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Author: Tom Howze
On October 25, 2004 Harrah's announced the creation of the
World Series of Poker Tournament Circuit that marked the
beginning of the 36th annual World Series of Poker season.
And with it began their efforts to evolve the World Series
of Poker from a month long frenzied rush into
sport. The Tournament Circuit is a set of poker tournament
stops at different casinos that will host all-comer events
for players seeking high-level top quality poker action. It
also allows players based on their performance at the
tournament circuit events and the World Series of Poker, to
qualify them for entry into the Tournament of Champions
event. The Tournament of Champions is a freeroll event
meaning that no player who will participate has to put up
any of his or her own funds to play. Harrah's determines the
number of players from each of the tournament circuit events
who will qualify.
With the popularity of poker on the rise, Harrah's sought to
capitalize on this movement by having 5 legs of the circuit
that would be open to anyone who wanted to play regardless
of skill level. In 2005 events were held in Atlantic City,
NJ during January, San Diego, CA in February, Las Vegas, NV
in March, Lake Tahoe, NV in April and New Orleans, LA in
May. Each of the events were taped and will be aired on
ESPN. All champions who won their events received a WSOP
championship gold ring and a sizable amount of cash, which
easily reached the six-figure level in the Main Events. The
buy-ins for the tournaments ranged from a few hundred
dollars to $10,000 per person for participation ( Next Page )
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