World Poker Tour WPT Japan 2020 is a poker tournament in Tokyo, Japan.The World Poker Tour, otherwise known as the WPT, is a huge poker tournament brand that hosts many different poker tournaments around the world. The World Poker Tour was founded on May 27th, 2002 in the United States. It has changed ownership over the years with PartyGaming buying the WPT in November 2009. PartyGaming merged with bwin and eventually sold the company to Ourgame international. The WPT is hosted annually and broadcast on TV in over 150 countries. As of 2016, the World Poker Tour signed a five-year contract with Fox Sports for them to have exclusive broadcasting rights.