Mandalay Bay will be hosting Vince Van Patton and Mike Sexton this year, as well as the rest of the World Poker Tour crew, as it joins the WPT circuit for the hit show’s fifth season. The Mandalay Bay Poker Championship in June will be shot to be shown on the WPT show.Party Poker and Ultimate Bet, once honored partners with the WPT, are now being cut loose, after the launch of WPTonline.com changed the rules of the game somewhat. The season will run for 17 shows, 15 of which have already been announced.
- Mirage Poker Showdown May 14-17
- Mandalay Bay Poker Championship, June 4-8
- Grand Prix de Paris, June 12-16
- Legends of Poker, Aug. 26-30
- Borgata Poker Open, Sep. 15-19
- North American Poker Championship, Oct. 23-27
- World Poker Finals, Nov 11-16
- Bellagio Five Diamond Poker Classic, Dec. 15-19
- PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure, Jan. 6-13, 2007
- World Poker Open, Jan. 21-25, 2007
- L.A. Poker Classic, Feb. 15-20, 2007
- WPT Invitational, Feb. 21-23, 2007
- Bay 101 Shooting Star, Feb. 27-March 3, 2007
- World Poker Challenge, March 26-29, 2007
- WPT World Championship, April 21-27, 2007
