World Series Of Poker - The Way To The Success
Probably most of the poker players are familiar that the biggest event in the huge poker industry is the World Series Of Poker. The tournament has long and interesting history and is the most prestigious event in the present poker world.
The great World Series of Poker tournament started its existence in the far 1949. The big question is what happened then. Benny Binion received an interesting and unusual request by one of the most enthusiastic gamblers in those days Nicholas Dandolos, called Nick The Greek. He asked Binion to organize poker games, in which to take part and to compete against each other the best players in the high-stakes poker. A match between Dandolos and one of the legends of poker Johny Moss was organized by Bunion and was announced that the great event will be held in public view.
Probably is difficult to you to imagine, but the competition lasted five months. Both of the players were taking breaks only to sleep and eat and were continuing the competition. Also, they played every type of poker that comes into your mind. Unfortunately to Dandolos, the winner of this great competition became Johny Moss.
Soon after that, Binnion realized that the match has provoked huge interest in the audience, that gathered in flocks every day in front of the casino where the match was held, with the main purpose to observe the great poker event. He understood that organizing of such events will be happy to have great success.
The recreation of the event was made in 1970 again by Binnion. He called it The World Series Of Poker and the competition had to determine, which poker player deserves to have the title World Champion. In the tournament took part the best poker players in the country and the winner became again Johny Moss. The winner was determined by popular vote.
In 1971, the competition between the players was severe. The winner was determined by successive elimination, until the moment when one of the players collect all the chips. Can you guess who became champion. Of course, the right answer is Johny Moss again.
During the next 1972 year, the winner of the great competition became Thomas Preston, popular in the poker environment as Amarillo Slim. Binnion popularized the World Series by participating in different interviews and broadcastings. In the beginning of the 80s were organized lower buy-ins preliminary competitions. As you can imagine, the popularity of The World series of poker spread a lot.
World Series of Poker attracted fifty-two participants in the far 1982. But in 1987, they became 2,141. The 2002 World series of Poker event attracted 7,595. Today, the amount of the prize is enormous, if we have in mind that the prize for the 2002 year event was $19,599,230. The great invention of Benny Binnion is the most popular poker event these days and its future predicts even greater development and popularity.
World Series of Poker 2005 gathered record number of players - 5,661 and the winner Joseph Hachem took home the award of 7,500,000 North American dollars.
The great World Series of Poker tournament started its existence in the far 1949. The big question is what happened then. Benny Binion received an interesting and unusual request by one of the most enthusiastic gamblers in those days Nicholas Dandolos, called Nick The Greek. He asked Binion to organize poker games, in which to take part and to compete against each other the best players in the high-stakes poker. A match between Dandolos and one of the legends of poker Johny Moss was organized by Bunion and was announced that the great event will be held in public view.
Probably is difficult to you to imagine, but the competition lasted five months. Both of the players were taking breaks only to sleep and eat and were continuing the competition. Also, they played every type of poker that comes into your mind. Unfortunately to Dandolos, the winner of this great competition became Johny Moss.
Soon after that, Binnion realized that the match has provoked huge interest in the audience, that gathered in flocks every day in front of the casino where the match was held, with the main purpose to observe the great poker event. He understood that organizing of such events will be happy to have great success.
The recreation of the event was made in 1970 again by Binnion. He called it The World Series Of Poker and the competition had to determine, which poker player deserves to have the title World Champion. In the tournament took part the best poker players in the country and the winner became again Johny Moss. The winner was determined by popular vote.
In 1971, the competition between the players was severe. The winner was determined by successive elimination, until the moment when one of the players collect all the chips. Can you guess who became champion. Of course, the right answer is Johny Moss again.
During the next 1972 year, the winner of the great competition became Thomas Preston, popular in the poker environment as Amarillo Slim. Binnion popularized the World Series by participating in different interviews and broadcastings. In the beginning of the 80s were organized lower buy-ins preliminary competitions. As you can imagine, the popularity of The World series of poker spread a lot.
World Series of Poker attracted fifty-two participants in the far 1982. But in 1987, they became 2,141. The 2002 World series of Poker event attracted 7,595. Today, the amount of the prize is enormous, if we have in mind that the prize for the 2002 year event was $19,599,230. The great invention of Benny Binnion is the most popular poker event these days and its future predicts even greater development and popularity.
World Series of Poker 2005 gathered record number of players - 5,661 and the winner Joseph Hachem took home the award of 7,500,000 North American dollars.