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39th Annual World Series of Poker Still Setting New RecordsSat, Jul 5th, 2008 @ 12:00am By drawing on its unprecedented international appeal, the 39th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) presented by Milwaukee's Best Light, has proved largely impervious to the challenging economic conditions plaguing the broader U.S. economy. The poker extravaganza that began May 30 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and continues through July 14, has already established a wide variety of new milestones:
Most total registrants. Final numbers are not yet available, but the 55 events at this year's WSOP already have generated more player registrations than the previous record (54,288 in 2007)
"This has been an incredible season and we're not done yet," said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "So far, players from 56 countries, every state in the U.S. and every Canadian province have cashed at this year's WSOP. When all is said and done, we're going to award more prize money to more players than at any other point in our illustrious 39-year history."
The 39th annual World Series of Poker began May 30 and runs through July 14 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The Main Event, with four start dates to accommodate the large playing field, began on July 3. The Final Table will be determined on July 14. The nine players who advance to the Final Table will return to the Rio on November 9 to play down to just two players. The final two will then go head-to-head late in the evening of November 10 to determine the champion and winner of poker's ultimate prize. FOR LIVE COVERAGE- PokerPages.com For Live Coverage of the WSOP- be sure to use the PokerPages WSOP Tournament Viewer, which compiles live daily blog coverage, tournament photos, official chip counts, event winners, blind structures, payouts and results and other tournament information for all 55 bracelet events in a quick and very easy to navigate form.
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