World Poker Tour Season IX Debuting Feb. 13 on FSN

Season IX of the World Poker Tour, the show that started the poker revolution is back with an all-new, revamped show set to debut on February 13th on Fox Sports Network. The World Poker Tour spent the last year getting a facelift that will surely satisfy longtime WPT fans and new audience members.

“We’re very excited about the new season of the World Poker Tour. WPT has really amped up everything about the production and it shows in the product. Sunday nights are again destination viewing for poker fans”

Airing Sunday nights at 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM local on FSN, Season IX of the World Poker Tour will showcase an entirely fresh look.

New Talent
Kimberly Lansing fills the newly created anchor position, serving as the poker world’s answer to Bob Costas. Lansing handles interviews, news, moves the show through its paces and throws to the legendary announcing team of Mike ***ton and Vince Van Patten to call the action.
Tony Dunst, an irreverent, frank, creative, and young high stakes professional beat out hundreds of hopefuls for the coveted “Raw Deal” commentator position. The Simon Cowell of cards, Dunst’s criticism and candor promise to make his Raw Deal segment one of the best additions to this year’s WPT broadcast.

Coverage from Day 1
The final table is where champions make history, but the real action of any high stakes poker tournament takes place in every hand at every table. This year, for the first time in its long, storied history, the World Poker Tour brings viewers coverage of every tournament from the first hand to the last. See how the biggest names in poker bust out, how the sickest plays impact who stays and who goes home and how the finalist survived the multi-day gauntlet to earn their place in the top 6.

Royal Flush Girls
Six beautiful, multicultural women, who serve as brand ambassadors for Season IX. Four of the six will be present at every tournament. A favorite of players, the eye-catching Royal Flush Girls will grab viewers’ attention from the first second of the broadcast through the championship money presentation.

Additionally, the show will debut a new presentation with 4-color deck that makes each suit more easily identifiable, as well as new theme music, composed by NFL Films’ Emmy-Award winning Tom Hedden and new statistics.

Each tournament stop will be telecast over two episodes, with the first two installments on Sunday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 20 covering the popular Bellagio Cup VI, from the Bellagio Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

“As Season IX rolls out, fans will find all the great poker action they’ve come to expect with a new, faster-paced, edgier tone. We are introducing new elements, graphics and talent throughout the season. Each week viewers are guaranteed to see something unexpected and uniquely WPT.” said Steve Heller, CEO of World Poker Tour.