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  World Series of Poker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world.
Johnny Moss, Becky Binion, and Puggy Pearson at the 1974 World Series of Poker
The winner in 1970, Johnny Moss was elected by his peers as the first World Champion of Poker and received a silver cup as a prize.
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 WSOP: History
Though the World Series of Poker made its official debut in 1970, the idea of the Horseshoe's annual tournament was actually conceived more than two decades earlier.
But it wasn't until 1970 that Binion decided to re-create this excitement and stage a battle of poker giants - dubbed the "World Series Of Poker" - to determine who would be worthy of the title "World Champion." Some of the best players in the country were assembled, and Johnny Moss came out on top.
But equally important, The World Series of Poker has touched thousands of lives over the years, affording talented players the opportunity to follow their dreams, reach for the stars, and perhaps one day achieve greatness in their chosen endeavor.
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 2006 World Series of Poker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions scheduled for June 28 and 29.
The field will be whittled down to the newest world champion to be crowned on August 10.
World Poker Tour (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5) --- European Poker Tour (1 - 2) --- Late Night Poker (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6)
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 World Series of Poker 2005/2006 Information
World Series of Poker 2006 – To be held for the 2nd year running at Harrah’s Rio Suites, Las Vegas from June 26th – August 10th.
World Series of Poker 2005 was held at Harrah's Rio Suites, Las Vegas with the final 2 days of the Main event concluding in its traditional location, The Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas.
The WSOP is unequalled by any other poker event in the world today, and it is considered by all to be the ultimate achievement in any poker players career, to gain that coveted title of World Champion.
www.pokerpages.com /pokerinfo/tournamentgallery/wsop/wsop.htm   (296 words)

  
 World Series of Poker Digest
The World Series of Poker actually consists of a number of poker tournaments of various poker games including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Stud Poker, and HORSE (a rotation of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Stud Eight or Better).
The winner of each World Series of Poker tournament event is awarded a gold bracelet (which many players value more than the cash prize).
Poker tournament buy-ins generally range from $1,000 to $5,000 with the Championship tournament having a buy-in of $10,000.
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 The World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is probably the most widely known poker tournament, largely due to the enormous amount of press coverage it has attracted from around the world.
This popular series consists of over a month's worth of poker tournaments, with millions of dollars at stake and thousands of players competing.
The 2003 World Series of Poker champion was Chris Moneymaker, who invested $40 in an online poker tournament and came out with the largest poker tournament win ever-$2.5 million.
www.playrealpokeronline.com /wsop.shtml   (940 words)

  
 World Series of Poker information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This is the World Series of Poker, and whether you are new to the gaming circuit or a gambling veteran, by now you've heard about it and probably hope to take part in it some day.
The first unofficial World Series of Poker took place in 1949, when Binion organized a five-month long tournament between two poker giants.
Now, there are online poker tournaments that you can play in to win the buy in for the World Series of Poker, usually along with air fare and hotel accommodations.
www.poker.mn /world-series-of-poker.shtml   (334 words)

  
 PokerNewswire.com - Home
Mansion Poker will be using hi-tech poker playing facilities to the max next month in a new competition that will see poker players qualified through the Internet pitching their skills against poker pros.
Mike Sexton has just added more proof as to why he is affectionately known as the 'Ambassador of Poker.' After taking down the $1,000,000 purse for first place in the WSOP Tournament of Champions, Sexton announced that he would be donating $500,000 of his win to be split evenly between 5 different charities.
The 2005 World Series of Poker was the event's most successful run in its history -- almost 30,000 players participated in 45 events, competing for a record prize pool of more than $103 million.
www.pokernewswire.com   (862 words)

