World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the biggest event in the poker world, and every summer thousands of players from all over the world come to Las Vegas to take part in it.
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Nine players will return to the Rio on November 7th in order to compete for the first prize of $ 8, 546, 435.





Most of the events of the 2009 WSOP was held in June and July, but still remains without answer the main question - who will be the winner of the main tournament.



The tournament was attended by 6 494 players who formed a prize pool of $ 61, 043, 600. In addition to the money the winner will receive the title of "World Champion of Poker."



Poker tournaments captivating that any of their members could be a winner. The final table of the 2009 WSOP includes absolute amateur writers from the world of poker, and possibly the best player in the world, Phil Ivey.

Most chips is Darvin Moon, a logger who works in Maryland, USA, and was completely unknown in the poker world to the WSOP 2009.



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