Submitted by admin on Fri, 29/07/2016 - 16:54
Every May the brightest stars and the most optimistic hopefuls in the world of poker descend on the gambling capital of America in Las Vegas to pit their skills against each other in the World Series of Poker. Since the very first World Series was held in 1970 in the Horseshoe Casino it’s a tournament that has steadily gained both importance and prestige in the poker world.
Not surprisingly, the potential rewards are huge – and the more people who enter, the greater the prizes will be. In this year’s WSOP, sponsored by 888poker, the total number of entrants was 107,833 – only the second time it has ever exceeded 100,000 – and this meant a correspondingly high prize pot of $221,211,336.
