It took one week to get here and now finally, we’re here.
But after nearly seven straight days of the most intense gaming event of the year, every poker player still alive in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event is finally within the same room under one roof.
Indeed, the WSOP has become so big and successful that three starting days are necessary to accommodate the large field. Moreover, three huge tournament rooms are filled with more than 400 poker tables. Every player’s goal is to last as long as possible and play into the room which has the brightly-lit ESPN Main Stage.
About 5,700 players have already been eliminated. That leaves less than 700 participants who are still alive in this year’s world poker championship.
We’ll hit the prize money sometime on Friday afternoon. A few dozen players are going to experience crushing disappointment. There will be 648 players who will have some degree of joy, for having cashed. And one fortunate player will be the happiest of all. His or her life will change forever as the new 2013 WSOP Main Event Champion.
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