Party Poker Million II was held on Holland America's MS Zaandam cruise ship sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida, to the Virgin Islands.Party Poker Million II was held a Limit Hold'em tournament.Costa Rica Classic was a $500 buy-in with $500 rebuys.The inaugural season of the WPT featured 13 events running from May 2002 to April 2003. Sexton would unfortunately pass away on September 6, 2020, after battling prostate cancer. On July 21, 2020, the WPT Champions Cup was renamed to the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup in honor of WPT commentator and WPT Champions Club member Mike Sexton. The WPT Champions Cup is the trophy awarded to all winners of WPT Main Tour stops, and champions have their names engraved on the WPT Champions Cup. The World Poker Tour (WPT) has operated a series of international poker tournaments since 2002 with winners of WPT Main Tour stops awarded a membership to the WPT Champions Club. Main Tour champion of the World Poker Tour
