The 2008 version of the World Poker Challenge will be the last we will see. The event has not made it on the WPT schedule for next season, despite being an annual event for the last six years. Many industry insiders were surprised with the move because of the popularity the event has enjoyed.

This year’s edition has a $7,500 buy-in, which represents a 50% increase from previous years. But even this won’t be enough to get the event back on the schedule next year. This event has had some of the best poker players in the business at the final tables in the past. Players such as J.C. Tran, David Pham, Mark Seif, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Blair Rodman, Young Phan, Greg “FBT” Mueller, Paul “Eskimo” Clark, T.J. Cloutier, and 2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider have all come close to winning the big World Poker Tour prize in Reno.