WSOP announces 2007 start date
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has announced the date which will mark the beginning of next year’s world-famous event – June 1st 2007.
The 38th WSOP event will start at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino on the above date, beginning 47 days of intensive poker playing action that culminate in the final Texas Hold’em table on July 17th.
The Texas Hold’em event is the pinnacle of the tournament; the no limit free-for-all attracting the biggest name players and the biggest prize money – $12 million at last year’s count.
The first ever tournament, won by Johnny Moss in 1970, had just seven entrants and minimal prize money.
With the 2006 event attracting almost 50,000 player registrations, and giving out over $171 million in prize money, the WSOP is now bigger than ever. But WSOP commissioner Jeffrey Pollack is confident that the 2007 tournament will grow still further.
“2007 will be even better”, he said. “As a first step, we’ve moved the start date up and now we’re developing an expanded and well-rounded schedule of events for 2007 that will appeal to both professionals and amateurs,” the commissioner added.