A Background on the Main Event at the World Series of Poker
Known to be one of the international events in the world of poker, the world series of Poker is introduced to players in 1968 and started to become popular in the 1970s. Many poker professionals succeeded in the events that are featured in the tournament, which led them to fame. Since the tournament opens great opportunities to deserving, diligent and committed poker players, many aspirants participate and try whether they will win the main event of the tournament.
The main event of the World Series of Poker is intriguing because some there are two games that are usually identified by players and gamblers as the highlights of this tournament. Even if some poker players agree that the HORSE tournament should be considered as the highlight or main event of the World Series of Poker, the organizer of the World Series of Poker still believe that the tournament's highlight is no limit Texas Holdem with $10,000 buy-in.
Players who will win at the main event of the World Series of Poker will receive cash prizes and a gold bracelet, which symbolizes that the player is one of the world poker champions. In addition, the photograph of the champion will be included in the Gallery of Champions at the Horseshoe casino hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
There are some noteworthy situations that happened at the main event of the World Series of Poker. One of these is when Jack Straus won the event in 1982 after he realized that he is not yet eliminated in the game because he still has $500 left to bet. Another event is when Jerry Yang beat other professionals in 2007, knowing that he is still an amateur and he just played the game two years before the event.
The success of Greg Raymer and Chris Moneymaker are also memorable since they do not play poker in live casinos and they only qualify in the main event because they win in satellite tournaments or online poker tournaments. Above all, it is important to know that there are only four poker players throughout the history of the World Series of Poker who are able to win several times at the main event of the tournament. They are Johnny Moss who won in 1971 and 1974, Doyle Brunson who won in 1976 and 1977, Stu Ungar who won in 1980, 1981 and 1997, and Johnny Chan who won in 1987 and 1988.
Winning in the main event of the World Series of Poker is important to those who are establishing a career in poker. With such achievement, they can easily attain their dreams and be one of those who are known as poker superstars and champions. Above all, they also had the chance to be prosperous since the event involves high stakes that are placed by professional players.
