PokerStars.net announces the launch of the long awaited 
North American Poker Tour (NAPT).

The NAPT is the first major poker tour in North America created 
by poker players for poker players with accessible buy-ins, 
expectations for massive prize pools and thousands of players 
from around the world all competing for millions of dollars. 
The NAPT will start at the PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure 
PCA) in the Bahamas on January 5, 2010. 

Two further stops are already planned for the NAPT’s inaugural season, 
with more events to be announced soon. The NAPT Venetian event in Las 
Vegas, Nevada, from February 20-24 will be the Main Event of The 
Venetian’s Deep Stack Extravaganza I; and the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event 
in Uncasville, Connecticut, from April 7-11 will be the star feature of a 
spectacular new poker festival there this Spring.

Both Main Event buy-ins will be $5,000 and like the PCA will feature an 
exciting variety of side events with a broad range of buy-ins to suit all 
players. 

Joanna Krupa, famed from appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” 
and “PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge” will be its TV host. It will 
feature the very best players from North America and from around the 
world, including team members  Joe Cada, Greg Raymer, Vanessa Rousso and 
Daniel Negreanu who is among those who have been eagerly awaiting the 
launch of the NAPT.

“I'm really looking forward to the launch of the NAPT.  PokerStars.net has 
done an excellent job sponsoring meaningful tournaments around the world 
with the EPT, LAPT, APPT, and various other local tours – and it’s 
exciting to see them coming to my home town of Las Vegas!  With the 
addition of the NAPT, I'll have a chance to play some tournaments on home 
soil, and I'm very excited about that,” said Negreanu.

The Venetian Las Vegas and Mohegan Sun will provide perfect backdrops for 
each of the Main Events, fitting destinations for what is expected to be a 
popular tour. The Venetian is the largest property in the country to 
receive AAA’s Five Diamond and Mobil Four-Star Awards and is home to The 
Grand Canal Shoppes, Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class gaming, exquisite 
restaurants and a wide variety of entertainment. Mohegan Sun, owned by the 
Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular 
entertainment, and gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United 
States.  

PokerStars will provide the easiest possible way to qualify for the 
tournaments with free packages. Daily NAPT Venetian freerolls are scheduled on PokerStars.net