Product Description

Bet raise and bluff your way to the top as you make your mark in the virtual poker world by creating your very own character and controlling the destiny of your career. Gain experience points at every table bump up career earnings with every win and even flaunt your poker prowess by decking out your player with accessories available for purchase with your earnings. Then take your stack online to compete against players across the country set up poker nights with your friends chat live and even show off your best poker face real-time with your Eye Toy on PlayStation 2. * Exclusive World Poker Tour Presentation - Including real WPT venues such as Commerce Casino and the Aviation Club broadcast style overlays and commentary featuring Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten. * Elite Professional Players - Compete against the virtual equivalents of Antonio the Magician Esfandiari Erick Lindgren Evelyn Ng Lyle Berman Michael the Grinder Mizrachi and Phil Unabomber Laak that play each situation just like their real-life counterparts. * Unmatched Online Action - Go all in against players across the country with WPTs robust online functionality. Compete in tournaments set up poker nights with your friends manage buddy lists and chat. * Master the Cards - Improve your poker playing skills by utilizing in-game tutorials and an in-depth stat tracking system that outlines your playing tendencies in numerous situations. * Make Your Mark - Create a player launch a career and strive to become a WPT World Champion as you build your characters experience and boost your career earnings by competing in multiple game modes including Quick Play Satellite Tour Play and WPT Season Play. Flaunt your success by using your earnings to deck out your player with hundreds of accessories. * Learning AI System - Hone your game and play against AI that will learn how you play poker at the table and adjust to your unique style of play just like real players. Learn to play and bluff your w...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14789 in Video Games
• Brand: 2K Sports
• Model: 710425277665
• Released on: 2006-06-15
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: PlayStation2
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .75" h x 5.25" w x 7.50" l, .20 pounds

Features

• Custom create poker games by setting rules and limits with the innovative poker editor
• Take your games online to set up poker leagues with friends
• Exclusive presentation system modeled after the popular World Poker Tour broadcast, with insightful commentary by WPT commentators

From the Manufacturer
Take a seat in the world’s most prestigious poker tournaments with World Poker Tour 2K6. Bet, raise, and bluff your way to the top as you make your mark in the virtual poker world by creating your very own character and controlling the destiny of your career. Gain experience points at every table, bump up career earnings with every win, and even flaunt your poker prowess by decking out your player with accessories available for purchase with your earnings. Then, take your stack online to compete against players across the country, set up poker nights with your friends, chat live, and even show off your best poker face real-time with your Eye Toy on PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. An exclusive presentation system featuring graphics and camera angles modeled after the popular World Poker Tour television show and insightful commentary by WPT commentators Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten, turn your living room into a seat at a WPT table. It’s time to shuffle up and deal!

Features:

• Exclusive World Poker Tour presentation: including real WPT venues such as Commerce Casino, The Bicycle Casino, and Aviation Club de France, broadcast-style overlays and commentary featuring Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten
• Elite professional players: compete against the virtual equivalents of Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari, Erick Lindgren, Evelyn Ng, Lyle Berman, Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi, and Phil "Unabomber" Laak, that play each situation just like their real-life counterparts.
• Unmatched online action: Go "all in" against players across the country with WPT’s robust online functionality. Compete in tournaments, set up poker nights with your friends, manage buddy lists, chat, and even show your poker face realtime with Eye Toy on PlayStation2.
• Make your mark: Create a player, launch a career, and strive to become a WPT World Champion as you build your character’s experience and boost your career earnings by competing in multiple game modes including Quick Play, Event Play, and Season Play. Flaunt your success by using your earnings to deck out your player with hundreds of accessories.
• Limitless poker variations: create custom poker games by setting rules and limits with the poker editor, or choose from 14 different community poker games including Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha, Pineapple, Double Flop Hold ‘Em, Super Hold ‘Em, Billabong, Tahoe, and Shanghai.

Customer Reviews

Finally an Excellent poker game!
Let me begin by stating that this is, by far, the best poker video game on the market. I had all but given up wasting my money on the absolute garbage that is produced in this casino/poker genre of video games. If you read my review concerning the World Series of Poker for X-Box, you would have instantly noticed how utterly disappointing that game turned out to be. World Poker Tour for Playstation 2, however, is everything World Series of Poker is not. Super AI, excellent graphics, easy to utilize interface, along with many other multifaceted options are just some of the highlights to this game. The commentary is actually relevant to the game play. If solid professional poker is your interest, you will find a very realistic tournament structure in no-limit Hold-em. If, however, imagination is your thing, you can create just about any poker variation that you can think of, complete with wild jokers. The only downside that I could find with this game is that there is no control over the speed at which the showdown takes place. One of my major complaints about World Series of Poker was that they shot the cards out so fast, you could barely comprehend who was winning with what hand, leaving no room for suspense. While World Poker Tour does slow this down a bit, it is still a little too fast some of time, especially when playing Omaha or if you are all in against more than two players. Overall though, my greatest complements goes out to 2K Sports for finally developing a poker game that is worth every penny of the cost! Avoid World Series of Poker at all cost. Buy World Poker Tour instead!!!

This poker game is the best!
I can't put this game down. This game has a lot to it. I also play this game over the internet and it is a blast. You can create your own poker games which is quite fun. The game looks great and the computer players are really hard to beat but I'm getting better. The announcers are just like on the tv show. There are also lots of stats which is great when trying to figure out the other players. I highly recommend getting this game.

Best so far.
I've bought and played 4 poker games for my PS2 and this is the only one I'm still playing. It's very fun. The only complaints I could have with it are minor ones. The graphics aren't all that great, but who plays poker games for the graphics? The AI isn't the best either, but playing it in professional difficulty mode helps a bit. I still think the game has room for improvement, but I'd recommend this one for those who don't care about graphics so much and just want to have fun playing some texas hold'em.