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The World Series of Pokerbracelet is considered to be the most coveted prize a poker player can win, but in most years there have been competitive events that did not award a bracelet to the winner. While most of these events are charity events or are related to poker, a few are not.
Tournament of Champions[edit]
The World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions was an invitational freerollpoker event held from 2004–2006. Wins in this event do not count as official WSOP bracelets, but the winner receives a large trophy in the shape of the official World Series of Poker logo.
The 2004 tournament involved ten players with the winner. Annie Duke receiving 2 million dollars. No other positions were paid.
This includes the $10,000 WSOP Main Event buy-in,5 star hotel accommodation. All 888poker qualifiers will accompany 888 celebrities, like cricket legend. For Americans the 4th of July is a significant date in the calender year. For the Ladbrokes Vegas Dream package winners it was far more impo. With an authoritative voice and calm demeanor, this ever popular American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. The long awaiting WSOP November Nine has been announced. This list of name may surprise you. The winner of the 2019 WSOP Main Event was Iranian-German poker player Hossein Ensan, who won a staggering $10,000,000. That’s $1,200,000 more than John Cynn won the previous year, and the most.
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The 2005 tournament was rife with controversy as prior to the event, Harrah's advertised that to qualify a player would need to win any World Series of Poker circuit events or by reaching the final table of the 2005 WSOP $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em championship event. Despite this qualification, under the pressure of the corporate sponsor Pepsi, Harra's Casino allowed Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan to compete. Mike Matusow won the million dollar prize. World Poker Tour commentator Mike Sexton won the million dollar prize in 2006, defeating a field of 27 players.
In 2010, the Tournament of Champions returned to the WSOP. The event was held on June 27, 2010. Huck Seed won the $500,000 first prize.
Ante Up for Africa[edit]
An annual celebrity event was changed in 2007, as it became a pro and celeb event called 'Ante Up for Africa', hosted by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke. The 2007 event attracted 167 celebrities and poker stars. The final two players, Dan Shak and Brandon Moran, agreed to share first place and donate all prize money to charities in Darfur.[1] Their actions set a precedent as the 2008 champions, John Hennigan and second-place finisher Michael DeGusta again donated 100% of their winnings to the charity.[2]Jeffrey Pollack, the WSOP commissioner, said, the WSOP was 'delighted to once again host Ante Up For Africa at the World Series of Poker”[2] Alex Bolotin won the third annual tournament defeating a final table that included Phil Gordon, Chris Ferguson, Rafe Furst, and Erik Seidel.
World Series of Rock Paper Scissors[edit]
Former Celebrity Poker Showdown host and ESPN.com columnist Phil Gordon has hosted an annual $500 World Series of Rock Paper Scissors event in conjunction with the World Series of Poker since 2005.[3] The winner of the WSORPS receives an entry into the WSOP Main Event. The event is an annual fundraiser for the 'Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation' via Gordon's charity Bad Beat on Cancer. Poker Super Star Annie Duke won the Second Annual World Series of Rock Paper Scissors.[4][5] The tournament is taped by ESPN and highlights are covered during 'The Nuts' section of ESPN's WSOP broadcast.[6][7][8] 2009 was the fifth year of the tournament.
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All-In Energy Tournament[edit]
The All-In Energy Tournament was an invitational poker event at the 2008 WSOP for people who 1) purchased 16 cases of All-In Energy drink online, 2) purchased the most drinks during a designated time period, or 3) won an invitation via a sweepstake.[9] The event was officially held and recognized as All-In Energy Drink was an official sponsor of the WSOP.
Champion of Champions[edit]
In 2009, a tournament for the WSOP Main Event Champions was introduced for the 40th Anniversary of the WSOP. This tournament was a freeroll wherein the winner won a Corvette and the 'Binion's Cup' named after the Binion Family who founded and ran the WSOP for decades. The event was won by 1983 WSOP Champion Tom McEvoy who defeated 2002 World Champion Robert Varkonyi heads-up to win the Binion's Cup.
