The season-ending World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions will include a 30-second action clock and $200,000 in additional cash and prizes to the winner.

When the World Poker Tour (WPT) confirmed its intention to cull the WPT World Championships and replace it with a rather expensive Invitational, the string pullers knew they had to spice it up for the new dish to become palatable.

The first of the new ingredients are coming off the chopping board.

There are promises of more to come.