Tom Schneider, 2007 WSOP Player of the Year
The latest installment from ESPN of the 2010 WSOP Main Event tracks the march of eliminations on Day 2 that will finally become the November Nine for one of the nine seats at the most exclusive poker table ion the world, the final table of the Main Event of the World Series of poker.
Flipchip photos from the 2010 WSOP available with this link.
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Joe Cada, 2009 WSOP Main Event Champion, $8.5 Million Winner
Tuesday night means another installment of the 2010 WSOP Main Event Championship. Tuesday night at 9 PM ET on ESPN TV. Two hours of top level poker featuring the greats, along with hoards of the not-so-greats, battling for some of the multi-millions in cash that will be passed out to the top 747 finishers.
For more of Flipchip's photos of the Main Event click here.
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Phil Hellmuth always draws a crowd
First day action from the 2010 WSOP Main Event continues tomorrow on ESPN at 8 PM ET. See former main event champions fall aside on the long trek to the November Nine.
Tuesday's poker adventure delivers another installment featuring the 7319 players with a $10,000 ticket in their pocket for a day 1 seat. A giant poker arena of mostly young, male gladiators.
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Welcome to the 2010 WSOP Main Event
2010 WSOP Main Event begins Tuesday evening at 8 PM ET on ESPN. Day 1A, the first of four Day 1s, features the antics of Mike Matusow as he makes his opening bid to go deep in the $10,000 buy-in poker championship. Watch as the ESPN cameras check in on the progress of former Main Event champions.
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Harrah's wants to take you and a guest to this year's World Series of Poker final table. You just have to win a random drawing. The VIP experience includes airfare for two to Las Vegas, accommodations in a suite, and exclusive seats to watch the final table play out. Registering requires your name, address, birthdate, phone, and email at this link.
Less than 2 years ago, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino opened their new, swanky $10 million poker lounge with 18 tables, investing heavily into poker when many other casinos were downsizing after poker's popularity had peaked. Turns out it may have been a bad investment. Hard Rock will soon be closing its poker lounge, though they'll still keep a poker room by moving 6-8 tables elsewhere in the casino. No word yet on what the space will be used for. We'd immediately guess slot machines, but it lends itself to a bar/restaurant.
2010 WSOP on ESPN Tonight 8 PM ET
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2010 WSOP on ESPN Tonight 8 PM ET
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