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The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, the bracelet events have occurred every year in Las Vegas. The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas. [77]
The Poker Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional poker in the United States. Founded in Las Vegas, it was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, the owner of the Horseshoe Casino, to preserve the names and legacies of the world's greatest poker players and to serve as a tourist attraction to his casino.
The set of tournaments that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve into was the brainchild of Las Vegas casino owner and poker player Benny Binion. In 1970, the first WSOP at Binion's Horseshoe took place as a series of cash games that included five-card stud, deuce to seven low-ball draw, razz, seven-card stud, and Texas hold 'em. [13]
The tournament, now known as The Poker Player's Championship, [1] was moved to the second spot on the WSOP schedule, preceded only by the restricted $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em event. Thus, the 2010 WSOP open events started with The Poker Player's Championship and ended with the No Limit Hold'em Championship/Main Event. [ 2 ]
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money. The 1985 Main Event final table featured two players, Berry Johnston and Hamid Dastmalchi, who would go on to win the Main Event later on their careers.
$2,000 No Limit Hold'em Diego Cordovez (1/1) $293,040 Dave Ulliott (0/1) Results: 9 May 2, 2000 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Chris Ferguson (1/1) $151,000 Al Decarlo Results: 10 May 3, 2000 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Jimmy Athanas (1/1) $173,900 Dave Colclough: Results: 11 May 4, 2000 $3,000 Limit Hold'em Chris Tsiprailidis (1/1) $213,600 Ed Smith ...
The $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas Hold 'em Main Event began on July 3 with the first of four starting days. There were 6,494 total entries. [1] After reaching the final table of nine players on July 15, the final table was once again delayed until November 7.
The 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held during May 1972 at the Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] It was the third annual installment of the World Series of Poker , and also the second one to feature the freezeout structure.