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One of the preeminent poker tournaments in the world will kick-off on Thursday as the World Poker Tour (WPT) invades the Connecticut woods for the Foxwoods World Poker Finals, a staple on the WPT for 10 years now. The World Poker Finals has been part of the WPT since the tour debuted in 2002, and has been the Genesis of many careers, and has seen big names like Howard Lederer, Hoyt Corkins, Nick Schulman, Nenad Medic, Cornel Andrew Cimpan, and Jonathan Little.

The inaugural WPT World Poker Finals in 2002 featured a final table that included future poker stars Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Layne Flack, and Andy Bloch, as well as two other poker pros in Pete Giordano and Ron Rose – Definitely on the short-list for the honor of being the toughest final tables in poker history.

Past winners at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals include:

• 2002 – Howard Lederer
• 2003 – Hoyt Corkins
• 2004 –Tuan Le
• 2005 – Nick Schulman
• 2006 – Nenad Medic
• 2007 – Mike Vela
• 2008 – Jonathan Little
• 2009 – Cornel Andrew Cimpan
• 2010 – Jeff Forrest
• 2011 – ???

The Main Event will once again feature a $10,000 buy-in, and is scheduled to take place over a six-day period. Unlike many other major tournaments, the Foxwoods World Poker Finals will feature only a single starting day, Thursday, October 27, with the final table slated for November 1.