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The Other World Series: Poker
Growing up, the American dream for many boys was playing major league baseball and hitting the game winning home run in the final game of the World Series. This dream is usually
shattered for most when in their teen years the reality hits, that they’re not an athlete and have no chance at a
career in professional baseball.
There is however another World Series that anyone can participate in. The only requirement is that you’re over 21. I’m talking about the World Series Of Poker, which takes place this year from June 2 – July 15. “Wait,” I hear you say. “That’s over a month long. I thought the World Series of Poker was just a few days.”
Actually the WSOP is a series of 45 different poker events culminating with the final 7 day main event starting July 7. The events take
place at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with the final table of the main event being played at Binion’s Horseshoe Casino in Downtown Las Vegas where the World Series of Poker all started.
The official start of the WSOP was in 1970, though the beginnings can be traced back to an event...
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World Series of Poker: History
When you hear the term, the World Series of Poker, most people today think about ESPN coverage and thousands of people all laying down $10,000 to become the next poker millionaire. The top players are cult icons and have turned their fame into small fortunes, hocking chip sets, instructional videos, books, video games, and websites. But it hasn’t always been that way.
The idea for the World Series began in the summer of 1949 when Nicholas "Nick the Greek" Dandolos approached Binion’s Horseshoe owner Benny Binion to set up a match between Dandolos and the legendary Texas road gambler, Johnny Moss. Binion did so with the stipulation that the game would be played in public view.
Crowds gathered at Binion’s Horseshoe to watch this marathon contest that lasted five months with breaks only for sleep. Moss ultimately won an estimated $2 million. When “The Greek” lost his last pot, he arose from his chair, bowed slightly, and uttered the now-famous words, "Mr. Moss, I have to let you go." Binion, always a promoter at heart, noted that the public had gathered outside the casino each day to watch the game with the fervor of dedicated sports fans, and he was...
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