Monday, July 05, 2010

WSOP Main Event Begins

The Main Event of the World Series of Poker began today, the $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold'em Championship. The contest will run for 12 days before reaching the final table, which will be played in November.

As a fan of card playing but an opponent to gambling, I have a strong interest in professional card players doing very well in this competition. If the more experienced and more talented players can do better on average than the novices, then that proves that poker, especial Texas Hold'em, is not a game of chance but rather a game of skill.

So far this year's WSOP has seen a several unknown novices win the coveted winner's bracelets, but several professional card playerss have also made good showings in the 57 events of the WSOP, including several repeat winners and a few who made the final table multiple times.

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