WPT Enterprises, Inc, has announced that Thomas Flahie, a Certified Public Accountant and past Chairman of the internal control standards committee of the National Indian Gaming Association, has assumed the Chief Financial Officer position starting on October 13^th, 2008. Mr. Flahie joins WPT Enterprises after working for more than two decades in several finance and administration charges in companies such as eLabor, Inc, Balance Bar Company, Intermix Media, Inc and Audit Partner.

“We are very pleased to welcome Tom to the World Poker Tour team. Tom has a wealth of finance and accounting expertise and a particularly strong management record with an emphasis on growth businesses. We look forward to his valuable input and hands-on participation as we right size our operations and continue to focus our business on our growth initiatives of television sponsorship, ClubWPT.com, and WPT China.” said Steve Lipscomb, WPT Founder, President and CEO.

WPT Enterprises, Inc. is currently engaged in the creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on poker and gaming. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour, a television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that has been licensed for worldwide distribution, first on GSN and more recently on Fox Sports Network. WPTE operates an online gaming on its website (WorldPokerTour.com), which at this time does not allow U.S players as well as ClubWPT.com, an innovative online poker club aimed to more than 60 million poker players in the US. The company also licenses its brand to third party corporations and enterprises dedicated to the production and distribution of poker gear, training, poker apparel, publishing, electronic and wireless entertainment, home entertainment, casino games, and others.

“This is an exciting and dynamic time for WPT Enterprises and I look forward to working closely with the Company’s executive team and the Board of Directors to realize the potential of the WPTE assets and brand,” commented Tom Flahie on a press communication released by WPTE.