Imagine a boot camp for poker players looking to learn all they can about the most popular casino game around. The new WPT Boot Camp Champions Event will host 100 people looking to get all they can out of the game from the WPT's scheduled event at the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas. It will take place from December 16 -18.

A new one-of-a-kind chance for knowledgeable poker players with previous poker tourney experience. Players will be tested to evaluate their experience, which is necessary to qualify.

WPT's Mike Sexton will lead an all-star team of teachers/pros at the event . Well-known poker people like Clonie Gowen, Mark Seif, Ron Rose and Jules Leyser and more will be on hand. They will cover sophisticated poker tactics that should add to the strategies and tools already had by the lucky but experienced students.

In the beginning of the event, the students will get a refresher course on poker basics before taking their VIP seats at the taping of a WPT Final Table being held at the Bellagio. The winner gets bragging rights and $500.

This three-day event ends with an awards banquet where the tournament winner will receive his or her WPT Main Event seat and $1,000 for hotel and travel monies.

This will be the only event of this kind this year. Applications are limited to only 100 players. The cost to join in on the event is $2,895. This fee includes a seat at the private tournament as well as breakfast, lunch and cocktails with the poker pros.

We have learned that next year we will be seeing many more of these events that will be boot camp style. Visit wptbootcamp.com for more info on this and other events like it.