2006 World Series of Poker
Since it’s inception in 1970, the World Series of Poker has continued to grow in size each year. With the No-limit Texas Hold’em World Championship Event scheduled to begin August 3rd, it appears the 2006 season will be no exception. Harrah’s infamous tournament is expected to see more entrants than ever, resulting a prize pool that may well exceed 120 million dollars this year thanks to the increased participation players around the world.
The 2006 World Series of Poker will be featured at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, June 25th through August 10th. The event will feature a variety of multi-table tournaments, including Omaha, 7 Card Stud, and both pot and table-limit games in addition to the much publicized No Limit Texas Hold’em finals.
In addition to the 6 week long event at the Rio, the WSOP circuit will also run throughout the year, which will feature smaller buy-in tournaments, including satellite entries as low as $200+$25 for those who wish to get in to the main event without the $10,000 price tag.
These events will take place at the following venues:
- Grand CasinoTunica, Aug. 11-25, 2005
- Harrah’s Las Vegas, Sept. 6-16, 2005
- Caesars Indiana, Oct. 19-Nov. 2, 2005
- Paris/Bally’s Las Vegas, Nov. 9-22, 2005
- Showboat Atlantic City, Nov. 28-Dec. 9, 2005
- Grand Casino Tunica, Jan. 4-27, 2006
- Harrah’s Atlantic City, Feb. 7-17, 2006
- Harrah’s Rincon San Diego, Feb. 26-March 8, 2006
- Caesars Atlantic City, March 21-31, 2006
- Caesars Palace Las Vegas, April 3-14, 2006
- Harrah’s New Orleans, May 18-28, 2006
- Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, June 6-16, 2006
- 2006 TOC at Rio, June 28-29, 2006
- 2006 WSOP at Rio, Summer 2006
If you think you’ve got what it takes, you too can participate in the World Series of Poker event of your choice. All players are welcome - all you have to do is supply the buy-in and you’re in the big game. If the full buy-in is a little too rich for your blood, you can always work your way up through satellite entries to get into the main event for less.
Online poker rooms often host these smaller satellite tournament entries with very reasonable buy-ins, starting as low as $30. 2003 WSOP winner Chris Moneymaker in fact won after qualifying online, starting with a mere $40 and working his way up to the final table.
Last years big winner Joseph Hachem from Melbourne, Australia, won an incredible $7.5 million jackpot after taking first place in the Texas Hold’em championship. While the prize totals aren’t in for the 2006 event yet, it’s safe to say this years prize pool will be bigger than ever.
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