The Professional Poker Tour (PPT) was a series of televised poker tournaments , spinning off from the World Poker Tour (WPT) television series . It billed itself as the first professional poker league, and was limited to players who have established themselves on the World Poker Tour , World Series of Poker , or major participation on the poker circuit.
4-403: Matt Corboy was the lead commentator, with poker pro Mark Seif as color commentator and Kaye Han as floor reporter. The first season, taped in 2004-2005, began airing regularly on Travel Channel on July 5, 2006 and left the air in 2007. Events were telecast across five shows each. The first four shows were labeled as quarters, from 1st Quarter to 4th Quarter, reflecting early-round play in
8-547: The event. The final six-player table was the fifth show of the cycle. These tournaments were invitation-only freerolls (no entry fee, but only certain players were invited). The PPT was canceled after one season. Events that comprised the PPT in 2005 were integrated into the WPT schedule in 2007-08. Matt Corboy Matt Corboy (born June 4, 1973) is an American actor. He has appeared in both films and television series . Corboy
12-514: The game led to him becoming the lead commentator for the Professional Poker Tour in 2006. In mid–2017, Corboy was cast in the recurring character Jared Preston Jr. on the ABC soap opera General Hospital to help facilitate Rebecca Budig 's character Hayden Barnes exit off of the soap. Corboy has been married to Kara McNamara Corboy since August 4, 2001. This article about
16-854: Was born in Honolulu , Hawaii , and grew up there, before leaving to attend Colorado State University , where he earned a degree in business . Corboy took up acting in 1996, and has appeared in many commercials , films , and had one-time guest roles in television series . His best-known role was on The Shield , where he appeared as Officer Ray Carlson in 17 episodes. In 2011, he played Cousin Ralph in The Descendants , which received widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . While growing up in Hawaii , Corboy would play poker with his friends. His affinity for
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