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Now Indian poker lovers will get a chance to see poker greats like Phil Ivey at the final table of a WPT event. (Bodog beat Image)

The World Poker Tour will now be beamed into the homes of our curry and poker-loving brethren in the Indian subcontinent courtesy of ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited, the largest media franchise serving that region and the largest producer of Hindi programming in the world. The WPT episodes will air on Zee Sports, India's first private sports channel, this September.

"Zee Sports and WPTE together create a powerful partnership as the most trusted vehicles to introduce poker to India," said Steve Lipscomb, WPT Founder, President and CEO. "We are delighted to be making history together."

The poker programming will take its place alongside Zee Sports current sports lineup, which includes football (soccer), cricket, tennis, motor sports, golf and choreographed Bollywood dancing. According to the press release, the series will include episodes from Season IV of the tour, which was like three years ago. If they're that far behind maybe we shouldn't let them know that Dumbledore dies…shit, oh well.

If you want to appear in the homes of billions of people three years from now on a WPT televised final table, then head over to the Bodog Poker room and check out how to qualify online for a WPT event with a $12,000 Player's Choice package.