Poker on TV Update: World Poker Tour Premieres This Week

World Poker Tour season 8 starts airing this coming week in certain areas of the country. Although the official premiere date is Sunday, January 24 at 11 PM, Fox Sports Net is a collection of regional networks which can run the show whenever they want. Some of them, including my affiliate, are starting the new season on Monday the 18th. WPT's Channel Finder is a good way to find out when it's airing in your area. The first tournament shown this season will be the Bellagio Cup V. Erik Seidel, Justin "Boosted J" Smith, Alec "traheho" Torelli, Alexandre Gomes, Faraz "The-Toilet" Jaka, and Christoffer Sonesson made the TV table. I've heard of all but the last of them, so it's an impressive TV table.

Poker After Dark will be in rerun until March 15.

This week's newsbites:

• Two more unnamed NAPT stops will be added to the three already announced.
  
• Kara Scott signed to represent Party Poker and will be hosting their TV shows. I hope this doesn't mean that we won't see her on American shows after her work on the upcoming High Stakes Poker season 6 and WSOP Europe airs.
  

Check our poker on TV schedule for the full list of shows running new episodes.

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