World Series of Poker Schedules and Results - 40th Annual WSOPThe World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a set of poker tournaments, usually consisting of 57 various poker events, taking place at the start of the summer and concluding with the most prestigious poker tournament in the world, the World Series of Poker Main Event. The WSOP officially began in 1970 but dates back to 1949, when Benny Binion arranged a high-stakes poker marathon between Nicholas 'Nick the Greek' Dandolos and Johnny Moss. The marathon lasted for 5 months and drew a crowd each day. Moss won and walked away with more than $2 million in prize money.The 2009 World Series of Poker begins on Wednesday, May 27 with the first of 57 gold bracelet events. The second event commemorates the 40th anniversary with a special $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. The WSOP Main Event begins on Friday, July 3, 2009 and reaches the final table (nine players) on July 15, 2009, at which time play will be halted. The The final table will be held with the "November Nine" from November 7-10, 2009, before a live audience with special primetime coverage from ESPN. Play in a World series of Poker satellite tournament and you might just end up playing in the biggest poker tournament in the world. The debut of the World Series of Poker Circuit tournaments was in 2005. It travels around US cities with various buy-in levels and mostly No-Limit events. The Circuit visits the Harrah's properties in Hammond (Chicago area), Lake Tahoe (Nevada), Atlantic City (new Jersey), Tunica (Mississippi), Council Bluffs (Iowa), Rincon (Southern California), Las Vegas and New Orleans (Mississippi). Do you want instant cash bonuses; sign-up and reload bonuses? If so, BodogPoker is for you!! Bodog.com is a very popular online Sports/Poker/Casino website which offers a great player points system along with many free-roll tournaments! Are you ready to win a seat into this year's World Series of Poker Main Event? Bodog Poker has built the best reputation for Online Gaming by nailing four key service points; offering quick and simple depositing methods, instant cash bonuses, fast payouts, and the most impressive customer service department in the industry! Join Bodog Poker today! World Series of Poker Circuit Tour 2008-2009
--- by Bones at Poker Room on April 14, 2009
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