WSOP History
The WSOP Throughout the Years
TheWorld Series of Poker, without hesitation world’s most prestigieus annual series of poker events, with the main event being the dream of hundreds of thousands of amateur poker players.
PlayFreePoker.org’s new and improvedWorld Series of Poker Historysection on is one of the most comprehensive that you can think of. It doesn’t come as a surprise that there is a whole lot to tell about the evolution of this event, the “official” world championship of poker, and it’s numerous amounts of contesters from all over the world.
In 15 in-depth articles we will guide you throughout the years of the WSOP, from the early beginnings until present time. Every significant happening is covered, from the informal poker games leading up to the first episode of the WSOP main event, how the exclusion of Jack Binion lead to a boycott, the take-over and move from the Horseshoe to the Rio, the Internet era, and the introduction of the November Nine, all the way up to present time.
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- The Beginnings
- Things Start Taking Off
- The Roaring Eighties
- The Early Nineties
- Silver Bars To The Comeback Kid
- Jack Binion Gets Forced Out
- The New Millenium
- The WSOP Gets Its World Rocked
- Harrah’s Takes Over
- The WSOP Moves To The Rio
- The WSOP Grows One More Time
- The Empire Strikes Back
- The November Nine Begins
- Once In A Blue Moon
- The 2010 Championship
- The 2011 WSOP Final Table Preview
- The 2011 WSOP Championship
- The 2012 World Series Of Poker
- The 2012 WSOP October Nine
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