Sunday, July 09, 2006
WSOP Off With a Bang
The 2006 World Series of Poker Opens with a Bang
The 2006 World Series of Poker opened with a bang. The world’s largest and most prestigious poker spectacle began with the first open event on the schedule – the $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em competition. A record 2,776 players entered the event, making it one of the largest poker tournaments ever in history. Only the 2005 WSOP main event attracted more participants (5,619). The total prize pool amounts to $3,789,240.
Read the complete WSOP News Article
The 2006 World Series of Poker opened with a bang. The world’s largest and most prestigious poker spectacle began with the first open event on the schedule – the $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em competition. A record 2,776 players entered the event, making it one of the largest poker tournaments ever in history. Only the 2005 WSOP main event attracted more participants (5,619). The total prize pool amounts to $3,789,240.
Read the complete WSOP News Article
