FSN sets debut for World Poker Tour

The tenth season around the world Poker Tour is positioned to debut Feb. 12 on Fox Sports Internet. For your year, FSN will boost each tournament from two to three episodes. Plus a preview show to start the summer season, the tour will run 37 days and cover 12 competitions. FSN will air two WPT programs each week -- a geniune telecast Sunday together with a repeat on Wednesday in lots of areas of the united states. Among the top competitions stops for your year are Tales of Poker, Bellagio 5 Gem World Poker Classic as well as the WPT Venice Grand Prix. Carrying out a explosion of ESPN's "WsopInch in 2003 -- amateur Chris Moneymaker won $2.5 million -- poker has converted into a programming staple for a lot of cablers additionally to NBC, which went "Poker During The Night" for four years. Furthermore, CBS began its Epic Poker League a year ago, founded by poker professional Annie Duke. The FSN poker telecasts it's still situated by Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten, who had been behind the mike since the first season. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com