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Chapter 1: Poker World Series
Getting a glimpse at World Series
From late April through mid-May, the world's
most prolific poker players converge on Binion's Horseshoe in
the home of gambling, Las Vegas (also known as
"Glitter Gulch") to put their poker skills agasint each other in the World
Series of Poker.
The tournament itself involves more than twenty events, and they ar not free to
enter. Each event costs between $1,500 and $10,000, to
enter, and as long ass you have the cash, you can take part!
The tournament normally kicks off a midday and caries on
until there are only nine poker players left in the group.
The tournament then stops for the day but continues at lunch
time the next day, when the nine remaining players pit their
wits against each other, until only one player, the winner
remains.
For the low rollers amongst you,
there is a
free Poker tournament named 'The Press Invitational'. this
is mainly for press and designed to provide members of the working press a first-hand World
Series experience without putting any of their own money at risk. But risk and
reward are closely related in poker, and the $1,000 prize paid to each year's
winning journalist pales in comparison to the massive jackpot payout of nearly
one million pounds, that the winner of
the main event takes home. (Up until 1999, the big prize was $1 million.) That
main event is a $10,000 buy-in, No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournament. The World
Series is by far the most popular in the world, and attracts
all the top poker players around the globe. The event itself
only lasts for four days, but every day is well worth it!
How the Poker World Series Started
The World Series of Poker began in
the early seventies a small gathering of top poker
professionals invited to the Horseshoe by its owner, the
stakes were extremely high, but in a friendly atmosphere. When the
winner was eventually unveiled, the assemblage cast votes for the player to be named world
champion. This turned out to be the legend that was Johnny Moss,
who left us in 1996, but was still competing strongly up until the day he died!
It is the Moss legacy that has made poker so popular in Las
Vegas today and for many years to come.
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