Vega Promotional Systems, Inc. announced that it has reduced the list of countries in where the first season of the Poker Tour of the Americas (PTA) will stop. According to Vega Promotional Systems, the PTA will take place in six cities, but as a result of the interest from cities in North and South America, Vega's plan to add two other cities to the Tour’s second season.

"This Tour will introduce the top players in the world to new audiences in South America as well as give local players the opportunity to play against poker's best players. The response we have received from all over North and South America has been incredible. With the popularity that poker has achieved the past few years, this type of Tour makes a lot of sense. There are some very good poker players in South America and we look forward to finding the next big name. Our timing couldn't be better. Poker is exploding in South America and Canada and combined with the popularity in the U.S., we feel the PTA will be a hit from day one. We've all seen the success that other tours like the World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour have enjoyed and we feel that we can produce a first class tournament. Unlike a lot of poker programming you see on television, we are not attempting to sell the rights to a programmer, we will own the programming and will contract for the necessary time slots to air the one-hour shows. This will allow Vega to profit from the advertising, sponsorships, replays of the programming, and the tournament itself." said Michael Herron, CEO of Vega Promotional Systems.

The PTA season one plan includes tournaments in the following cities:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Tunica, Mississippi, U.S

San Jose, Costa Rica

Cartagena, Colombia

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Quito, Ecuador

The location of the season ending Tournament of Champions will be announced in a few days. Vega will also be in charge of producing and air the tournaments in North and South America. Vega is currently negotiating for network airtime that would in turn, let the Company to sell its own advertising for the programs. All the tournaments will be structured as invitational events; players will also be able to win seats via online poker satellites and live local satellite tournaments.