Season Nine of the long running television show “World Poker Tour” begins taping today at Bellagio in Las Vegas with a $10,000 buy-in and a potential $1,000,000 first place prize. The Bellagio Cup VI will mark the 123rd open tournament in the WPT’s eight year existence as well as the 179th and 180th televised episodes when the high stakes battle airs as a two-parter in early 2011.

The World Poker Tour has announced that they will stop at a new venue in their upcoming ninth season due to kick off in May. The new destination will be France where players will battle it out for the title of WPT Amneville Champion

Share Full Tilt Poker and Karma Foundation are teaming up to present the annual Kandy Masquerade. Known for its seduction and mystery, Kandy Masquerade will take place on Saturday, February 27th, at 8:0 PM at the world famous Playboy Mansion. The Kandy Masquerade will provide toiling L.A

Share World Poker Tour , one of the most recognized names in internationally televised gaming and entertainment, is about to enter the list of the longest running TV shows in U.S history. When the 178th WPT episode airs on Fox Sports Net (FSN), the series will surpass other long running shows such as L.A. Law (171 episodes), Flintstones (166 episodes), Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Magnum PI (each with 162 episodes); and will be right behind classics such as Seinfeld (179 episodes), Golden Girls (180 episodes) and I Love Lucy (179 episodes)

The 76-year old poker legend, Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson looks set to take a back seat from poker, citing health problems as the main reason for doing so. Related posts: DoylesRoom.com launches qualifiers for WPT’s Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond World Poker Classic Online poker site DoylesRoom.com is offering customers the chance…