2007 July 09 Poker News, Events and Happenings

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Top prize at the 2007 World Series of Poker will be US$8.25 million based on the 6,358 players who have entered the no-limit Texas Hold ‘em main event over the tournament’s four starting days.

LAS VEGAS — Top prize at the 2007 World Series of Poker will be $8.25 million based on the 6,358 players who have entered the no-limit Texas Hold âem main event over the tournamentâs four starting days.

LAS VEGAS (AP) The big story at this years World Series of Poker is the effect anti-Internet gambling legislation has had on the field. Organizers said an unofficial total of 4,583 players had entered over the first three days at the $10,000 buy-in main event.

The World Series of Poker’s 14-year record run in the main event ended Monday, but the world’s largest poker tournament also got a little bigger this year. The final group of 1,789 players set this year’s main event at 6,358 players, nearly a 28% drop from last year’s record of 8,773. It’s also the first decrease in the main event field since 1992.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif — A Blind Bakersfield man is back home after competing in the World Series of Poker. Jason Holbrook lived his dream when he took part in the biggest poker event in the world last Saturday.

DMN Newswire–2007-7-9–MusicBox, a leading music production company that provides thousands of cuts from its original music catalog, as well as original composition and scoring, for television programs, promos, and commercials, has written and produced the new original main theme for ESPNs hugely popular TV series World Series of Poker.

Day 1c of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event was the biggest yet, with 1,743 players entered for what was originally scheduled to be the final Day One of the event. With three days’ attendance in the books, the total field…