Yesterday, the World Poker Tour (WPT) and it’s partner GSN (The Games Network) announced the schedule for the sixth season of the televised WPT. According to Fox Business News, the new season will feature 23 two-hour episodes kicking off in the new timeslot, Mondays at 9 PM ET, on March 24th with the Mirage Poker Showdown. There are three new tour stops in the upcoming season, more than 20 newly made WPT millionaires, and, of course, a new stunning hostess, Layla Kayleigh.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to have GSN as our partner and the new home of WPT,” Steve Lispcomb said. “GSN and WPT are dedicated to collectively broadening the poker experience for fans and viewers and cannot wait to kick off our best season yet.” The Senior VP of Programming of the WPT said, “The WPT is one of the strongest brands on television, and poker fans will enjoy the action every Monday night on GSN. With the popularity of our original cash game HighStakes Poker and the World Poker Tour, there is no better place to watch poker on television.” The season begins in Vegas and and continues to Atlantic City, Los Angeles, Foxwoods and other popular casinos. Joining the new hostess will be commentators Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patton. Re-runs will be played on Mondays at midnight and the following Sunday. With the added tournaments, new hostess, and heavy hitters, it should be a good season on GSN.
The Season 6 schedule is as follows:
DATE WPT TOURNAMENT
March 24 Mirage Poker Showdown
March 31 Bellagio Cup III
April 7 Bellagio Cup III
April 14 Legends of Poker
April 21 North American Poker Classic
April 28 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
May 5 Borgata Poker Open
May 12 WPT Ladies Night V
May 19 Turks and Caicos Poker Classic
May 26 Gulf Coast Poker Championship
June 2 WPT Spanish Championship
June 9 Foxwoods World Poker Finals
June 16 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic
June 23 World Poker Open Part 1
June 30 World Poker Open Part 2
July 7 Borgata Poker Classic
July 14 L.A. Poker Classic
July 21 WPT Celebrity Invitational
July 28 Bay 101 Shooting Star
August 4 World Poker Challenge
August 11 Foxwoods Poker Classic
August 18 WPT Ladies Championship
August 25 WPT World Championship