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The World Series of Poker has grown enormously over the last years. Not only in regards to the number of main event entrants, but also the number of events.

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2008 WSOP Schedule
WSOP History
WSOP Winners
WSOP Player Profiles
H.O.R.S.E.: The Player's Championship

In WSOP 2006 there were 45 events, in WSOP 2007 there were ten more, 55, and the number will be the same for the 2008 WSOP. This is an increase of 5,500% since the start almost 40 years ago, when there was just a single event, the $10,000 main event that hasn't changed since then.

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Win a 2008 WSOP seat at Party Poker

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You can find more info about these tournaments, and more 2008 WSOP satellites on our WSOP Satellites page.

The HORSE Event

The big newcomer in WSOP 2006 was the $50,000 HORSE event. With its record-breaking buy-in and its demand for great versatility, it gathered mostly big names and was won by legendary David 'Chip' Reese. The HORSE event was very well received among poker players and returned in WSOP 2007, this time with the World Championship label as an extra attraction. Freddy Deeb won the tournament and $2,276,832 in prize money. In WSOP 2008 the $50,000 event will be sidelined by two smaller HORSE events, with buy-ins at $3,000 and $1,500 respectively.

Speaking of World Championships; during the 2008 WSOP, as many as eleven world champions will be crowned. Except for the big HORSE event mentioned above and the $10,000 main event, 9 other events will also be labeled as World Championships. Among these are high buy-in events in all the major poker variations such as fixed-limit and pot-limit Texas Holdem, Omaha hi and hi-low, seven-card stud hi and hi-low, and 2-7 low ball. There are also world championship events targeting ladies and seniors specifically.

For players who really like to be in the middle of the action, WSOP 2008 will feature a $10,000 World Championship event in heads-up no-limit holdem, thereby over-trumping the yearly World Headsup Poker Championship in Barcelona.

Last but not least, there's of course the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. This year the arena will be prepared to receive up to 10.000 players! Opinions differ as to whether 2006's 8.000 plus entrants will actually be improved, due to the effects of stricter US gambling legislation. In 2007 6,358 players entered the Main Event.