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Professional Poker Tour -Season II Qualifications

On behalf of WPT Enterprises, Inc., we would like to announce the second season of the Professional Poker Tour. This elite league of poker´s finest was made possible though the achievements of many professional players, the support of our Member Casinos, and our television partners. In order to update the Season I PPT Player list, we have reviewed each player´s qualifications from the inaugural season and Seasons III and IV of WPT.

Remember, players may have lost their PPT card for any of the following reasons:

Their 1 Year Card has expired
They did not play in at least 2 of the 5 Season I PPT events
They did not play in at least 6 of the events WPT Seasons III or IV
They did not comply with PPT rules and regulations

Revised criteria for qualification are listed below. These changes reflect an effort to include poker´s finest and most respected resources as determining factors for eligibility. Click here to view the Season 2 Players list.

Automatic Qualification:

1. Three-Year Cards To:
All WPT Champions (i.e. winners of any WPT Regular Season Event)
Anyone who makes more than one Final Table in the current season of the WPT
First, Second, or Third place in 2005 $25K WPT World Championship event
First, Second, or Third place in the $25K WPT World Championship event (to be announced April 2006)
Top Ten (10) Players on WPT Player of the Year list 2005
Top Ten (10) Players on WPT Player of the Year list 2006 (to be announced April 2006)
First, Second, or Third place in 2005 World Series of Poker $10K event (July Main Event - does not include any WSOP circuit events)
First, Second, or Third place in 2006 World Series of Poker $10K event (July Main Event - does not include any WSOP circuit events) (to be announced August 2006)
Top Ten (10) Players on Card Player Magazine´s Player of the Year list 2005
Top Ten (10) Players on PokerPages.com´s Player of the Year list 2005
Top Ten (10) Players on BLUFF Magazine´s Player of the Year list 2005
Top Ten (10) Players on ALL-IN Magazine´s Player of the Year list 2005
Inductees into WPT Poker Walk of Fame
Inductees into Poker Hall of Fame

2. Two-Year Cards To:
Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth place in the 2005 $25K WPT World Championship event
Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth place in the $25K WPT World Championship event (to be announced April 2006)
Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth place in the 2005 $10K World Series of Poker event (July Main Event - does not include any WSOP circuit events)
Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth place in the 2006 World Series of Poker $10K event (July Main Event - does not include any WSOP circuit events) (to be announced August 2006)

3. One-Year Cards To:
Top Twenty (20) Players on European Poker list 2005
Anyone who played in 13 WPT main events in either Seasons III or IV

Other Ways to Qualify:
Win a PPT event; Three-Year Card
Make it to a PPT Final Table; One-Year Card
Make two or more PPT Final Tables in a single season; Three-Year Card
Member Casino & WPTE will have a total of twelve (12) exemptions per event
Number of WPT events players play in will be considered as a factor