Anyone get this email?

[Malone Brown]

Just curious if anyone else got this email. Not sure exactley what it is.

"WPT Enterprises, Inc. is pleased to announce the field of approximately 200 players that will be invited to join the Professional Poker Tour (PPT) in its first season. Selections were made on criteria recommended by the Player nominated PPT Advisory Committee, future selection guidelines have also been established. For more information on this criteria or the “Future Rules” please click here.



There are no restrictions on players’ ability to play in other tournaments or leagues. Based on pre-approval, players may wear sponsorship logos that comply with the rules of the PPT.



We look forward to working together with the poker player community to bring meaningful sponsorship into the sport – for players and the league alike. The first PPT event will be held at Foxwoods during the World Poker Finals on November 9th and 10th -- with the final table filming on the 19th. WPTE will be putting up $500,000 for each of the five events in PPT Season I."

They then list the players that are in this "tour". I don't really understand why I got this email. Anyone else?

[Malone Brown]

Here's the criteria to be allowed to play on this tour.

Automatic Qualification:
Three Year Cards To:
• All WPT Champions (i.e. winners of any WPT Regular Season Event)
• Anyone who makes 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
• First, Second or Third place in World Series of Poker $10K event
• Top Ten (10) Players on CardPlayer Player of the Year list
• Inductees into WPT Poker Walk of Fame
• Inductees into Poker Hall of Fame Two Year Cards To:
• Fourth, Fifth or Sixth place in the $25K WPT Championship event
• Fourth, Fifth or Sixth place in the $10K World Series of Poker event One Year Cards To:
• Top Ten (10) Players on European Poker List Other Ways to Qualify: • Win PPT event – Three Year Card
• Make it to PPT Final Table – One Year Card
• Make two or more PPT Final Tables – Three Year Card
• Casinos will continue to have eight (8) sponsor exemptions per event
• WPTE will continue to have (10) exemptions per event
• Number of WPT events players play in will be considered as a factor when determining close calls and tie breakers.

The Rest of the Field: will be determined by money earned on the World Poker Tour during the previous season. First Season Card Members will be approximately 200 (unless automatic qualifiers increase the pool).

HOW TO LOSE POSITION IN PPT: Players may lose their PPT card for any of the following reasons:
• They do not play in at least 2 of the 5 first season PPT events.
• They do not play in at least 50% of the events in a WPT season
• They do not comply with PPT rules and regulations All rules, criteria and/or qualifications announced herein are subject to change at the sole discretion of World Poker Tour Enterprises and nothing in this announcement is intended to be a guarantee or contract of any kind. WPTE may at any time decide to end or suspend the PPT."