WSOP Main Event 2008 Preview
4th November, 2008
The WSOP represents the largest and most prestigious land based poker tournament in the world. The final 9 players will be desperate to get their hands on the huge jackpot prize of $9.1 million.
The event will be history in the making and making one player extremely rich. This year's main event tournament took place in September, in Las Vegas. Thousands turned up with their chips and after several days of dealing cards the field has been whittled down to the November 9.
Due to TV scheduling and promotional factors the main event was decided to be played in November. This has allowed TV coverage to create hype and build up excitement surrounding the event. Players have also had three months to get as much practice in as possible, and now the wait is almost over!
None of the finalists have won a WSOP title to date and chip leader, Dennis Phillips holds an impressive lead over his rivals with around 38 million chips. Phillips has only won just over $4,000 in winnings since he began playing professional poker, and the man from Texas leads the pack going into the main event final.
Many consider Peter Eastgate as favourite to earn the precious WSOP bracelet. The 22 year old Dan has been extremely impressive in recent years and is tipped to be the youngest ever main event winner.
David "Chino" Rheem is arguably the most famous players out of the November 9 therefore making him one of the favourites the exit early. Rheem is likely to have been studied in depth by fellow players and is the most feared.
What ever takes place in 5 days time, it will make history and be watched by million around the globe. Make sure you visit us again for more online poker news
By Jamie
