POKER WORLD SERIES

Introduction:

The poker world series is one amongst the major tournaments, organizing the game of poker throughout the world. The Poker World Series is organized on an annual basis in the city of Las Vegas and the tournaments for the game, last for duration of one month. The winner of each of the poker World Series tournaments receives a bracelet, which involves different poker varieties. The termination of the series is done, with the help of the $ 10000 event, which is also known by the name no-limit hold’em. This is the main event which attracts millions of gambling players and poker playing fans, all around the world. The winners receive an award amounting to millions of dollars.

Origin of the Poker World Series:

It was not until the year 1968, when Tom Moore belonging to the town of San Antonio in Texas began the original World Series of Poker. It was mainly organized at the Casino and the Holiday Hotel in Reno and was considered to be an event of international proportions. Crandell Addington was the first winner of the poker world series. He was placed in the top ten events of the Poker World Series, as much as eight times which still stands till date. It was the brainchild of Benny Binion, the poker player as well as the casino owner, who evolved the set of World Series of Poker tournaments. It was the Binion Family, which nurtured both the game of poker as well as the WSOP.