European poker players currently casting an envious eye stateside may be delighted to read that the schedule for the second annual World Series of Poker Europe was announced yesterday.
It will feature bracelets for four tournaments and include a new addition, a £1500 NL tournament for the opening on September 19th.
The main event begins on September 27th and interested players can fork out the £10,000 buy-in at any Harrah’s venue in Vegas, or by contacting the organisers, London Clubs International. They can also visit any LCI casinos.
This evolution of poker will be televised and for the first time it is likely to feature global distribution, including an eight-hour broadcast in the US. Regular readers of this column and seasoned pros will recognise this news as a thorny issue.
ESPN has promised that the WSOPE 2008 will remain a tinker free zone but have made no pledges for the future.
It would be of little surprise if they forced the players at the WSOPE 2011 to wear wired baco-foil, to play with chips that can monitor levels of palm perspiration and required the punters perform a Maori haka dance before the final table.
Additional details can be found at http://www.wsope2008.com/
1 comment:
Interesting to know.
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