Archive for WSOP


Win your WSOP Main Event seat for 2 dollars

Every day CarbonPoker gives players the chance to earn themselves an entry into the World Series by playing in the lower buy-in satellite tournaments. There are multi table tournament (MTT) and Sit’n’Go satellites starting from as low as $2 buy-in.
Players may buy in at any level or work their way up to the Grand Final [...]

World Series Main Event Poker

Be one of the first to win a seat at this year’s WSOP®
It’s every player’s dream to take a shot at the World Series of Poker®. There’s the giant prize pool: Last year’s winner Jerry Yang took home more than $8 million after beating 6,358 other players. Then there’s the chance to join the former [...]

PokerStars wants to send you to the World Series Main Event

It’s that time of year again. The time when everyone starts dreaming of winning the biggest poker tournament on the planet; the World Series of Poker* Main Event. There are many major events out there, but none of them come close to the importance of the WSOP*. From the instant fame attached to winning the [...]

2007 World Series of Poker Videos

The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 (US) no-limit Texas hold ‘em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18. All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada by Harrah’s Entertainment, which has [...]

2006 World Series of Poker videos

The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with “satellite” events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. Forty more events in various events including Omaha, seven-card stud and razz, plus ladies’ and senior [...]

2005 World Series of Poker videos

The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15 marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports and/or television history at the time ($7,500,000) was awarded to the [...]

World Series 2008 Poker Tournament

The 2008 World Series of Poker is the largest, most prestigious poker event on earth.
Featuring 55 separate events spread over 7 weeks, last year’s main event made 5 poker millionaires with the winner taking home $8,000,000!
There are several ways you can join the game and earn your free entry into the biggest [...]

World Series of Poker 2008 Rules

Harrah’s Entertainment, who owns the rights to the World Series of Poker, recently announced they are making a slight change to the schedule of the 2008 World Series of Poker. The change is simply two events switching positions, the $50,000 World Championship HORSE event and the $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball event. The $50,000 HORSE [...]

Free Poker Blinds Timer Sign up

Simply sign up with your name and email address and we will send you information on how to get your FREE home poker tournament blind timer (like the WSOP timers at the main event). This poker clock or blind timer has all the features you will need to run your home game successfully.
Check out [...]

Main Event Poker Championship day 2

The Main Event Poker Championship took place in July of this year. The winner took home over $8 million. ESPN has been airing the coverage of the main event each week. Take a look as these players struggle with Day 2 of the biggest poker tournament in the world.
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Main Event Poker Championship day 1

There is nothing worse than being the first out of a poker tournament. Well, there is if you are the first out of the World Series. The 2007 main event had over 8700 players battling for a $8.2 million first prize. You can imagine how a player feels getting taken out [...]

Main Event Poker Championship

In 2006, online poker hit a mark. The World Series of Poker had the largest payout in poker history. It was because of online sites like Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars who sent an enormous amount of players to the main event.
Take a look at the past few years statistics on the [...]

World Series of Poker 2007 - Main Event on Video

Did you miss ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker? Well, you can watch it all online. Just click the link below.
WSOP 2007 Main event on video - YouTube
If you follow poker to any degree you will find these videos interesting, funny and very educating. Just about every player you have [...]

Poker is here to Stay

First of all poker has been around for a long time. The first World Series of Poker started at Binion’s Horshoe Tavern in Las Vegas in 1970. The prize pool wasn’t even worth mentioning. The first time the WSOP prize pool reached a million dollars was in the late 80’s.
Today is a different story! In [...]

11th World Series of Poker Bracelet

Phil Hellmuth catapulted his way into the history books late on June 11th, 2007 with a record-breaking 11th WSOP bracelet win at this year’s World Series of Poker. Phil Hellmuth entered the final table of the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event in second place with 1,482,000 in chips. He quickly took control of his opponents [...]