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pokernewsdaily.com - 7/7/2009
Debate Over WSOP Main Event Shutout Rages On
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Note: This article reflects the views of the author and not those of Poker News Daily. The 40th Anniversary World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) has brought us some fantastic moments to this point. The triple bracelet assault of Jeffery Lisandro, the double bracelet wins of Phil Ivey , Brock “t soprano” Parker, and Greg “FBT” Mueller have made it a truly exceptional tournament series. However, events that unfolded yesterday have potentially tarnished the good time. For the first time ...
pokerplayernewspaper.com - 7/8/2009
World Series of Poker Continues With Start of Day Two
— pokerplayernewspaper.com — Official Report Event #57 World Championship World Series of Poker Main Event No-Limit Hold'em Buy-In: $10,000 Number of Entries: 6,494 Total Players Remaining: 607 (+ 2,922 for Day 2-B) = 3,530 Total Net Prize Pool: $61,043,600 Number of Places Paid: 648 First Place Prize: $8,546,435 July 3--November 10, 2009 Tournament Highlights: The Main Event Continues -- The 2009 WSOP Main Event continued with the first of two flights of the second round, which ... (more) World Series of Poker Continues With Start of Day Two

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pokernewsdaily.com - 7/11/2009
2009-2010 WSOP Circuit Event Schedule Announced
— pokernewsdaily.com — Eleven stops will take place as part of the 2009-2010 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Circuit, announced by Harrah’s officials on Friday. The festivities will head to Harrah’s St. Louis for the first time. Not every poker player can make the trek to Las Vegas for the world’s richest tournament series. Consequently, a WSOP Circuit Event brings the excitement of big buy-in events to Harrah’s-owned casinos around the United States. David Norton , Chief Marketing Officer of Harrah’s ... (more) 2009-2010 WSOP Circuit Event Schedule Announced

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pokernewsdaily.com - 7/7/2009
Mike Sexton on Turning Players Away From the WSOP Main Event
— pokernewsdaily.com — For the first time in the history of the World Series of Poker ( WSOP ), players were turned away from entering the Main Event. It was unfortunate for those players, the WSOP, and the people at Harrah’s. Here’s what happened. Four starting days (1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D) from July 3rd to 6th were provided for players to enter the WSOP championship event. Players could choose their starting day and registration to enter was opened in March. The first three days, the number of ... (more) Mike Sexton on Turning Players Away From the WSOP Main Event

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RE: Day 1d Sells Out, Big Names Shut Out — Pokerati | Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas Poker Blog
We could see a change on the fly … according to hubbub I’m picking up on Pokerati’s Live Source feed , about 500 players have been shut out of the main event — which interestingly enough makes the semi-arbitrary difference between being bigger or smaller than last year ...