Many people realize about the World Series of Poker tournaments

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Thursday, 30 April 2009 11:19

One of the most prosperous and prestigious poker tournaments in the world is the World Series of Poker. While it was first played in the year 1970, the WSOP has been held annually at Binion's Horseshoe casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it has grown in its popularity eventually.  The World Series of Poker started in the year 1970 and it became a real competition in 1971. It was not until 1991 that the prize money strikes 1,000,000 dollars and since the prize have been continued to grow and the publicity as well as popularity of the game has skyrocketed. Many people realize about the World Series of Poker tournaments is that it is not just a single tournament.  The World Series of Poker tournament draws many of the top poker experts but it is not their special province.  Players come from all over the world and most of the poker players are unprofessional players. In the year 2003 World Series of Poker prize was won by an amateur who an online player called Chris Moneymaker who got in by winning 40 dollars in online tournament.  The poker frenzies created by the TV programs caused more people to take part in the 2004 WSOP than ever before.

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