WSOP ChampionIn recent years the WSOP Champion, or World Series of Poker champion, has become a celebrity. The rise in popularity is no doubt tied to the fact that the event is now a major presentation of the ESPN network. Growing numbers of sports fans, even those who do not play poker, watch the contest with great interest. Thus the WSOP champion becomes highly recognizable.Online casinos are aware that the WSOP Champion is a very marketable personality. The winners have been used to promote poker web sites, usually indicating that use of the sites helps players hone their card playing skills. The evolution of the World Series of Poker over the past thirty-five years is remarkable. According to materials assembled from the archives of Binion's Horseshoe Casino, the first World Series of Poker was held in 1970. It was begun as both a tournament and a means of promoting Binion's Horseshoe Casino. In the early days, the tournament was for the known superstars of the poker world. 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! Johnny Moss of Odessa, Texas was the World Series of Poker Champion in the first two years of the existence of the title. His first year earnings are unknown, but the reported value of the win in the second year was $12,000. Winners of the main event of the tournament now can expect to make over ten million dollars! Check out the entire 2010 WSOP Schedule! The list of champions of the World Series of Poker over the years includes some legendary names; like Amarillo Slim Preston, Doyle Brunson, Stu Unger, Johnny Chan, and Dan Harrington. The poker legends still come to the World Series of Poker, though they are not alone. The contest is no longer limited to the known elite players. Amateur players can buy in to the tournament and take their chances against the professional poker players. Relative unknowns and newcomers compete for the fabulous purse, and the bracelet that goes to the winner. It can be a life changing event. If you doubt that, you could ask Chris Moneymaker. He won the championship of the main event a few years ago. His win was unexpected and helped fuel the growing popularity of the event. Today, the field of players for the annual World Series of Poker event may exceed 10,000, and they literally come from all over the world! The viewing audience also has grown, as the event has moved into a prime time slot on ESPN. No longer a back room game, poker is extremely popular, and so is the WSOP Champion. Win your seat into the next 2010 WSOP or WPT event by joining Bodog Poker and playing in a satellite tournament! --- by Bones McCoy at Poker Room on April 05, 2007
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