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NEW 'PROFESSIONAL POKER TOUR' WILL FEATURE 250 POKER ALL-STARS IN WEEKLY SERIES BEGINNING JULY 5 ON TRAVEL CHANNEL

• WHAT: The highly anticipated PROFESSIONAL POKER TOUR™ (PPT) from the creator of the phenomenally successful WORLD POKER TOUR® (WPT), will showcase poker's 250 leading stars in a new and exciting format, destined to ratchet up televised poker to a whole new level. The action-packed new series will thrill fans with great strategy, cool moves and hot stars.
• WHEN: Tune in to the PROFESSIONAL POKER TOUR on July 5 at 9 pm on the Travel Channel.
• WPT: The PROFESSIONAL POKER TOUR will bring to TV viewers the cream of the crop, 250 of the top poker players in the world. The first season of jam-packed action will stretch over 24 weeks, spotlighting a stellar lineup of poker's All-Stars - champions from the WORLD POKER TOUR® (WPT), World Series of Poker, and European poker tournaments.

The shows take the viewers through the tournament start to conclusion, focusing on one featured table each day of the event. However, every time a player goes "All-In" anywhere in the room, cameras rush to the table to catch the action. As many as 15 tables will get their moment in the sun with "All-In" action throughout the preliminary rounds.

Enticed by five "free-roll" tournaments with a total of $2.5 million in prize money provided by the PPT, the game's legends and new young idols face off in four grueling quarters of tournament play and one championship round. Famous poker faces include Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, Annie Duke, Phil Hellmuth, Gus Hansen, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Chris Moneymaker, Antonio Esfandiari, Bobby Baldwin, Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harman, David "Devilfish" Ulliott, Samy Farha, Mel Judah, Scotty Nguyen, Erick Lindgren, Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, Huck Seed, Tom McEvoy, Layne Flack, Carlos Mortensen, Chip Reese, Erik Seidel, Lyle Berman, Kathy Liebert, T.J. Cloutier, and Linda Johnson.

The Final Table is distinctive as well. Players at the Final Table must beat the 90-second clock in making their play or surrender their hand. A player may invoke his "time bank allowance" to extend that time period only once during the Final Table play. Another unique feature of the PPT includes a royal blue Final Table felt, instead of the traditional green.

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ABOUT WPT ENTERPRISES, INC.
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) is a company engaged in the creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour®, a television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in the United States and more than 147 markets globally. With the WPT in its fifth season, WPTE has launched a second series on the Travel Channel, the Professional Poker Tour™, which focuses on the play of poker's leading stars. WPT Enterprises currently licenses its brand to companies in the business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing, electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games, and giftware. For show information, tools for improving poker play, and other WPT news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com. The company is also engaged in the sale of corporate sponsorships. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: LACO). Photos and media information can be found online at: www.worldpokertour.com/media.