The excursion of poker of world (WPT) is a collection of tournaments of poker comprising the majority of the professional players of the world. The excursion had its season of beginning in the last part of 2002 and the preceding part of 2003, culminating with the championship of WPT in April 2003 at Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The first season aired on the American English Channel of voyage from station of cable in spring of 2003. The exposure made its beginning of network February 1, 2004 on the NBC with a "battle the special tournaments champions", who aired against the insurance of CBS of the superb basin XXXVIII. The excursion of poker of the world is a collection tournaments of poker of end of support of international catch of Texas of held internationally and at edge of the boats of cruising, but mainly in the United States. The exposure of television led to a pole in the play of table through the American houses, the local casinos and the rooms of poker, and in line.

Perhaps it does not astonish, therefore, that the principal sleeping partners of the excursion are casinos and sites in line of poker. The exposure, accomodated by Mike Sexton, is syndicated also internationally. Initially exemplifié by the long series of the world of principal event of poker, the tournaments of a poker gives each player per quantity equal of pieces to the beginning, with colors representing various values. The play continues, typically above several days until a player acquired all the pieces. When that occurs, this player gained the play and captures the large price, roughly 30-35% of all the professional swimming pool. The control of gaining resulting can exceed a million dollars. All other competitors finish without pieces, but gain part of the professional swimming pool according to the order in which they left the tournaments. The last player to lose all with him piece-pile up completions in the 2nd position, typically in value roughly 20% of the professional swimming pool.