The 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to begin on Thursday, May 27, 2010. As every poker fan knows the WSOP is an annual event that began back in 1970. That year, Johnny Moss was awarded the championship by votes of the other players in the event. It became the freeze-out event [...]
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The World Series Of Poker Is About To Begin
April 26th, 2010 at 12:40 pm » Comments (0)
The History Of Poker
July 15th, 2009 at 9:25 am » Comments (1)
Poker is one of the most widely played games all over the world, both in online casino rooms and their land-based counterparts. From online poker rooms, to a traditional poker game with a group of your friends gathered around a table, poker is played in many different forms by people from all walks of life. [...]
World Poker Tour Trivia Questions (WPT)
September 8th, 2008 at 11:13 am » Comments (2)
In 2003, the World Poker Tour revolutionized televised poker and brought Texas Hold’em to the forefront of international excitement. Viewers of the World Poker Tour get expert commentary from hosts Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten. The World Poker Tour has helped to reshape the face of poker and has raise the competitive bar to [...]
World Series Of Poker History – Questions 10, 11 & 12
August 27th, 2008 at 11:46 am » Comments (0)
10. The year was 1990 and it marked the first year that a non-American won the World Series of Poker championship. What was his name? 11. Who is the only poker player to win a WSOP (World Series of Poker) bracelet, a WPT (World Poker Tour) title and an EPT (European Poker Title) event? 12. In [...]
World Series Of Poker History – Questions 7, 8 & 9
August 20th, 2008 at 10:06 am » Comments (0)
7. In what year did the World Series of Poker (WSOP) add a Ladies World Championship to the poker menu? 8. In 1983, this tournament director is credited with coming up the idea of the poker satellite. What was his name? 9. Who was the first WSOP main event winner to qualify through a satellite? Scroll down [...]
World Series Of Poker History – Questions 4, 5 & 6
August 13th, 2008 at 9:40 am » Comments (0)
4. In 1973, CBS Sports televised the World Series of Poker for the first time. The WSOP was also expanded for the first time to include four preliminary events. Name them. 5. The World Series of Poker saw many changes in 1978. To start, it was the first year that the main event’s prize money was divided [...]
World Series of Poker History – Questions 1, 2 & 3
August 4th, 2008 at 10:20 am » Comments (0)
This is the first poker trivia post in a series of posts dealing directly with World Series of Poker history. (WSOP) Let’s start off with an easy one. 1. Who are the only three time winners of the World Series of Poker main event? 2. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event has had four back to back champions. [...]
