What will make this exciting is that only the top 200 players in the world who have proven records of tournament winning play will be allowed to compete. This is different from the "anyone can enter and play" environment of the World Poker Tour. Invited players have to qualify for a "tour card" which means they have proven themselves at a top level of player proficiency by being successful at WPT events, the World Series of Poker Main Event or become a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. For the first season of the PPT, Mark Seif who won 2 events at the 2005 World Series of Poker and and actor/poker player Matt Corboy will be the hosts. To qualify for the first season, a player must meet the following criteria:

Three Year Tour Cards

• All WPT Champions (i.e. winners of any WPT Regular Season Event)
• Anyone who made more than one final table in a particular season of the WPT
• First, Second or Third place in the $25K WPT Championship event
• Top Ten (10) Players on WPT Player of the Year list (Season II)
• All Winners of World Series of Poker $10K event
• First, Second or Third place in 2003 or 2004 World Series of Poker $10K event
• Top Ten Players on CardPlayer Player of the Year list (2002, 2003)
• Top Ten Players on Phil Helmuth Champion of the Year List (2002, 2003)
• Member WPT Poker Walk of Fame
• Member Poker Hall of Fame

• Fourth, Fifth or Sixth place in the $25K WPT Championship event
• Fourth, Fifth or Sixth place in the $10K World Series of Poker event -- 2003-2004

• Players selected by Advisory Committee
• Top Ten Players on Poker Europa List (2004)
• World Poker Tour Commentators