second season of the PPT to Foxwoods during
the WPT stop there on November 7th. The reason for the schedule
change is due to ongoing discussions for a broadcast outlet
for the second season as, at this time, there is no contract
in place for broadcasting the second year of the tour (the
Travel Channel agreed to broadcast the first season, which
began back in July, but declined to carry on with the program).
While the Borgata will not be hosting the first event of
the second season, the PPT will hold one of the second season
tournaments there in 2007, more than likely during the Borgata
Winter Poker Open in January.
The Professional Poker Tour has been broadcasting its first
season on the Travel Channel since the conclusion of Season
Four of the World Poker Tour broadcasts back in July. With
actor Matt Corboy and professional poker player Mark Seif
hosting the action, the PPT has been unique in that it shows
the entirety of a poker tournament rather than just the
final table action. Each episode is a dedicated "quarter"
of the tournament, demonstrating how the best poker players
in the world reach the final table.
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