That moment appears to have come thanks to a new partnership between the
World Poker Tour and
Theta Labs, operators of the Theta Network, which will support the NFTs. Select WPT moments will first go on sale April 18 during the premiere of a four-episode cash game series, as poker becomes the latest industry to dive into the popular new blockchain frontier.
(Edit: The WPT has clarified the launch date is "TBD.")
The WPT billed the sale as "the worldâs first real-time NFT marketplace" in a Thursday morning presser.
âOur exclusive NFT launch with Theta Network is one of our biggest digital initiatives to date, and for the first time ever weâre combining our global reach of live televised poker with an NFT marketplace, giving our fans an interactive, real-time opportunity to collect a piece of the WPT poker action,â said WPT CEO