The
World Poker Tour (
WPT) is a series of international
poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the
final table of each tournament. It was started in 2002 in the
United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as
CEO of WPT Enterprises (WPTE), the firm that controlled the World Poker Tour up to November 2009. In 2008, the WPT started offering
bracelets to its event champions. Players who won a title prior to the release of the
WPT Bracelet were given one retroactively.