What happened to the Professiional Poker Tour?

[kemystery]

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Two of the worst announcers in poker.

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[Yossarian147]

yeah that's why I gave up on it. Seif was horrible and the other guy did nothing but spout cliches every chance he got.

[Yo Adrians!]

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For that matter, wasn't there supposed to be some league (PPL?) where the top 64 players were drafted by two team captains. I remember hearing them chat about the draft on high stakes at some point last year. Did that die on the launch pad?

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I was actually at The Venetian the day the PPL drafted and played in a tournament with all the players who were in the PPL. Very exciting night, and the pros def. were excited about the league ...

But the TV station (HD-something) pulled its backing of the league and sponsorship, so the league never got off the ground.

[Army Eye]

I didn't like the idea of the PPL, but I wouldn't say it bombed or failed or whatever. The sponsors pulled out when the UIGEA passed. It never really had a chance to succeed or fail.

The PPT - I liked the shows, but in hindsight it was really only the coverage of the entire tournament that made it good to me. I like seeing early and middle round action. A pro-loaded field was a nice idea, but it was countered by being a freeroll with a relatively small prize pool, which meant that many of the pros weren't really trying that hard.

[LesterDiamond]

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For that matter, wasn't there supposed to be some league (PPL?) where the top 64 players were drafted by two team captains. I remember hearing them chat about the draft on high stakes at some point last year. Did that die on the launch pad?

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http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/1...-announced.htm

somewhat similar perhaps?

[kirbrand]

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i've had my fill of watching chris bigler.

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[bigdaddydrew]

But I thought everybody wanted to be the first PPT Champion?