In 1970, the best poker players in the world first gathered at Binion’s Horseshoe, at the invitation of Benny Binion, to compete in a variety of poker games. When all was said and done, they voted Johnny Moss as the all-around champion.
40 years later, the World Series of Poker is one of the premier sporting events in the world, drawing thousands of players and millions of fans tuning in live, on computers or on television. To celebrate 40 years of the World Series of Poker, Harrah’s is featuring a special event, a $40,000 no limit hold’em event. You will definitely need to read some Texas Holdem tips before signing up for this massive event.
Effects of the $40K Event to Celebrate the 40th WSOP
Will this event steal the thunder of the $50K H.O.R.S.E. event or the main event? Tournament officials took steps to make sure this would not be the case. They scheduled it at the very beginning of the series, before any of the open preliminary events, so there would be no chance of it overshadowing the main event. It has also not been a heavily publicized event, and satellites into the event are limited. This all means that there will probably be a very small field participating, maybe even less than one hundred players.
What to Expect from the $40K Event Celebrating the 40th WSOP
Again, a small field is likely, and one full of name pros, much like the $50K H.O.R.S.E. event. There may be a wider range of Internet stars, so the field may not be as immediately recognizable to those who do not follow the Internet game as the H.O.R.S.E. event, but you can expect almost every player to be a big name in some venue or other. Even if only 100 players register, there would be a four million dollar prize pool at stake, so you can expect some fierce competition as players fight against their peers that they know well and would love to beat. It should be an entertaining and hard-fought affair, and many die-hard poker fans are looking forward to seeing how this event plays out.
I’m predicting that Matusow blows up at the final table.
