World Series of Poker to be Streamed Live on the Internet
It's that time of year again and we only have a few more days wait until the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino will open its doors for the 40th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). Thousands of poker players and railbirds will be filling the Amazon Ballroom to watch the biggest event of the poker year.
Harrah�s officials have announced that people all over the world will be able to keep up to date with all the action as it develops over the next seven weeks.
In an announcement last Thursday, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack announced that two websites - ESPN360.com and BluffMagazine.com - will be offering live streaming video broadcasts of 24 of the WSOP Live tournaments. Via the two sites, fans from around the world will be able to view the action in almost real-time.
Commissioner Pollack commented, "We are proud to provide the culminating action of so many prominent events to a worldwide audience in real-time. This online initiative will complement our spectacular television package on ESPN and deliver even more of this year�s milestone WSOP to fans who want the most immediate coverage possible."
For US Players ESPN will be broadcasting 32 hours of action on television, however this will be be limited to two bracelet events, the special anniversary $40,000 No Limit Texas Holdem tournament and the Main Event. It will also air two non-bracelet events, the WSOP Champions Invitational and the Charity event - Ante Up for Africa charity tournament.
The streaming video feed of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will feature other highly prestigious tournaments on the schedule, including four of the $10,000 World Championships, the Ladies� Championship, and the $50,000 HORSE tournament.
This news will allow thousands of people to see the events as they unfold in Las Vegas on the internet and is a huge step forware not only the WSOP, but also for the players and fans themselves.
The schedule of events that will either appear on Bluffmagazine.com or ESPN360.com is as follows:
| Event | Tournament Name | Date | Streaming Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #4: | $1,000 No Limit Hold�em | June 2nd | ESPN360.com |
| Event #5: | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | June 3rd | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #7: | $1,500 No Limit Hold�em | June 4th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #10: | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha/Pot Limit Hold�em | June 5th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #11: | $2,000 No Limit Hold�em | June 6th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #15: | $5,000 No Limit Hold�em Six-Handed | June 8th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #17: | $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold�em | June 9th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #19: | $2,500 No Limit Hold�em Six-Handed | June 10th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #20: | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold�em | June 11th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #22: | $1,500 No Limit Hold�em Shootout | June 12th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #24: | $1,500 No Limit Hold�em | June 13th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #29: | $10,000 No Limit Hold�em Heads-Up | June 15th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #30: | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | June 16th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #33: | $10,000 Limit Hold�em | June 17th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #34: | $1,500 No Limit Hold�em | June 18th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #35: | $5,000 Pot Limit Hold�em | June 19th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #36: | $2,000 No Limit Hold�em | June 20th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #40: | $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha | June 22nd | ESPN360.com |
| Event #41: | $5,000 No Limit Hold�em Shootout | June 23rd | ESPN360.com |
| Event #45: | $10,000 Pot Limit Hold�em | June 25th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #47: | $2,500 Mixed Hold�em | June 26th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #49: | $50,000 HORSE | June 30th | ESPN360.com |
| Event #51: | $1,500 No Limit Hold�em | June 29th | Bluffmagazine.com |
| Event #54: | $1,500 No Limit Hold�em | July 1st | Bluffmagazine.com |
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