The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. World Series of Poker - Origins. The original World Series of Poker was started by Tom Morehead of the Riverside casino in Reno and was an invitational event. The set of tournaments the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve to was the brainchild of Las Vegas legend, casino owner, and poker player Benny Binion as well as his two sons Jack and Ted. The Binion family not only nurtured the WSOP, but poker in gene ...

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• World Series of Poker - Origins
• World Series of Poker - Evolution
• World Series of Poker - Harrah's Takes The Pot
• World Series of Poker - The Marketing of the WSOP
• World Series of Poker - The main event
• World Series of Poker - Main Event Overview

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From 1971 on, all WSOP events have been tournaments with cash prizes. In 1973 a new event, five-card stud, was added to the main event of No Limit Texas Hold 'em. Since then new events have been added and removed. In 2006 there will be 42 events at the WSOP, including poker games like Omaha and Razz as well as events only for seniors and women. Event winners get, in addition to their prize money, the coveted golden bracelet. Doyle Brunson (nicknamed "Texas Dolly") and Johnny Chan have each won ten bracelets, while Phil Hellmuth has ni ...

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World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker - Origins, World Series of Poker - Evolution, World Series of Poker - Harrah's Takes The Pot, World Series of Poker - The Marketing of the WSOP, World Series of Poker - The main event, World Series of Poker - Main Event Overview

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The original World Series of Poker was started by Tom Morehead of the Riverside casino in Reno and was an invitational event. The set of tournaments the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve to was the brainchild of Las Vegas legend, casino owner, and poker player Benny Binion as well as his two sons Jack and Ted. The Binion family not only nurtured the WSOP, but poker in general. Prior to the 1970s, poker was not found at many casinos because of the difficulty of keeping cheaters out. Through better security techniques as well as the Binion's tireless promotion through events ...

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World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker - Origins, World Series of Poker - Evolution, World Series of Poker - Harrah's Takes The Pot, World Series of Poker - The Marketing of the WSOP, World Series of Poker - The main event, World Series of Poker - Main Event Overview

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In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment purchased Binion's Horseshoe, renaming it just "Binion's" 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, with the final two days of the main event held downtown at Binion's in celebration of the centennial of the founding of Las Vegas. It also added a made-for-television $2 million "freeroll" invitational "Tournament of Champi ...

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World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker - Origins, World Series of Poker - Evolution, World Series of Poker - Harrah's Takes The Pot, World Series of Poker - The Marketing of the WSOP, World Series of Poker - The main event, World Series of Poker - Main Event Overview

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The main event of the WSOP is the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'Em tournament. Winners of the event not only get the largest prize of the tournament and golden bracelet, but additionally their picture is placed into the Gallery of Champions at Binion's. There have been many memorable events during the WSOP, including Jack Straus's 1982 comeback win after discovering he had one $500 ...

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World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker - Origins, World Series of Poker - Evolution, World Series of Poker - Harrah's Takes The Pot, World Series of Poker - The Marketing of the WSOP, World Series of Poker - The main event, World Series of Poker - Main Event Overview

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