Great Poker in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit

Great Poker in the WSOP Circuit

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World Series of Poker Circuit
The World Series of Poker
has changed the face of
poker in the world

The World Series of Poker has changed the face of poker in the world. Casual
fans of poker who played at home at their kitchen table and never even
considered playing in a casino poker tournament are now playing in satellites
and putting together buy ins to do just that. What the World Series began,
the World Poker Tour expanded on. When the World Poker Tour began
televising regular monthly $10,000 buy in events complete with hole card
cameras that allowed viewers to follow the action, the audience responded in
record numbers.

The revolution in televised poker

The World Series of Poker benefited from the hole card cameras too, with
fans anxiously waiting for the annual event so that they could see their poker
heroes in action. The minds behind the World Series of Poker wanted more,
however. They wanted to give the fans multiple opportunities to watch their
World Series favorites at work, just like the World Poker Tour provided. It
was this idea that gave rise to the World Series of Poker circuit.

The World Series of Poker circuit, as you might guess, is a series of $10,000
events, run every month in a different casino, up until the World Series of
Poker. The winner of each event receives a ring, rather than a bracelet, which
is still coveted evidence of poker excellence. Although not as many people
show up for the circuit events as for the World Series of Poker itself, enough
show up to push the prize pools into the high six figures.

Top-notch main events

In the 2006 season, World Series of Poker circuit events take place at
Harrahs' Lake Tahoe, the Grand Casino in Tunica twice, Caesars Indiana
twice, Harrah's Atlantic City, Horseshoe Council Bluffs, Harrah's Rincon,
Caesars Atlantic City, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and Harrah's New
Orleans. Like most major tournaments, each circuit stop features a series of
events of varying buy-ins, leading up to a $10,000 main event, with satellites
for players who want to try to win a seat without paying the full entry fee.

Just as with the World Poker Tour and The World Series of Poker, anyone can
play if they can produce the buy in, and hundreds of thousands of dollars are
at stake. Chris “Jesus” Ferguson was the star of the 2005 circuit, winning
over $400,000. The star of next season? Perhaps it will be you!

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