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The announcement was made today that ESPN will televise eight hours of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker Europe. Starting February 1st, ESPN will televise two hours worth of coverage from the Main Event. Episodes will start at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern and both episodes will be rebroadcast »
The coverage of the World Series of Poker has drawn a lot of criticism lately from various professionals and players. A lot of it stemmed off of the coverage given to the final table. The final table started on November 9th and 274 hands were played. Out of those hands, only 23 »
The ratings are in for the World Series of Poker on ESPN and all indicators scream success. ESPN and Harrah’s Entertainment decided to delay the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event in order to renew interest in poker overall and to try and increase overall ratings of the ESPN’s World »
Dennis Phillips will be heading into the final table on November 9th with the chip lead of over $26 Million. He announced last week that a logo on his PokerStars Jersey will go up on auction and all money collected from the auction will go to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Ebay auction #290268147259 »
For the first time in the history of the World Series of Poker, Harrahs decided to delay the final table of the WSOP. They did this in a move that was supposed to bring more exposure to the World Series of Poker and bring bigger marketing opportunities to the participants.
Some people, Daniel Negreanu being »
The final total is in for the number of entrants for the Main Event of the WSOP Circuit Event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana. The final number of entrants for this Main Event is 88 players. The prior record for the fewest number of participants at a WSOP Circuit Main Event was 99. »
For a long time there has been a debate as to whether top level professionals and regular tournament professionals play the game for money or for fame. Some will claim that their motivation is to turn a profit, while others will outright admit that their motivation is to gain more exposure. Greg Raymer »