WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

WPT Championship Main Event
Day: 6
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Event Info

WPT $25,000 Championship - Bellagio

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥j♥
Prize
$3,970,415
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$15,495,750
Entries
639
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
300,000

The WPT's 100th Episode Celebration

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From left to right: Robin Moder, Steve Lipscomb, Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten, and Linda Johnson cut the 100th episode cake
From left to right: Robin Moder, Steve Lipscomb, Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten, and Linda Johnson cut the 100th episode cake
About 90 minutes before the final table began, the World Poker Tour hosted a party in one of the suites here at Bellagio in honor of this, their 100th episode. Most of the WPT executives were on hand, along with two executives from the Game Show Network (GSN), the new home for the WPT in the upcoming Season 6.

In television, the 100th episode is the key milestone in a show's history. It has very important implications for syndication rights, as a show can be broadcast five days a week and not repeat an episode for 20 straight weeks. And syndication deals are generally worth millions and millions of dollars for a show's producers.

There was also a nice video presentation of the WPT's 100 greatest moments, which was essentially clips of the 100 champions as they won their respective tournaments. It was nice to watch, particularly for those of us who were present for many of those moments.

The World Poker Tour is very important to the sport of poker, and here's hoping they have at least another 100 episodes in their future.