Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson To Play in WSOP Europe
Hall of Poker Famer and 11 WSOP bracelet holder and champ, Phil Hellmuth, and the legendary Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson has committed to display their skills when the World Series of Poker hits London September 6-16, 2007.
The first World Series event to be held outside North America will be hosted at three casinos operated by London Clubs International – Fifty, in St James; The Casino at the Empire, in Leicester Square, and The Sportsman, at Marble Arch.
Pre-registrations officially opened this week for the WSOP Europe with Betfair as the presenting sponsor. The WSOP Europe will consist of three events. The largest of these is the Main Event, a GBP 10 000 buy-in, 750-player, six-day tournament spread over three casinos with a prize pool of roughly GBP 7.5 million.
The winner will take home cash and a WSOP gold bracelet, the most coveted prize in poker.
2006 World Champion and Bodog boy Jamie Gold has also announced plans to play. Although Gold has already been eliminated from the 2007 Main Event in Las Vegas, he remains the all-time biggest dollar win in poker following his victory in last year’s main event.
Meanwhile, Hellmuth is eyeing to add another prize in his collection: “I’m going to London to make history again by winning the first WSOP bracelet ever awarded outside of Las Vegas.â€
Tags: WSOP Europe, Phil Hellmuth, Jamie Gold, Doyle Brunson
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One Response to “Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson To Play in WSOP Europe”
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August 1st, 2007 at 8:37 pm
[...] Online poker is expected to attract mor eplayers in the UK with the first World Series of Poker Europe slated in September. Top poker players like Phil Hellmuth and Doyle Brunson has announced their commitment to play in the tournament. [...]