Requirements for Joining the First Season of the Professional Poker Tour

Known in the international poker scene as a set of freeroll invitational poker tournaments, the professional poker Tour set some requirements before players can partake at this momentous occasion. Not like the other huge poker events where anyone can join the different poker contests and tournaments as long as they pay the required buy-ins, this tour decides who can join its various events by setting up some list of pretty stiff requirements.

To make things more interesting, the tour has set some requirements that will determine a set of highly skilled and super talented poker participants. Because it only invites those individuals who have great achievements and accomplishments in the international poker scene, its tournaments can be expected to be as intense as ever. By closely looking at it, the requirements are not that easy to achieve. First in the list, all the players who have won one or more events in the World Poker Tour are highly qualified to partake in this event. Furthermore, those who also have finished among the top three spots of the WPT Championship can gain entry to any PPT tournament.

In addition to these qualifiers, poker players who have reached more than one final table in a single World Poker Tour season can compete in the different events of the Professional Poker Tour. Likewise, those who were able to land on the top ten spots in the Player of the Year list for WPT Season 2 can participate as well. Aside from the achievers in the World Poker Tour, those who have accomplished great things in the World Series of Poker are also invited. To be more precise, all players who have won any Main Event match in the series can play.

With all the extra high standards that were set in the Professional Poker Tour, the different poker tournaments under its umbrella are guaranteed to be outstanding in terms of the quality and level of competition. Moreover, there are still some qualifications that offer more players the opportunities to eligible for the competitions. Players who have earned any of the top three spots of the World Series of Poker Main Events in 2003 and 2004 are very much encouraged to join.

Likewise, individuals who were able to make it to the top 10 of the Player of the Year list of CardPlayer can take part in the different events. The same also goes for players who finished on the top of the Phil Hellmuth Jr. Champion of the Year list. The Poker Hall of Fame and the World Poker Tour Walk of Fame are also taken into consideration.