Fox Sports Net has agreed to air season 8, but no airdates have been announced yet (update: it starts airing January 24). The new season will be broadcast in high definition. The company that is buying the World Poker Tour runs online poker sites that don't take US players (update: they sold to PartyGaming instead). The World Poker Tour hasn't announced a US TV sponsor for season 8 yet (Full Tilt Poker sponsored season 7), and I don't know what will happen with the US sponsorship situation (update: it will be sponsored by FTP). Since the WPT will be used primarily to market a non-US online poker site in the future I would expect it to become less US-centric.
The season 8 schedule (playing, not airing, schedule):
Tournament Name | Hosting Casino | Date | Buy-in |
Bellagio Cup V | Bellagio | July 13 - 19 | $15,000 +$400 |
Legends of Poker | The Bicycle Casino | Aug 22 – 26 | $9,800 + $200 |
Borgata Poker Open | Borgata | Sept 19 - 24 | $3,300 + $200 |
Festa al Lago | Bellagio | October 20 – 26 | $15,000 +$400 |
Foxwoods World Poker Finals | Foxwoods | Nov 5 – 10 | $9,700 + $300 |
Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic | Bellagio | Dec 13 – 19 | $15,000 +$400 |
Southern Poker Championship | Beau Rivage, Biloxi, MS | Jan 24 - 27 | $9,700 + $300 |
L.A. Poker Classic | Commerce | Feb 20 – Feb 25 | $9,600 + $400 |
WPT Invitational | Commerce | Feb 27 – March 1 | Invitation Only |
Bay 101 Shooting Star | Bay 101, San Jose | March 8 – 12 | $9,600 + $400 |
Hollywood Poker Open | Hollywood Casino, Lawrenceburg, IN | March 20 – 24 | $9,600 + $400 |
WPT World Championship | Bellagio | April 17-24 | $25,000 + $500 |
Update, additional tournament:
Grand Prix de Paris, Aviation Club de France, May 8-13, € 10,000
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