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27th
OCT

WSOP 2008 Breaks Records

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The 2008 World Series of Poker owned by Harrah’s Entertainment is reported to be the largest and richest of its tournament’s 39 years. A record 58,720 entries were taken for the 55-event, 47-day poker tournament. The total prize pool was also a record and amounted to $180.7 million.

Eight different $10,000 buy-in events and eight different $1,500 buy-in events have also helped to the tournament field.

Players from 118 countries have managed to take part in the tournament, and they are believed to have found something for every of them.

It is not known how many participants won their seat to the WSOP 2008 in an online poker tournament because Harrah’s does not accept entry fees paid by third parties. A player must present his or her own entry to play in an event.

“We’ve accomplished what we set out to do, and we’re not taking anything for granted,” said Jeffrey Pollack, a Harrah’s vice president who serves as commissioner of the World Series of Poker. “We’re going to be even better in 2009.”