The road to becoming the champion of the World Series of Poker is a long one, something that former winner Chip Ervin knows well. For those passionate about poker, the Las Vegas held poker tournament is the Super Bowl of gambling. Poker greats from all over the world come to participate in the event, battling it out to see who knows best when to hold them, and when to fold them.

The tournament was first created when the founder, Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players in the world to compete in a tournament at the Horseshoe Casino. From humble beginnings, the World Series of Poker has blossomed into an event that helped turn poker into a respected sport.

While there are many games played during the World Series of Poker, or WSOP, every year it is all done in anticipation of the main event, a $10,000 no-limit Texas Hold’em game. The no-limit tournament attracts thousands of entrants every year, partially thanks to a multi-million-dollar cash prize. The WSOP event has become known as the greatest victory a poker player can achieve. The WSOP is not just about the big no-limit tournament. Every year it hosts 65 events that include a variety of different poker variants.

The WSOP event has grown over the years. The number of participants in the event would have continued to grow, has gambling legislation passed in 2006 not restricted the number of qualifiers for an event.

The WSOP also comes with many unique characters and iconic figures. Poker players that have managed to win the event multiple times received a lot of media attention. Doyle Brunson won the WSOP twice in a row. Johnny Moss, another poker legend, one the even three times. Johnny Chan managed to win twice in a row in 87 and 89, when the event experienced a substantial growth in participants. These poker legends helped to develop a mystique to the game that helped it rise to popularity in the modern age.


Chip Ervin is among the rare few poker players that can say won the World Series of Poker.

Source(s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series_of_Poker