History Of The WSOP

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship | 2017 World Series of Poker | PokerNews

A deuce on the river earned Scott Blumstein poker’s biggest prize. The unknown Morristown , New Jersey native was simply one of 7,221 poker players to sit down at the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event a few weeks ago.

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Read about the 2017 WSOP Main Event and Summer Series. Get the recap on all the 74 events winnners and the $8 Million dollar Main Event Winner Scot Blumstein

Read the bios on the final nine that are competing for the $8 million first place prize. Find out the ESPN TV schedule for each of the days play.

Though the World Series of Poker made its official debut in 1970, the idea of the Horseshoe's annual tournament was actually conceived more than two decades earlier.

If you're interested in the history of the World Series of Poker, this is where you want to be. Below is an archive of WSOP history articles chronicling the history of the WSOP event from before its initial run to today.

The World Series of Poker began in 1970. In Part 1 of the WSOP's history, PokerNews takes a look at how it all began.

The following is the list of World Series of Poker Main Event champions. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world".[1] It is held annually since 1970 in Las Vegas. Since 1972, the Main Event of the WSOP has been the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'Em tournament.