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• The World Series of Poker is the biggest and most popular poker tournament in the world.

  The 2009 World Series of Poker is running from May 27, 2009, until July 15, 2009, at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Fast Facts

  1. Originally created by Tom Moore
  2. 1973: First televised
  3. In 2006, Jaime Gold won the largest prize to date
  4. 2007: Jerry Yang wins WSOP Main Event
  5. 2008: Peter Eastgate (22) was the youngest player to ever win the Main Event
  6. Consists of 55 events
  7. Main Event pot determined by number of entrants
  8. Winner of each event at tournament wins a bracelet
  9. Largest payout for first prize was in 2006 for $12 million
  10. 2006: 8,773 Entrants

• History

  The World Series of Poker began in 1970. Player Benny Binion is credited with the championship format which is used today. Tom Moore and Vic Vickrey were the first to organize a tournament of poker champions which would be the inspiration for the World series of Poker. The event was called the Texas Gamblers reunion. In 2005, the tournament was sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment. It has been sponsored by the company ever since. The tournament had it's most entrants in 2006, with 8,773 players. The all-time high in participants also resulted in the highest payday in the Main Event top prize, which was $12 million. In 2007, the tournament featured 55 different events.WSOP: Brief history of World Series of Poker

• Recent Winners

  • 2008: Peter Eastgate
  • 2007: Jerry Yang
  • 2006: Jamie Gold
  • 2005: Joe Hachem
  • 2004: Greg Raymer
  • 2003: Chris Moneymaker
  • 2002: Robert Varkonyi
  • 2001: Juan Carlos Mortensen
  • 2000: Chris Ferguson
  • 1999: Noel Furlong
  • 1998: Scotty Nguyen

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