WSOP is the largest poker tournament in history. Each player wishing to participate in the championship. The annual the World Series of Poker (WSOP) - A series of live poker tournaments open to all 21 years old or older - every year the end of May beginning with the first of 60 gold bracelet events.

The annual poker extravaganza, which dates back to 1970, is transmitted exclusively on ESPN from the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on television and consists of a full slate of the most popular variations of the game.

The annual WSOP always ends with the infamous $ 10,000 No -Limit Hold'em World Championship Main Event , play begins in early July and reached its final table ( nine players ) about 2 weeks later , playing with the timer stops . To play the famous tournament climax with the "November Nine" back in November of the same year , in front of a live audience with special prime time coverage from ESPN play instead.

The landmark WSOP comes on the heels of a record year in 2008, when the WSOP generated the most entries ever ( 58,720 ) of the country’s most ever  124 , which competed for the top prize in history ( $ 180,774,427 ) , while the allocation of 55 gold bracelets world championship , globally recognized as the sport -top price .

Taken jackpot ever at home for an event was Jamie Gold in 2006 when he won the main event of the championship and took home a whopping $ 12 million and the youngest player to win the Main Event of the WSOP , Joe each was in 2009.

The Series has lot of big players from the start till now. First WSOP champion was the old man named. Antonio is the top Poker earner in the history of poker.