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2007 WSOP to Start June 1
Message was posted: 10:40 Oct 31st, 2006

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Poker news source: CardPlayer Magazine - http://www.cardplayer.com 2007 WSOP to Start June 1 Main Event Final Table Starts July 17 Serious poker players and those with bracelet aspiration should open their calendars and cancel all appointments for June and July because that’s when the next installment of the World Series of Poker is set to take place. The 38th WSOP will start June 1, 2007, and the final table of the $10,000 main event will take place Tuesday, July 17, which is nearly a month earlier than the date of this year’s final table. Harrah’s announced the starting date today, and said it will release a more complete schedule by the end of the year. With the announcement, Harrah’s reminded the world just how big the 2006 WSOP was. All the tournaments generated a prize pool in excess of $171 million, and more than 48,000 players registered for events last summer. Before last year, the WSOP traditionally took place during May, but that was before the WSOP expanded to more than 40 events. Here’s what WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack said about the 2007 version of the WSOP: “The 2006 World Series of Poker was the best yet, but 2007 will be even better. As a first step, we've moved the start date up and now we’re developing an expanded and well-rounded schedule of events for 2007 that will appeal to both professionals and amateurs.”