Gene Wilder once starred in a movie based on the Roald Dahl book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". In this film he played the eccentric Willy Wonka: a genius who not only had a soft spot for tiny people, but also invented the Everlasting Gob Stopper. Apparently this was a confection that someone could suck on forever without getting tired of it. While on the surface this idea seemed to be the guiding principles behind the careers of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, the original intent was that Mr. Wonka had developed a candy for kids with very little pocket change. Bodog doesn't make candy, and nothing lasts forever, but they have created a form of the World Series of Poker for people with very little money to invest in a tournament.
Bodog will be offering events starting on May 30th that are the mirror image of the Holdem events at the WSOP. Players can get into these tournaments for about 1% of the cost of their corresponding WSOP tourneys.
Bodog's offering is sort of like the Oompa Loompa of WSOP events, but without all the singing and moral lessons. They are tiny versions of the real thing that have been appropriately tagged the Mini-SOP.
Once all the events are done, Bodog will host a Main Event that begins on July 10th. At stake at this final tournament are three seats to the 2009 World Series of Poker. This makes them the first entity to give away seats to next year's WSOP.
Fortunately for the players, Bodog hasn't scheduled the final table of the Mini-SOP to happen in November.
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