2007 WSOP SEAT SATELLITES IN VEGAS

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Rio Resort Las Vegas…Home of the World Series of Poker
All over Las Vegas there are satellites giving away seats in the 2007 World Series of Poker at the Rio Resort June 1 thru July 17th. Only days remain before we hear the “Shuffle Up and Deal” command from Big Boss of the WSOP, Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack.

Expect some changes for the better for the 2007 WSOP. An expanded tournament area will allow for more players and more space. Better event scheduling, improved food service, separate windows at the cage for cash game players and 55 bracelet events will draw poker players from around the world to the Rio on Flamingo.

Its time to plan your pilgrimage to the Nevada desert for the really big show, the grand daddy of them all…the World Series of Poker. The WSOP began three and a half decades ago as a single $10K No-Limit Texas Hold’em freeze-out poker game. All the players handed Benny Binion $10K, took a seat at the tables and played until only one player remained with chips. The winner received all of the cash tossed into a cardboard box by the late Benny Binion. Back then, the money bubble boy also finished second.

The very thought of poker playing gamblers risking an unthinkable $10,000 in cash to play a card game swept across the country after the 1972 World Champion, Amarillo Slim Preston, earned a guest spot on the #1 late night television show, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Amarillo Slim perfectly captured the nation’s interest with his West Texas drawl and natural talent for story telling. Poker had finally come of age.

I remember my fascination with this story telling cowboy, the new spokes person for the millions of “poker night players” gathered around kitchen tables across America. I was equally fascinated by the WSOP concept. Poker fever has afflicted my family since the very first shuffle of a deck of cards. I’m no exception. If you’ve ever experienced that magic instant when you know the huge pot is a lock; then you know the fever. Be in Las Vegas for the 2007 WSOP to get your share of the excitement, the cash, and the fever.

Note: The WSOP continues to warn all poker players of a seat scam. An e-mail or IM offers a discounted price for a seat ($6K for a $10K seat) in the WSOP Main Event claiming the seat was won in a satellite and now they can’t play. There is no seat. You will lose your money. Real officially registered WSOP seats cannot be sold, traded or transferred.