USA Today broke the news that that the World Series of Poker is going to move the final table of this year Main Event to November. For many of us this was a baffling move. On the one hand, it was confusing because this news was floating around on a number of blogs over a month ago and officials from the WSOP kept denying that there was any truth to the rumor. Secondly, it is a bewildering move because on the surface it doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense. Reaction by the players has been mixed. Victor Ramdin and Greg Raymer both told us what they thought of the idea.
World Series of Poker Circus keeps traveling across the US, and the 2008 WSOP Circuit event at the Harrah’s Rincon in San Diego, California, has begun at the end of January. San Diego is a great place to visit, but very expensive to live - unless you win this event, and then you should be set.
There was $765,000 in the prize pool, and two men were left fighting for nearly half of it. Josh Arieh, a pro poker player from Atlanta, Georgia, and Andy Philachack, hailing from Garland, Texas, were the last of 160 players who paid $5000 each to play in the 2007-2008 World Series of Poker Circuit event in New Orleans, officially called the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge.
That isn’t too soon to get ready for the premier poker event of the year, and WSOP owners Harah’s have just released the 2008 WSOP schedule. There are a number of interesting facts to point out about this schedule and some of the changes they have made, so read on.
There are a lot of things that are consistent about the character of Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. He wears black, most noticeably his large black cowboy hat, his sunglasses, he always tents his hands in front of his face before making a decision, and he has long hair and a beard. Oh, and he wins, a lot.
The World Series of Poker Circuit train keeps on going, and right now it is in station at the Harrah’s casino in New Orleans, Louisiana. This marks the fourth year in a row that the WSOP has come to Harrah’s New Orleans for a Circuit stop.
The World Series of Poker goodness continues this month with a WSOP Circuit event taking place on Thursday, November 08, 2007 and running through Sunday, November 18, 2007.
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