Mr. Berman is Chairman of the Board of WPT Enterprises, Inc. since inception in March 2002 and Executive Chairman of WPT Enterprises, Inc. since April 1, 2005. Mr. Berman served as Chief Executive Officer from February 25, 2004 until April 1, 2005. Since January 1999, Mr. Berman has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (“Lakes”), a publicly-held company that develops and manages Indian-owned casinos. From November 1999 until May 2000, Mr. Berman served as President of Lakes. Mr. Berman served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grand Casinos, Inc. from October 1991 through December 1998. Mr. Berman served as Chief Executive Officer of Rainforest Cafe, Inc. from February 1993 until December 2000. Lyle Berman is the father of Bradley Berman, who serves as a member of the Board.

Mr. Steven Lipscomb is Chief Executive Officer since April 1, 2005 and President and Founder of WPT Enterprises, Inc since inception in March 2002. Mr. Lipscomb previously served as Chief Executive Officer of our predecessor company, World Poker Tour, LLC, from March 2002 until February 24, 2004. Mr. Lipscomb is the creator and Executive Producer of the World Poker Tour television series. Prior to forming World Poker Tour, LLC, Mr. Lipscomb was an independent producer through his company, Lipscomb Entertainment, producing and directing award-winning television shows and films.

Mr. John Simonelli is the Interim Chief Financial Officer of WPT Enterprises, Inc. He has served as Managing Partner of TechCFO - San Francisco, LLC (“TechCFO”), a company that provides infrastructure services and executive level financial management to emerging, growth-stage and established companies in the software, technology, life sciences, manufacturing and services industries, since January 2009. Prior to his current roles at the Company and at TechCFO, Mr. Simonelli served as Chief Financial Officer for Looksmart, Ltd., a search advertising network and management solutions company, from November 2005 to November 2007, and as Chief Operating Officer beginning in February 2007 through November 2007. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Gap Inc. Direct, from October 2002 to November 2005. From March 2000 to September 2002, Mr. Simonelli was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Business.com. Mr. Simonelli began his career at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells in 1985. Mr. Simonelli holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.

Michael Beindorff is a Director of WPT Enterprises Inc. Mr. Beindorff serves as the President of Castle Pines Partners, a private investor organization. He previously spent four years as the Chief Operating Officer of Exclusive Resorts, a luxury residence club. Prior to joining Exclusive Resorts, he served as President of GreenTree Group, a marketing, branding and management consulting firm based in Denver, Colorado from 2002 to 2004.

Bradley Berman is a Director of WPT Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Berman is President of King Show Games, Inc., a company he founded in 1998. King Show Games leverages the trends in the video slot machine arena. He served as Vice President of Gaming with Lakes from 1998 until 2004 when he reduced his role to Gaming Product Specialist in order to devote more time to King Show Games, Inc.

Joseph Carson, Jr. is a Director of WPT Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Carson has served as the Co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hollywood Interactive Group, Inc., a digital web game development company, since October 2007. Mr. Carson previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Bunim-Murray Productions, a television production company, from November 2004 until March 2007. From 1995 until he joined Bunim-Murray in November 2001, Mr. Carson oversaw the production and finance functions at Twentieth Television, a division of Fox Studios. Mr. Carson also held a number of financial positions with Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Ray Moberg is a Director of WPT Enterprises, Inc. After 33 years, Mr. Moberg retired from Ernst & Young in 2003, where he served as the managing partner of Ernst & Young’s Reno, Nevada office from 1987 until his retirement. Mr. Moberg also serves as a director of Lakes.

Mimi Rogers is a Director of WPT Enterprises, Inc. For the past 25 years, Ms. Rogers has worked professionally as an actor in numerous feature films and television shows. In addition, Ms. Rogers co-owns and manages Millbrook Farm Productions, a film and television production company that she co-founded in 1998. Ms. Rogers has been the co-owner of Clear Messaging, LLC, an answering service based in Newton, New Jersey, since 2003.