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  2. List of World Series of Poker Main Event champions - Wikipedia

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    The following is the list of World Series of Poker Main Event champions. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, Best,and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world". [1] It is held annually since 1970 in Las Vegas. Since 1972, the Main Event of the WSOP has been the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold ...

  3. Category:World Series of Poker Main Event winners - Wikipedia

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    This category is for poker players who have won the multi-day No Limit Hold'em World Championship, also known as the Main Event, at the World Series of Poker. See also: List of World Series of Poker Main Event champions

  4. List of largest poker tournaments in history (by prize pool)

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    For the last several years, the largest tournament in the world has been the World Series of Poker Main Event. With the exception of 1992, the US$10,000 buy-in tournament increased in prize pool year-over-year from its start in 1970 until 2007 (the latter a result of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which reduced the number of players winning their seats via online play).

  5. 2005 World Series of Poker - Wikipedia

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    The 2005 WSOP Championship Bracelet. The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. . The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15 marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports and/or television history at the time ($7,500,000) was awarded to the winn

  6. World Series of Poker - Wikipedia

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    The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments [1] held annually in Paradise, Nevada, and since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment.It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players.

  7. Poker Champs Play the Sponsorship Game - AOL

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    While covering this year's World Series of Poker main event, a 7,319-player tournament with a first prize of $8,944,138, I spotted the rather anonymous pro Steve McLaughlin. He was seated next to ...

  8. 2007 World Series of Poker - Wikipedia

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    Online entries to the Main Event that were won as prizes on Internet poker sites were a substantial contributor to the dramatic growth the Main Event seen in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] The reduced field also meant a nearly one-third reduction in the Main Event's grand prize, from the record $12 million ( US ) in 2006 to $8.25 million.

  9. The 10 biggest tournament cash prizes recorded in poker history

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    World Series of Poker main events are still synonymous with huge prize pool purses. But these special events have taken center stage when it comes to enormous payouts for the winners.