The 2010 World Series of Poker Season will start on ESPN. ESPN returns as the broadcaster of the world’s largest poker tournament. The start off event will be the $50,000 Players Championship, featured in a two hour episode. There were 116 players in that event, with a $5.6 million prize pool. First place took $1.5 million. The event was an eight-game mixed format in with Pot-limit Omaha, deuce-to-seven lowball, and no-limit hold’em along with the standard H.O.R.S.E., which is hold’em, Omaha eight-or-better, razz, seven-card stud, and seven-card stud eight-or-better.