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Caesars Cup[edit]
The Caesars Cup is a poker tournament, inspired by golf's Ryder Cup, which pits some of the biggest names in poker from Europe and The Americas against each other in a series of heads-up and team-based poker matches across a single day. The contest is expected to be held annually, with the venue alternating between Europe and North America. The inaugural Caesars Cup took place in London on September 25, 2009, as part of the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). Team Europe beat The Americas 4 to 1.[10]
Free Million Dollar Game[edit]
The Million Dollar Game is a tournament sponsored by the WSOPE corporate sponsor Betfair. For 18 weeks leading up to the 2009 WSOPE, Betfair will be holding a series of daily online tournaments. The winners of those events will then play to represent their 'region.' Prior to the kick off of the 2009 WSOPE, these representatives will compete for the million dollar winner takes all grand prize. WSOP Director of Marketing Ty Stewart said, “Creating an event combining the online and offline poker worlds is sure to create even more excitement for WSOP Europe.”[11]
References[edit]
- ^'ANTE UP FOR AFRICA TOURNAMENT RAISED OVER $700,000 FOR THE VICTIMS IN DARFUR'. Ante Up for Africa. Archived from the original on May 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ ab'2nd ANNUAL ANTE UP FOR AFRICA POKER TOURNAMENT AT THE WSOP RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO HELP END THE CRISIS IN DARFUR'. Ante Up for Africa. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^Friess, Steven (2007-05-14). 'Las Vegas's latest game: Rock, paper, scissors'. NY Times. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^Levitt, Steven (2006-07-26). 'Annie Duke Wins 2nd Annual World Series of Poker's Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament (my research assistant gets knocked out in the first round)'. New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^'Where's Annie?'. ESPN.com. 2006-08-05. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^Caldwell, John (2005-06-15). 'The REAL championship at the World Series of Poker'. Poker News. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^'WSOP Schedule Whiplash'. Poker Pages. 2005-06-14. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^Craig, Michael. 'EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE: Roshambo - The Rematch'. Pokerworks. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^Polson, Sarah (2008-07-01). '2008 WSOP Day 33: Do you have the energy?'. Pokerlisting. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^'Poker News Current News & Features from Around the Poker World'. Pokerlistings. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^'World Series of Poker Europe to Kick Off with FREE MILLION DOLLAR GAME'(PDF). Harrah's Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
Dave Tuley has covered the World Series of Poker since 1999, first for GamingToday and then Daily Racing Form and in recent years just on this ViewFromVegas.com website in the forums and on Twitter. But this year, Tuley has started doing more stories for ESPN.com. Here are the four that he's done so far this WSOP:
Monday, July 7
Feature on Jacob Zalewski, a 31-year-old with cerebral palsy who is playing in the Main Event (and made it out of Day 1 to play in Tuesday's combined Day 2) but also has used celebrity poker tournaments to raise money for others afflicted with the disease.
Wednesday, July 2
Recap of the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker, which was won by 23-year-old online poker pro Daniel Colman, who ended up declining post-tournament interviews.
Friday, June 27
Recap of John Hennigan's victory in the $50,000 buy-in Pro Pokers Championship at the World Series of Poker and how his days of flying under the radar might be over.
Thursday, June 12
Feature on mixed-games specialist Max Pescatori...but his poker expertise in a variety of games is just the tip of the iceberg as Tuley remembers Pescatori running around Las Vegas playing in small horse handicapping contests and also winning 2 big tournaments as well as faring well in the Las Vegas Hilton SuperContest before making it big in the poker world (and something that no poker publications or websites have ever written about).
Entrance to the World Series of Poker in the Rio Pavillion on the northeast end of the property. This year's Main Event champion is guaranteed to be awarded $10 million. The sign is printed on the front of those steps leading up to the entrance. (Photo by Alf Musketa)