June 30 - If anyone is still under the impression that poker is a fad or that the big-money poker tournament is a bubble waiting to burst they should check out the action at the 2006 World Series Of Poker. The first open invitation event for this year's WSOP attracted a record-setting 2,776 players!
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The $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event featured a first prize of $757,839. That's an incredible number for a tournament with a relatively small buy-in, but nothing surprises the Insider these days when the subject is the World Series Of Poker.
Those early estimates of an 8,000 strong field for the $10,000 main event, which starts on July 28 now look a little conservative to us, if anything.
You can still win a seat for this amazing event by qualifying online. Our senior poker editor won his seat that way at Doylesroom.com a week ago, and that online poker room along with many others all offer dream WSOP packages for you to take your shot in the cavernous Amazon room of the Rio Hotel.
The results of Event #2, the $1,500 buy-in tournament are in the books. The winner was a formerly unknown poker player, just like you and me, Brandon Cantu who outlasted the massive field to take home a little over three-quarters of a million dollars in cold cash.
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