2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 1d
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Political Photo Op

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How do you know when poker has hit the big time? When politicians are focusing on it as a major "issue." Representative Robert Wexler (D - Florida) is in the Amazon Room this morning, along with Poker Players Alliance representative Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, formerly a Senator from New York. After Jack Effel announced that this is (currently) the second-largest Main Event field ever with the slowest structure ever in the history of the Main Event - extra levels inserted at Level 3, Level 4 and Level 6 - and his other usual announcements, he turned the mic over to Rep. Wexler.

"We're here as friends of poker," said Wexler, as D'Amato stood beside him. "Two years ago, under a Republican-controlled Congress, the United States Congress took your right to play poker on the internet away. With your help, we're going to change that wrong-headed law."

These remarks drew scattered applause from around the room, before Wexler added, "That's what we need to do while we're fixing the economy and all the other important things." That drew laughter.