FSN sets debut for World Poker Tour

The tenth season around the globe Poker Tour is placed to debut February. 12 on Fox Sports Internet. For that year, FSN will boost each tournament from 2 to 3 episodes. Together with a preview show to begin the growing season, the tour will run 37 days and cover 12 competitions. FSN will air two WPT programs every week -- an authentic telecast Sunday along with a repeat on Wednesday in many areas of the nation. One of the top competitions stops for that year are Stories of Poker, Bellagio 5 Gemstone World Poker Classic and also the WPT Venice Grand Prix. Following a explosion of ESPN's "WsopInch in 2003 -- amateur Chris Moneymaker won $2.5 million -- poker has turned into a programming staple for many cablers in addition to NBC, which went "Poker At Night" for 4 years. Additionally, CBS started its Epic Poker League this past year, founded by poker professional Annie Duke. The FSN poker telecasts will still be located by Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten, who've been behind the mike because the first season. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com