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  • Amit Makhija

    Gl @texdolly in the main event today, happy 4th of July everyone! Partying at the hard rock pool with a huge crew, 3 cabanas, fun times

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  • Liz Lieu

    @B1gfoot nope.. no hangover :)

    8 minutes ago
  • joe sebok

    putting all 4th partying on hold. it's main event day 1 for me. time to get after it, and get after it i shall. #wsop57 #nation

    13 minutes ago
  • Lacey Jones

    @alexleebehan Thanks! Can't wait to see you soon! We'll do Vegas right next weekend!

    28 minutes ago
  • Nick Maimone

    If Ylon Schwartz bricked all Prelims and final tabled ME, I can too right??

    28 minutes ago
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WSOP 2008

Held annually in Las Vegas, the WSOP is the largest and most prestigious poker tournaments in the world. More than 50 tournaments will be held for a month and a half event, with thousands of players in race for astronomical sums and prestigious WSOP bracelets. The peak with the WSOP Main Event buy-in at $ 10,000, which alone attracted over 6000 participants in the previous two years.

WSOP 2008 News

Held annually in Las Vegas, the World Series of Poker is the largest and most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Over 50 events are held throughout the month-long series, with thousands of players competing for huge cash prizes and coveted WSOP bracelets. Many varieties of poker are available and the series culminates with the $10,000 Main Event, which alone has drawn several thousand entrants in recent years.

  • Full Tilt Poker Readies for 2009 WSOP

    March 17, 2009

    With the schedule set and registration underway, the countdown has begun for the 2009 World Series of Poker, and major online site Full Tilt Poker has much planned in the way of promotions, qualifying tournaments...

     

  • The PokerNews Interview: Jack Effel on the 2009 WSOP, Part 2

    March 15, 2009

    In Part 1 of this interview, World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel shared some of the general changes that are in store for the 2009 WSOP. In this concluding section, Effel talks about some...

     

  • The PokerNews Interview: Jack Effel on the 2009 WSOP, Part 1

    March 14, 2009

    Poker's largest and most prestigious series, the World Series of Poker, returns to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas this summer in its 40th annual gathering of poker's biggest names. The 'gearing up' process...

     
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WSOP 2008 Live Reporting

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  Congratulations to Peter Eastgate, the 2008 WSOP Main Event Champion!

It took four months, 39 two-hour levels of play, and a 104-hand heads-up duel to crown our 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion. Peter Eastgate's name will be the next to be immortalized...

Peter Eastgate  $ 9,152,416
Ivan Demidov  $ 5,809,595
Dennis Phillips  $ 4,517,773
Ylon Schwartz  $ 3,774,974
Scott Montgomery  $ 3,096,768
Darus Suharto  $ 2,418,562
David "Chino" Rheem  $ 1,772,650
Kelly Kim  $ 1,288,217
Craig Marquis  $ 900,670