World Team Poker’s Championship Event will be held at  the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa on May 24, 25 and 26, 2011.   Teams currently scheduled to play the three day event include Team Australia, Team Brazil, Team Canada, Team China, Team Cyprus, Team England, Team Germany, Team Greece, Team Iran, Team Israel, Team Italy, Team Korea, Team Lebanon, Team New Zealand, Team Pakistan, Team Russia, Team Spain, Team Ukraine, Team Vietnam, Team USA and a Wild Card team of celebrities captained by Dr. Jerry Buss. Other teams have expressed their interest in playing and are finalizing their rosters and schedules with the hopes of participating, including Team Caribbean Islands, Team Costa Rica, Team Denmark, Team India, Team Mexico, Team Norway, Team Philippines and Team Wales. 

In addition to playing “team versus team” instead of “individual versus individual”, World Team Poker’s tournaments will also be “country versus country” competition, and anyone who has watched the Ryder Cup golf matches, the Olympics, or World Cup soccer knows the intensity and interest this generates.

World Team Poker tournaments have other entertaining differences between the tournaments now appearing on television.  In World Team Poker tournaments, team captains are allowed to coach team members on correct play strategy, and they can also substitute team members while a tournament is in process.  Finally, the “final tables” of tournaments now appearing on television are frequently comprised of unknown amateur players, whereas the World Team Poker’s teams are all comprised of professional poker players, most of whom are well-known, particularly in the countries they represent.