History and facts of the world series of poker

World series of poker is one of the oldest, most valuable and the largest poker tournament today. The tournament is held each year in Vegas. The first ever tournament of world series of poker had been in 1970 and it was an invitation only event where Benny Binion had invited the six best known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino. The development of the WSOP had initially been quite slow and it was almost twelve years before the event attracted 52 participant sin 1982. During the early 1980s, satellite poker tournaments had been introduced. These tournaments allowed players to win a seat to different events in the world series of poker for much less than the actual entry fee. In 1987, over 2100 participants took part in this prestigious tournament. It was in 2006 that the largest number of players had been in the tournament with around 8773 poker players in the main event.

The prestigious bracelet

Players that win the world series of poker win the prestigious and the renowned bracelet along with large cash prize. It also offers a few selected players with a place in the history of poker as the winner of one of the most prestigious event in poker. Several people do not know exactly how WSOP managed to become so popular. Nicholas Dandolas had approached well known poker player Benny Binion in the year 1949 with his idea of organizing a high stake marathon of poker. The marathon would be available readily to viewers to see and the duration of the event would last for days or maybe months. The games between Johnny Moss and Dandolas had been set up and the marathon lasted for around five months with breaks only for sleep and meals. Both players continued the game with their best abilities and played every variation of poker known to them. Ultimately, the marathon was won by Moss with a prize of around $2 million.

Bluffing tends to be an integral part of poker at the world series of poker and since most players at the tournament are world class players, it has to be done with precision and skill. The professional players that can be found at Full tilt poker events are so experienced that they know almost every strategy in the book by heart. For those who are not yet up to that level, bluffing in the WSOP can be a fatal mistake. There have been many well known poker players in the tournament who have proven time and again to win the pot even with very low hands, simply because of their phenomenal bluffing skills.

The world series of poker is unlike any other tournament and it regularly attracts celebrities and well known figures from the world of poker and is a nationally televised event.