2008 World Series of Poker Europe Kicks Off with £1,500 No Limit Hold'em Event

The World Series of Poker Europe is back in London for Season 2 and looks to best last year's impressive inaugural showing. This time around, the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square will play solo host to the Series' four-event slate, which kicks off with a four-day, £1,500 no limit hold'em tournament, set to begin at 1:00 p.m. local time on Friday, September 18th.

The only new event on the WSOPE schedule, the opening affair is expected to sell out at 500 entrants, filling the Empire's poker tables to capacity on both Day 1a and b. We can confirm that Barry Greenstein, Robert Williamson III and Michael 'Timex' McDonald are all already in town, though the list of big names expected to turn out is endless. We've also been told that a few of the faces you'll see on ESPN in November might make an appearance.

For the second straight year, PokerNews is the exclusive digital media partner of the WSOPE, and our crack team of reporters will be there from the time the first card is dealt until this year's Main Event winner collects his . . . or her . . . championship bracelet.

Tune in starting at 1:00 p.m. local time (8:00 a.m. EST) for all the live updates, chip counts, photos and videos you've come to know and love from PokerNews.com. We'll see you then!