She was the hostess in my cash game in Beverly Hills, a big cash game I had,” Van Patten said. “My brother was married to Shana Hiatt and Shana was up for (the hosting) job with the World Poker Tour. Thanks to his commentary work on the 1998 World Series of Poker for ESPN, Van Patten was a target. As WPT founder Stephen Lipscomb and his team were putting the cast together for the initial show, they were looking for people who knew poker and could be somewhat charismatic on camera. “We didn’t know much about what was going to happen with the show, we thought who knows – no one likes poker, (but) to have it be that kind of success and then to have it 20 years later, it’s just a phenomenon and it’s just a true blessing in my life.” “To get the job with the World Poker Tour 20 years ago with the great Mike Sexton and together we became best friends,” said Van Patten. Van Patten, along with PokerStars co-founder Isai Scheinberg, were recognized for their longstanding efforts in the game of poker.

Van Patten found out about the award when WPT CEO Adam Pliska called him a few months ago to give him the news. That great feeling came full circle on Day 1A of the 2022 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas when the company he has been one of the faces for over the last 20 years recognized his work and dedication making him one of the 2022 recipients of the WPT Honors. “I think it was two months later we were up in Reno and the first show aired and from that show people everywhere were talking there was real buzz about this new show, World Poker Tour. That really put poker on the map once it aired,” said Van Patten. Gus Hansen really stood out because he was playing such unorthodox hands. “So we did the show and it was this fun thing. The pair had played some poker together over the years and Van Patten was looking forward to hanging out with him.

Van Patten knew Mike Sexton, the other commentator working the booth with him that day at the final table of the very first World Poker Tour event, the Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio. I thought, you know, this is another silly gig, I’ll do a little hosting,” said Van Patten. “I drove in that same day, that’s how important it was to me.

He didn’t exactly have sky high expectations. It was Jand Van Patten was on his way to work a gig that he only recently booked to do commentary on a televised poker tournament. Vince Van Patten jumped in his car and made the nearly five hour drive from his house in Beverly Hills to the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Vince Van Patten was recognized by the WPT as one of two recipients of the 2022 WPT Honors.

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