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Poker at the WSOP

2008-06-11T03:55:00.001-07:00

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The World Series of Poker is the largest set of poker tournaments in the world. It is held annually in Las Vegas, lasting just over a month. A bracelet is awarded to the winner of each of the fifty-plus events which include all the major varieties of poker.

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Risk a little to win a lot
No matter what kind of tournament you choose to play in, you'll always enjoy the advantage of a huge leverage: The most you can lose is the buy-in, but with a bit of luck you may win very much more than that, often a factor of 20 or 30 times the buy-in. On the flip side, you may have to play quite a lot of tournaments before you manage to rake in a big win. But then again, the rake you pay, averaged per poker hand you play, is extremely low in online tournament poker. So, shuffle up and deal, enjoy the game, and make it into the money!

Harrah's Takes "The Pot"

2008-06-11T03:53:00.001-07:00

In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment purchased Binion's Horseshoe, kept the rights to the Horseshoe and World Series of Poker brands, sold the hotel and casino to MTR Gaming Group, and announced that the 2005 Series events would be held at the Harrah's-owned Rio Hotel and Casino, located just off the Las Vegas Strip. The final two days of the main event in 2005 were held downtown at what is now the MTR operated "Binion's" in celebration of the centennial of the founding of Las Vegas.

The Marketing of the WSOP

2008-06-11T03:51:00.000-07:00

Like any event or sports league, the WSOP also has corporate sponsors and licensed products which pay fees to market themselves as an official sponsor and/or licensee and exclusively use the WSOP insignia and cross-promote with their events.

Poker

2008-06-11T03:48:00.000-07:00

Poker is a type of card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination ("hand") in their possession, by placing a bet into a central pot. The winner is the one who holds the hand with the highest value according to an established hand rankings hierarchy, or otherwise the player who remains in the hand after all others have folded (the player who makes an un-called bet.).