Question: The Professional Poker Tour (PPT) was a series of televised poker tournaments, spinning off from the World Poker Tour (WPT) television series, it billed itself as the first professional poker league, and was limited to players who have established themselves on the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since which year?

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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure: The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is an annual televised poker tournament.  The event was first held in 2004 and was originally co-sponsored by PokerStars and the World Poker Tour.  In 2008, the event moved from the WPT to the European Poker Tour.  In 2010, the event was moved again and served as the inauagural event of the North American Poker Tour.  In 2017 the tournament was the inaugural event of the new PokerStars Championship tour and renamed PokerStars Championship Bahamas.  The name was changed back to the PCA for 2018 and the buy-in restored to $10,000.

World Series of Poker Asia Pacific: The World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) is the third expansion of the World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States.  Since 1970 participants have had to travel to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP).  Although the WSOP started holding circuit events in 2005 in other states, the main tournaments, which awarded bracelets to the winners, were exclusively held in Las Vegas.  In 2007 the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas.  The WSOP further expanded to Africa in 2010 and 2012 however these events did not award any bracelets.

World Poker Tour bracelet: The World Poker Tour bracelet is the World Poker Tour's (WPT) answer to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.  Beginning in 1976, the WSOP started awarding bracelets to winners of WSOP events.  The WSOP bracelet has become synonymous with greatness.  "It's impossible to overstate the value of a World Series of Poker gold bracelet to anyone who takes the game seriously," stated World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack during the 2006 bracelet unveiling.  "It is the equivalent of winning the Stanley Cup in hockey or the Lombardi Trophy in football."  Since their introduction, a poker player's success has been measured by the number of bracelets they had won.  With introduction of the WPT bracelet, the WPT hopes to capitalize on the prestige of winning poker bracelets.  WPT Founder, President and CEO, Steve Lipscomb said, "The championship bracelet has become synonymous with poker as a symbol of achievement and respect, and we are honored to continue the tradition that Benny Binion [the founder of the WSOP] began over 30 years ago."

2007 World Series of Poker Europe: The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States.  Since 1970, participants have had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP).  Although the WSOP held circuit events in other locations, the main tournaments, which awarded bracelets to the winners, were exclusively held in Las Vegas.  The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas.

Professional Poker Tour: The Professional Poker Tour (PPT) was a series of televised poker tournaments, spinning off from the World Poker Tour (WPT) television series.  It billed itself as the first professional poker league, and was limited to players who have established themselves on the World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, or major participation on the poker circuit.

World Series of Poker Africa: The World Series of Poker Africa (WSOPA) is the second expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States.  Since 1970, participants had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP).  Although the WSOP started holding circuit events in 2005 in other states, the main tournaments, which awarded bracelets to the winners, were exclusively held in Las Vegas.  In 2007, the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside of Las Vegas.  In 2010, the WSOP expanded overseas once again, only this time to Gauteng, South Africa.  While the WSOPE awarded bracelets, the WSOPA was considered a circuit event with the winners receiving Championship Rings instead of bracelets.  The WSOPA did not occur in 2011, but the series of tournaments resumed in 2012.

World Series of Poker: The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment Corporation (known as Harrah's Entertainment until 2010).  It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players.

World Series of Poker Europe: The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States.  Since 1970, participants had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP).  Although the WSOP held circuit events in other locations, the main tournaments, which awarded bracelets to the winners, were exclusively held in Las Vegas.  The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside of Las Vegas.  From its inception to the 2013 tournament, players from 19 countries — USA (10), France (4), UK (3), Denmark (3), Canada (2), Norway (2), Portugal (2), Italy (2), Afghanistan, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, New Zealand, Sweden, Tunisia, Switzerland, Australia, Italy and Finland — have won bracelets.

Bernard Lee (poker player): Bernard Lee (born May 16, 1970) is a professional poker player who first came to prominence by finishing 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.  Since then, Lee has enjoyed some success in other poker tournaments.  In October 2008, Lee won the $600 No-Limit Hold’em Shoot-out event at the World Poker Finals.  This victory earned him three titles in three consecutive years as he won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2006 World Poker Finals and the $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2007 World Poker Finals.

World Poker Tour: The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament.  It was started in 2002 in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises (WPTE), the firm that controlled the World Poker Tour up to November 2009.  In 2008, the WPT started offering bracelets to its event champions.  Players who won a title prior to the release of the WPT Bracelet were given one retroactively.

Supporting paragraphs: Professional Poker Tour World Series of Poker
Answer: 2005