  
 Review of All In: The (Almost) Entirely True Story of the World Series of Poker
Tournament poker is huge these days, and no event has more cache, more prestige, or more history than the World Series of Poker.
The history of the World Series of Poker deserves to be chronicled.
The poker stories flow gracefully and avoid devolving into the sort of repetitive pattern that occurs so often in works of this type.
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 2006 WSOP - Interviews and Blogs from World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker, the most anticipated event of the poker year, is finally upon us.
Assuming that the world of poker is indeed expanding to include more people of the female variety, and therefore assuming that not only the guys are visiting this site for the latest updates and info, it's...
In addition to our World Series of Poker coverage we provide extensive information on online poker rooms in our poker room reviews, a great selection of poker games, in-depth information on poker rules, all online poker tournaments and much, much more.
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 World Series Of Poker 2005 - Live updates from WSOP 2005 in Las Vegas
Tonight poker history will be written and the biggest tournament winner in poker will be crowned, receiving $7,500,000 for his efforts.
Prior to becoming a poker pro, Eric was a world-class backgammon player; for eight years, he traveled the world to attend the most important matches on that circuit.
Benny named the event the World Series of Poker and it was held at Binions Horseshoe in Las Vegas, where it has been held ever since.
www.wsop2005.com   (520 words)

  
 World Series of Poker
The WSOP is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world.
The original World Series of Poker was started by Tom Morehead of the Riverside establishment in Reno and was an invitational event.
The set of tournaments the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve to was the brainchild of Las Vegas legend and poker player Benny Binion as well as his two sons Jack and Ted.
www.sportsbetting.com /tips/poker/world-series-of-poker.html   (700 words)

  
 SnapPoker - World Series of Poker (WSOP)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Professional poker has taken the world by storm over the past couple of years thanks in part to "The World Series of Poker" and its huge prizes and unique poker players.
It wasn't until 1970 that Binion decided to re-create this excitement and stage a battle of poker giants--dubbed the 'World Series Of Poker'--to determine who would be worthy of the title 'World Champion.' Some of the best players in the country were assembled, and Johnny Moss came out on top.
With the introduction of preliminary 'satellite' competitions with lower buy-ins, Binion's prophesy came into fruition and the popularity of the World Series of Poker soared.
www.snappoker.com /professional-poker/wsop/world-series-of-poker.htm   (463 words)

  
 World Series of Poker - WSOP history and results
What has evolved into the World Series of Poker of today was initially created by Tom Morehead of the Riverside Casino in Reno and held as a strictly invitational event.
The winner was determined by votes with Johnny Moss being chosen by his peers as the champion of the year for which he was awarded a silver cup.
Since then new poker variations have been added and removed as the years have gone by with the 2006 World Series of Poker being slated to feature 42 events including special tournaments for women and seniors.
www.everypoker.com /world-series-of-poker   (381 words)

  
 Poker Books (McEvoy / Cloutier / Dougherty Collection)
This fascinating celebration of three decades of World Series of Poker champions features the most interesting highlights of every tournament and an inside look at the strategies the champions used to win poker’s most coveted title.
From 1970, when the champion was presented with a silver cup, to the present, when the champion won over $2 million, The Championship Table lists every player who made the championship table.
This is the playground of the world’s most famous poker players, the world of no-limit Texas hold’em, poker’s biggest and most exciting game.
www.bjrnet.com /shop/cat_pok_McEvoyCloutier.htm   (1554 words)

  
 World Series of Poker History 1970 - 2005
World Series of Poker History 1970 - 2005
This stuck in his mind until 1970, when he decided to re-create this excitement and stage the battle of the poker kings, Binion called it the
World Series of Poker 2005 Events Results Event #42
www.wsopchampions.com /worldseriesofpokerhistory.htm   (351 words)

  
 WORLD SERIES OF POKER - BEST FREE ONLINE POKER GAMES, FREE TEXAS HOLDEM POKER BONUS
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 world-series-poker Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Official site for the 2005 World Series of Poker at Harrah's Rio Casino in Las Vegas (June 2, 2005) includes tournament schedules, pre-registration and hotel room reservations.
World Series of Poker 2003 Chris Moneymaker collects his winnings in the 2003 World Series of Poker at Binion's Horseshoe.
After many long years Binion's has finally gotten their act together and has their own website for the World Series of Poker.
www.pokernewspapers.com /directory/world-series-poker.html   (251 words)

