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CURRENT NEWS
What's the difference between
the WPA and the PPA?
Many people have been confused about the WPA and the PPA. Many people ask what's the difference?
The World Poker Association is a non profit 501c(6) trade association. The Poker Players Alliance is a non profit 501c(4) lobbying group.
The WPA's primary purpose is to promote professional tournament poker as a sport worldwide and pursue economic opportunities for tournament poker players.
The PPA's primary purpose is to legalize poker solely in the United States where ever it is not legal (online and the individual states or local jurisdictions).
The WPA focus is worldwide and the PPA focus is US only.
The WPA is about tournament poker (where currently legal worlwide) and the PPA is about poker legality (where not legal in US only).
The WPA invites all WPA members to become PPA members and encourages all PPA members to become WPA members.
The WPA and PPA had a booth next to each during the entire WSOP. A meeting was held with John Pappas, Executive Director of the PPA, at the WSOP to discuss how we can support each other. Further discussions will continue.
Welcome to the WPA
The World Poker Association embraces over 1400 registered members, hailing from 28 countries around the world. Since the formation of the Board of Directors last spring, we have completed a mission statement, bylaws and a Code of Ethics. These materials were presented to the membership at the WPA Annual Meeting May 28, 2008 at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In addition, building on the work of the Tournament Directors Association, the WPA has added a set of rules and procedures for tournament competition. The WPA's recommended rules were distributed to players at the WPA Mega Satellite, the opening event at the World Series of Poker, May 29, 2008 and can be viewed in the Rules Section on this website.
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Your World Poker Association
The new leadership under Founder and present Chairman of the WPA, Jesse Jones, has taken immediate measures to address the needs of the over 1400 members who have joined the WPA to date. They include:
What Players Need
It’s a travesty that tournament poker players for the most part do not share the revenue generated by their participation in events (e.g. television, sponsorship, etc). In most or all events players put in all of the prize money via the buy-in, have 6-10% of their money taken out, and only a small number of participants make a payday. This is something that must change.
This is the WPA’s principal focus.This is why you joined the WPA. This is why we need your support.
Our promise to you is that we will change the present reality of tournament poker worldwide.We will also finalize the writing of the tournament rules you want to see.
Significant Membership Changes
The WPA highly values the initial and ongoing support of our more 1400 members and we now reflect this in a raft of significant membership initiatives, including:
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All Founding Members become Lifetime WPA members, i.e. pay no additional membership fee.
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All new members pay only a one time fee to be a permanent WPA member; current or past members retain permanent WPA membership.
Our Founder’s Personal Commitment
Jesse Jones founded the WPA for the good of poker players and the poker community at large. Jesse committed $100,000 of his personal funds to cover the costs associated with starting this not-for-profit organization. He donates his full time efforts to coordinating all the activities and personnel needed to establish the WPA as the worldwide governing body for tournament poker; i.e. be the PGA of poker.
For these and other membership changes, go to www.wpapoker.org - Watch our website… you will see massive changes in coming weeks!
Tournament Rules
WPA Upgrades Poker Tournament Rules
The World Poker Association announced May 27th the revision of its recommended 2008 Tournament Rules, for use in poker tournament competition around the world. The New Rules were distributed to players at the WPA Mega Satellite, which was the opening event on the schedule of the 2008 World Series of Poker, May 29th at the Rio All Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. Read More
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