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Every Thing You Wanted to Know About the WSP
The world of poker has
been growing by leaps and bounds, and the poker rooms, both in the real world
and online, have continued to be the place where all the action takes
place. Every sport has its own big game,
from the World Series to the Stanley Cup to the Superbowl, and the world of
high stakes poker is no exception. When
it comes to poker, the place to be is the World Series of Poker Tournament
Circuit, and this circuit attracts the biggest names and the brightest stars in
the world of professional poker play.
The World Series of Poker
Tournament Circuit traces its history back to October 25, 2004, when Harrah
announced the creation of the circuit.
The idea was to change the World Series of Poker from a month long event
to a year round sport.
The World Series of Poker
Tournament Circuit is actually a set of different poker tournaments, held at
different casinos hosting all comer events.
These tournaments are a chance for all players in search of high stakes
top quality poker action to get their fill and try their luck in the big
leagues. Those who score well at these
qualifying tournaments can earn a place in the coveted Tournament of Champions
event.
The Tournament of
Champions is a free roll event. In other
words players who participate do not have to put up any of their own funds in
order to play. Harrah’s casino, as host
of the event, will determine the number of players from each of the tournament
circuit events who qualify for the Tournament of Champions event.
Harrahs’ has used the
popularity of poker to catapult itself to notoriety, and it has capitalized on
the high profile of poker tournaments by hosting five legs of the tournament
circuit which are open to everyone who wants to play, no matter what their
skill level.
In 2005 those open entry
tournaments were held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, San Diego, California, Las
Vegas, Nevada, Lake Tahoe, Nevada and New Orleans, Louisiana. The events were held once a month, starting
in January and ending in May. Each of
those tournament events were taped for later airing on ESPN, and all
participants who won their tournaments received six figure cash prizes and
World Series of Poker championship gold rings.
Each of these five free for all events featured the game of Texas No
Limit Hold’Em, making for exciting play for participants and viewers alike.
The World Series of Poker
tournament plan has been very well received, drawing such poker world notables
as Mimi Tran, Chris Ferguson, Erick Lindgren, Dewey Tomko, Chad Brown, Andy
Block, Robert Williamson III, J.C. Tran, Tony Ma, Jennifer Harman Traniello,
Phil Ivey, David Pham, John Cernuto, Antonio Esfandiari and Joe Awada among
others at the tables. In addition to
these superstars, the World Series of Poker also brought out a number of
excellent poker players from all regions of the country.
Ever since Harrah’s casino
first acquired the rights to the World Series of Poker brand and name in 2004,
the venue has been bent on expanding the World Series of Poker name into their
various properties, and in to new arenas.
The establishment of the World Series of Poker tournament is one such
move, and it has been a very well received move so far. For Harrah’s the money spent on the promotion
of the tournament has been money well spent, and the publicity gained for the
company and its property make it one of the best ways to advertise their
properties around the country and around the world.
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