The World Poker Tour and its network partner, GSN, announced its 23-episode sixth season TV schedule on Tuesday. The season premiere at the Mirage Poker Showdown in Las Vegas is set to air Monday, March 24, at 9 p.m. New co-host Layla Kayleigh will join the WPT announcing team of Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten. The tour consists of poker tournaments in locations ranging from the Vegas Strip to the Casino Barcelona in Spain.
The WPT on GSN will feature encore showings Monday nights at midnight and the following Sunday nights from 7-9 p.m.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to have GSN as our partner and the new home of WPT,” said Steve Lipscomb, World Poker Tour Enterprises president, in a statement. “GSN and WPT are dedicated to collectively broadening the poker experience for fans and viewers and cannot wait to kick off our best season yet.”
GSN, which is distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada, is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corp.
TV Schedule
* March 24: Mirage Poker Showdown
* March 31: Part one of Bellagio Cup III
* April 7: Part two of Bellagio Cup III
* April 14: Legends of Poker
* April 21: North American Poker Classic
* April 28: Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
* May 5: Borgata Poker Open
* May 12: WPT Ladies Night V
* May 19: Turks and Caicos Poker Classic - you may see me in this :D Sadly I didn't make the final table :(
* May 26: Gulf Coast Poker Championship
* June 2: WPT Spanish Championship
* June 9: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
* June 16: Doyle Brunson Five-Diamond Poker Classic
* June 23: Part one of the World Poker Open
* June 30: Part two of the World Poker Open
* July 7: Borgata Poker Classic
* July 14: L.A. Poker Classic
* July 21: WPT Celebrity Invitational
* July 28: Bay 101 Shooting Star
* August 4: World Poker Challenge
* August 11: Foxwoods Poker Classic
* August 18: WPT Ladies Championship
* August 25: WPT World Championship