  
 Card Squad
LIPS (Ladies International Poker Series) is running satellite tournaments for the Ladies Event at this year's World Series of Poker.
Before poker, Mike was a gymnast, had joined the Army, worked as a sales rep and taught ballroom dance before he moved to Nevada in 1985 to pursue poker full-time.
With the 2006 World Series of Poker approaching in just under two weeks, I thought it was high time to take a look back through the decades at the history and champions that have shaped this event into the phenomenom it is today.
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 Complete World Series Of Poker 2003
The Horseshoe was originally the the El Dorado Club but Benny Binion bought that in 1951 when it then became the Horseshoe Club and later the Binion's Horseshoe that is known the world over.
Nicholas "Nick the Greek" Dandolos - considered by many to be the finest poker player in the world during the 1950s—longed for some heads-up action.
The idea for a World Poker Championship was born.
www.thegoodgamblingguide.co.uk /spotlight/wsop2003/wsop2003main.htm   (783 words)

  
 AllTexasHoldem.com - World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) dates back about 35 years when, in 1970, Binion's hosted the first small tournament of truly elite players.
At that time, the prize pool was not nearly as big as it has been in recent history and as mentioned, it was "winner take all" – not split among several finalists as it is now.
Over the years, the event became famous not only for its allure of the top poker players but also, as the prize pool grew, the famous $1 million dollar display of cash set on the table when the tournament was down to the final two players.
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 World Series of Poker
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Originally World Series of Poker was started in Reno by Tom Morehead of the Riverside casino and was an invitational event.
Becky Binion, Johnny Moss, and Puggy Pearson at the 1974 World Series of Poker The Binion family not only nurtured the WSOP, but poker in general.
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 World Series of Poker 1970 - 2005
World Series of Poker For the first time ever, the 2005 WSOP will be held at Harrah's Rio Suites, Las Vegas with the final 2 days of the Main event concluded at in its traditional location, The Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas.
World Series of Poker can take ordinary men and women and turn them into Millionaires overnite, see below our list from 1970 - 2004 of all those lucky ones that have joined the elite WSOP Millionaires Club.
Amarillo is a symbol of poker, like the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of America.
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 World Poker Series :: Online Poker
PartyPoker.com is a Poker site that gives you the chance to play against some of the best poker players online.
Party Poker Million III - 3.5 Million to be won, on par with World Series of Poker.
Though the World Series of Poker made its official debut in 1970, the idea of the Horseshoe's annual tournament was actually conceived more than two decades...
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 CasinoGaming.com -- World Series of Poker
The 2004 World Series of Poker, the biggest poker tournament in the world, begins April 23 at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas.
The tournament was started by Benny Binion in 1970 and included seven of the world's most noted poker players.
Chris Moneymaker of Spring Hill, Tenn., was the 2003 World Series of Poker Champion.
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 CasinoGaming.com
Overall, this is one of the best software programs ever for beginners or experienced players who want to develop or improve their skills at the fljack table.
It is one of the most prestigious tournaments of its kind on this planet and has been in existence since 1970.
Anyone who dreams of turning pro must have it in his or her possession to understand how long the road ahead will be.
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 World Series Of Poker - Results and poker player profiles for the greatest Poker Tournament WSOP - WsopReports.com
World Series of Poker or as it's also called the World Championships of Poker was played for the first time in 1970.
World Series of Poker consist of 45 different events with its own prize money pot for each event.
This site is also available in swedish - World Series Of Poker resultat.
www.wsopreports.com   (183 words)

  
 The World Series of Poker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Remember, one of the best things about this event is that, unlike the Super Bowl or the baseball World Series, the WSOP is very much accessible to the normal poker player.
In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment purchased Binion's Horseshoe, renaming it just "Binion's" and announced that the 2005 Series would be held at the Harrah's-owned Rio Casino, just off the Las Vegas strip, with the final two days of the main event held downtown at Binion's in celebration of the centennial of the founding of Las Vegas.
It may be that winning the WSOP makes legends out of people, but some living poker legends have tried unsuccessfully for years to win the main event, including: T. Cloutier (2000 and 1985 runner-up), Erik Seidel (1988 runner-up), Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Barry Greenstein, Men "The Master" Nguyen, and Howard Lederer.
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 World Series Poker :: Yahoo Bonus Code review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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