World Series of Poker Main Event Starts Friday
The World Series of Poker Main Event begins Friday, July 28, and here are a couple of amazing statistics:
Nearly 8,000 entrants are expected.
The winner will get between $10 million and $12 million.
Here are a couple of stars to watch out for.
Moneymaker, an accountant from Tennessee, won the Main Event and $2.5 million in 2003. Greg Raymer, a patent attorney from Connecticut, won $5 million in 2004. Joseph Hachem, an ex-chiropractor from Australia, won $7.5 million in 2005. Therein lies the game?s strength: The card room is as great a melting pot as anywhere in America, and every year some poker unknown with an unlikely story walks in and carries home the richest cash prize there is.
Who are people rooting for in this year's World Series of Poker Championships?
"I root for 'Miami' John Cernuto, a former air traffic controller fired by President Reagan who since has won three World Series of Poker bracelets. I root for Phil Ivey, who once sneaked into Atlantic City card rooms underage and now has five World Series bracelets before he's 30. I root for Jennifer Harman, who has had two kidney transplants and plays in the highest stakes games in the world. I root for Dewey Tomko, a former kindergarten teacher who twice finished runner-up in the Main Event," says poker analyst, Chad.
And how can you not root for Barry Greenstein, 50, one of poker's best, who donates all his tournament winnings to charity?
"Poker is not exclusionary. I love the fact that you can sit down at a table with an entire demographic of the world. In poker, everyone starts even, and everybody's got a shot at you. That's its appeal," says Greenstien.
July 26, 2006
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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