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WPT Poker Corner on Travel Channel

WPT Poker Corner Viewers will learn what they didn't see - the "Tells," the "Blunders", and the "Bluffs"

Superstar Panel Breaks Down Championship Play, In First-Ever Televised "Poker Analysis Show"

WORLD POKER TOUR (WPT) and Travel Channel will once again break new ground, this time by launching the first televised "poker analysis show". The entertainment companies that transformed poker into a riveting spectator sport and spawned a wave of imitators will debut the inaugural episode of WPT Poker Corner on Wednesday, October 13th. WPT Poker Corner will air immediately following the broadcast of the Season Two WPT Championship. The evening's lineup on Travel Channel will start at an earlier time than usual-8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT--to accommodate WPT Poker Corner's debut at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

Filled with tips from the pros and heated debate, WPT Poker Corner breaks down the WPT Championship hand-by-hand, in an unrehearsed and dynamic hour of analysis. WPT Commentator Mike Sexton is joined by world famous poker pros Daniel Negreanu, Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth, who dissect the Final Table play where the stakes-- $8.3 million dollars--were the highest in history to that point. Peek through the poker keyhole and get the insiders' view on tells, reads, and strategies for improving your own game.

"The addition of WPT Poker Corner to the WORLD POKER TOUR's Wednesday nights on Travel Channel makes for a full night of poker entertainment, perfect for both die-hards and newcomers alike ," said Steve Lipscomb, President of WPT Enterprises and creator of the show. Show host Mike Sexton added, "Players who are serious students of the game will enhance their own play with what they learn on WPT Poker Corner. Furthermore, watching WPT Poker Corner will offer viewers a completely different perspective into the WPT Championship."

The evening begins with the 8 - 10 p.m. ET / 5 - 7 p.m. PT airing of the Season Two WPT Championship. WPT Poker Corner premieres immediately after from 10 - 11 p.m. ET / 7 - 8 p.m. PT. The cycle then repeats for six hours of non-stop poker entertainment, with a second airing of the Season Two WPT Championship from 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. ET / 8 -10 p.m. PT followed by a second airing of WPT Poker Corner from 1 - 2 a.m. ET / 10 - 11 p.m. PT.

The WORLD POKER TOUR, which was the first show on U.S. television to reveal the players' hole cards, will broadcast 16 new tournaments filmed at leading casinos and exotic locales from Las Vegas to Paris, beginning with the launch of its third season in March 2005.

WPT Information Page

Date	Tournament	Casino	Location
2004
July 17-20	Grand Prix of Paris	Aviation Club de France	Paris, France
July 29-Aug.1	The Mirage Poker Showdown	The Mirage	Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 28-31	Legends of Poker	The Bicycle Casino	Bell Gardens, CA
Sept 19-22	Borgata Poker Open	Borgata Hotel & Casino	Atlantic City, NJ
Sept 28-Oct. 1	Ultimate Poker Classic	UltimateBet.com	Aruba
Nov. 14-17	World Poker Finals	Foxwoods Resort Casino	Mashantucket, CT
Dec. 12-16	Five Diamond World Poker Classic	Bellagio	Las Vegas, NV
2005
Jan. 8-15	PokerStars.com (Cruise)	PokerStars.com	To Be Determined
Jan. 24-27	Jack Binion World Poker Open	Horseshoe & Gold Strike Casinos	Tunica, MS
Feb. 19-22	L.A. Poker Classic	Commerce Casino	Commerce, CA
Feb. 23-24	WPT Invitational (Celebrity Pro/Am)	Commerce Casino	Commerce, CA
Mar. 9-11	Shooting Star Tournament	Bay 101 Card Club	San Jose, CA
Mar. 19-26	PartyPoker Million	PartyPoker.com	Cruise to Mexico
Mar 29-Apr.1	World Poker Challenge	Reno Hilton	Reno, NV
Apr. 18-24	WPT Championship	Bellagio	Las Vegas, NV

About WPT Enterprises, Inc.
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPTE) is a media and entertainment company engaged in the creation of branded entertainment through the development, production and marketing of televised programming based on poker and other gaming themes. To date, operations have principally revolved around the creation of the World Poker Tour brand through the production and licensing of a television series exhibited on the Travel Channel that is based on a circuit of previously established high-stakes poker tournaments that we have affiliated under the "World Poker Tour" brand. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: LACO).