Texas Hold 'Em poker deals the silver ball another great hand with WORLD POKER
TOUR™ (WPT) pinball from Stern Pinball. Based on the hit television series
that airs on the Travel Channel®, WORLD POKER TOUR™ pinball brings
new levels of excitement, challenge, and understandability for both the novice
and the skilled player.
Travel from city to city playing Texas Hold 'Em until you reach the WORLD POKER
TOUR® final table. A dot matrix display is located in the center of the
playfield, showing players their Hole cards, as well as the Flop, Turn, and
River cards. The player gets the Flop, Turn and River cards successively by
making ramp shots located on the left and right sides of the playfield. WORLD
POKER TOUR™ pinball also features 5 Card Stud, where the player needs to
hit cards on sixteen drop targets to get all the poker hands, such as two of
a kind, three of a kind, etc … all the way up to a Royal Flush. WORLD POKER
TOUR™ pinball also offers a second level playfield, and a "mousetrap"
that holds and releases balls for exciting Multiball play.
WORLD POKER TOUR™ pinball features the voices and images of the television
show's color commentators, Vince Van Patten and Mike Sexton, as well as Courtney
Friel, the WORLD POKER TOUR's sexy host.
WORLD POKER TOUR™ pinball is designed by Steve Ritchie, former Williams
great and the creator of Stern's ELVIS® , among many other famous pinball
machines. Keith Johnson, software engineer for THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ and
THE SIMPSONS™ PINBALL PARTY. Brian Rood, established comic book artist
and illustrator, creates his first complete pinball art package. Chris Granner,
well-known sound engineer, produces his final sound work before retiring from
the industry.
Steve Ritchie says, "WORLD POKER TOUR® has a timeless theme of poker,
and more importantly is one of the strongest performers on TV today. The playfield
is innovative and includes our 'Ace In The Hole' ball lock feature, sixteen
drop targets, and some new and exciting ways to play pinball. It is choreographed
with thrilling effects, and features the rules and software of Keith Johnson,
who is one of the best and most innovative pinball software engineers today."
Gary Stern says, "I remember card themed pinball machines of decades ago.
It was always fun to make hands by knocking down drop targets. We modernized
that concept by adding today's popular Texas Hold 'Em. By going into the market
with the best brand in poker, we're certain our customers will love this game!"
"We are thrilled to partner with Stern Pinball to create the WORLD POKER
TOUR™ pinball machine. This game will allow our fans to remain a part of
the WPT experience after their TVs have been turned off or they have left their
home poker games," says Andrea Green, Vice President of Global Consumer
Products for WPT Enterprises, Inc.
