poker tournaments

In the U.S., poker has been played for centuries. There are cowboy movies, for example, where there is inevitably a scene in with card playing, normally dancers and revolvers also appear. Without a doubt, the capitalist spirit of this nation, has built a highly successful methods of making money in large quantities. The band of musicians, for example, travel around the United States performing concerts from city to city. Also, poker players, are events in your area, in greater or lesser importance, according to which the public gives them their ability or what permits. But there are certain events that are more formal. It is these tournaments. Usually performed entrepreneurs seeking further promote (in terms of poker) its casinos and hotels, or just enjoy the game. The prize is often juicy and comes with additional prices.

But the tournament is very much the world famous WSOP (World Series of Poker), or World Series of Poker. This competition has been launched in 1968 and was someone named Tom Moore who created it and Benny Binion and his sons, owners of a casino in Las Vegas, who developed the system of tournaments with drives that contest. Has always played some variations of poker, as Deuce-to-seven, Texas Hold'em, Razz, and so on. Today, only Texas Hold'em is played in the main event. Recently (2006) instituted a prize known as HORSE (Holdem, Omaha, Razz, Seven Card Stud and eight or better) to designate the world champion of poker.

In online poker rooms, it is possible to play tournaments 24 hours a day, because there are small tournaments with 9 players until the powers thousands of players taking part with huge cash prizes.

How the poker tournament works:

Each participant must buy ten thousand dollars in chips when they register for the main event. It is worth mentioning that there are many side events (55 events for 2008) in which you play Hold'em, Razz, and so on. The player has the option to choose the times you prefer, when it becomes available. In groups of eight to 10 competitors, any time, and begin the process of elimination at each table, playing, of course. The winner of each table will be included in another and so on until you get to the finals, which defines the championship. Each year has increased the number of participants and the media attention to the event.

Nowadasy there is plenty of live poker tournaments going on, like Sports Legends Poker Challenge and the online tour Bluff Poker Tour