2009年扑克世界系列
WSOP扑克世界系列赛是拉斯维加斯的扑克锦标赛，是对于任何扑克玩家来说最令人期待的时刻，有著名的扑克高手，如菲尔Helmuth，克里斯弗格森，Doyle Brunson菲尔艾维。 2009年世界扑克系列赛主赛事的承诺是宏伟的，比以往任何时候都更令人兴奋。
作为世界上最大的扑克锦标赛，世界扑克系列有一个勿庸置疑的广泛的媒体报道，比一些体育赛事的观众群更大。
2008年世界系列扑克锦标赛主赛事
在2008年世界扑克锦标赛最后赛事已经完成。丹麦的彼得·东门粉碎了他的“11月九”，在得克萨斯州的对手赢得EM世界扑克系列赛主赛事，获得一个令人垂涎的WSOP金手镯和充满诱惑性的现金9152416元。
虽然只有18个月打在线扑克游戏的记录，22岁的互联网扑克高手这个最年轻的人成为WSOP主赛事赢家。在1989年东门击败专业扑克玩家菲尔Helmuth，这个24岁以下的“扑克小子”获得一个WSOP手镯。
WSOP的附表
世界扑克系列赛是由55个扑克锦标赛赛事组成，其中包括所有主要类型的扑克游戏。每个WSOP赛事的冠军被授予金手镯 - 一个扑克玩家最负盛名的奖项之一。然而，所有的目光都转向了令人振奋的WSOP $ 10 000无限额德州扑克的主要事件，因为可以拥有数百万美元的奖金，每年吸引了成千上万玩德州扑克的扑克玩家。
世界系列扑克历史
著名的赌场老板和扑克选手班尼比尼恩始于1970年创建世界扑克系列赛，吸引来自美国各地的各种水平的扑克选手，让他们在世界上最大的扑克锦标赛较量扑克战略。
原世界系列扑克锦标赛是10 000美元购买的无限额德州扑克比赛，在比尼恩的马蹄赌场举行。
首届世界扑克锦标赛的冠军是由参加的扑克选手得到的票数决定。扑克选手约翰·尼莫斯被评为有史以来第一次世界扑克冠军。
1971年，扑克锦标赛被改为淘汰赛结构，当所有其他的扑克选手被淘汰时，莫斯获得冠军。
2004年，比尼恩的马蹄买进哈拉斯娱乐，活动被转移到Harrah的里奥全套房酒店和拉斯维加斯大道的赌场上。
世界扑克锦标赛爆炸系列
世界扑克系列的继续以不可思议的速度显著增长。同时在WSOP奖金成倍增加：
1972年看到汤姆“阿马里洛”普雷斯顿赢得80 000美元，并击败其他7个玩家。
在2000年，克里斯弗格森获得150万美元的奖金，打败了518扑克锦标赛参与者。
到2005年，冠军约瑟夫哈希姆获得750万美元，他击败5 618名其他玩家！
WSOP对在线扑克的影响
对于这种增长的一个主要因素是克里斯摇钱树在2003年WSOP的胜利。他通过支付总额为39美元的线上锦标赛而获得比赛资格。他在WSOP主赛事的胜利为他赢得了250万美元，在世界扑克系列赛造成深远的影响，为世界各地的在线扑克玩家创造了希望。
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World Series of Poker 2009
The World Series of Poker or WSOP is the most anticipated group of Las Vegas poker tournaments on any poker players' calendar, featuring famous poker pros such as Phil Helmuth, Chris Ferguson, Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey. The 2009 poker World Series Main Event promises to be grander and exciting than ever.
As the largest group of poker tournaments in the world, the Poker World Series has an unsurprisingly wide media coverage and an even larger audience base than some sporting events.
2008 World Series of Poker Main Event
The last hand on the 2008 WSOP schedule has been dealt. Denmark's Peter Eastgate crushed his 'November Nine' opponents in the Texas Hold em poker world series Main Event and walked away with a coveted WSOP gold bracelet and a delicious $9,152,416 in cold hard cash.
After playing online poker games for only 18 months, The 22 year-old internet poker pro is the youngest person to become a WSOP Main Event winner. Eastgate beat the WSOP record set by poker pro Phil Helmuth in 1989, when the 'Poker Brat' claimed a WSOP bracelet at the age of 24. For other 2008 poker world series results, visit our 2008 World Series Poker page.
WSOP Schedule
The World Series of Poker is comprised of 55 poker tournament events which encompass all of the major types of poker games. The winner of each WSOP event is awarded a gold bracelet - one of the most prestigious prizes for a poker pro. However, all eyes are usually turned towards the exhilarating WSOP $10 000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, which boasts multi-million dollar prize money and attracts thousands of eager poker players each year to play Texas Hold em.
World Series of Poker History
Well-known casino owner and poker player Benny Binion started the World Series of Poker in 1970, luring various quality poker players from around the US to exercise their poker poker strategy in the world's greatest poker tournament.
The original World Series of Poker tournament was a $10 000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold'em poker tournament held at Binion's Horseshoe casino.
The champion of the inaugural WSOP was decided by votes from the poker players taking part. Poker player Johnny Moss was voted the first ever Poker World Champion.
In 1971, the poker tournament format was changed to a freezeout structure, and Moss defended his title when all other poker players were eliminated.
In 2004, Binion's Horseshoe was bought by Harrah's Entertainment, and the event was moved to Harrah's Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
World Series of Poker Tournament Explosion
The phenomenal growth of the poker World Series is continuing at an incredible rate. Even the WSOP prize money has exponentially increased:
1972 saw Tom "Amarillo Slim" Preston winning $80 000 and beating 7 other players to the title.
In 2000, Chris Ferguson claimed a $1.5 million prize, beating 518 poker tournament participants.
By 2005, the pot claimed by champion Joseph Hachem was worth $7.5 million and he had to beat 5 618 other players to claim it!
WSOP Online Poker Influence
A major factor in this growth was Chris Moneymaker's victory at the 2003 WSOP. He qualified via online tournaments for which he paid a total of $39. His victory at the WSOP main event earned him a cool $2.5 million, creating a hope of reaching the World Series of Poker for online poker players across the globe.
