The World Series of Poker Starts Friday!
It’s that glorious time of year again! The World Series of Poker (”WSOP”) starts tomorrow, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Contrary to common belief among those unfamiliar with the WSOP, it’s not a single poker tournament. Rather, it’s a series of tournaments — 55 this year — culminated by a colloquially “Main” and formally “World Championship” event. The buy-ins (entry fees) range from $500 to $50,000. A complete schedule is on the official WSOP Web site.
I’ve only played in a WSOP event once, in 2005, just 6 months after I started playing poker. I didn’t know what I didn’t know back then. I skipped last year, but this year my poker buddies and I will be returning. I plan to enter at least three of the smaller, $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold ‘em events and then play cash games on the side.
As the tournament proceeds, you can see live coverage on the WSOP site, PokerPages and CardPlayer.com.
Wish us luck!
