WSOP in the course of the evolution underwent numerous changes in games on which there passed competitions, but rules of their carrying out remained invariable - always play Freeze-out tournaments. It means, that participants receive identical sets of counters and play to last.
Competitions pass on game in the most various variants of poker - from all known Texas Holdem and Omaha before exotic Chinese Poker. Within the limits of WSOP 2006 46 competitions have taken place, thus more than 42 thousand participants from 56 countries of the world have generated the general prize-winning fund exceeding 171 million of dollars - the biggest in history not only poker, but also sports competitions as a whole. The winner of each competition except a monetary prize receives the most prestigious and wished in the world of poker the award - a gold bracelet. Gold bracelet WSOP it is not simple a jewel (unusual, by the way, beauty), it, some kind of, a fighting trophy, for possession which are annually developed rigid fights among thousand players of all world. Between stars of world poker there is a private competition for quantity of the received bracelets. For today three players in the world have on 10 bracelets WSOP - Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth, on two bracelets from them lags behind legendary Johnny Moss.
The culmination moment of everyone WSOP is, certainly, the Main Event on which is defined the World champion. Tournament Main Event WSOP since 1972 invariably passes on game in no-limit Texas Hold'Em. The prize-winning fund is formed from buy-in, equal 10000 dollars. An entrance fee all participants except for lucky beggars who could win the treasured ticket in one of satellites to this Event of Year, including on-line. In 2006 in the Main Event 8773 players have acted, 800 from which became owners of monetary prizes, and Jamie Gold which after its victory began to name not differently as "Gold Jimmy", has received the improbable sum at a rate of 12000000 (12 million) Dollars! Except a monetary prize and a gold bracelet of the Champion, the photo of the winner takes places in the well-known gallery of Champions of a casino "Binionis" (so former "Horseshoe" now is called). Four persons have immortalised the names in poker history, having won Main Event WSOP some times. To confirm the rank of the World champion it was possible to Doyle Brunson (1976ã. And 1977ã.) and Johnny Chan (1987ã. And 1988ã.), and two players for all history WSOP won this title three times: Johnny Moss (1970ã., 1971ã. And 1974ã.) and Stuart Errol "The Kid" Ungar (1980ã., 1981ã. And 1997ã.).
In 2006 in the World championship on poker there was a tournament which has shaken imagination of simple players and has pleased superprofessionals - H.O.R.S.E. With an entrance fee 50000 (50 thousand!) dollars.
H.O.R.S.E. - an abbreviation from initial letters of variants of poker:
H: Hold'em (Limit and NoLimit)
O: Omaha
R: Razz
S: Seven-card Stud high
E: Seven-card stud high-low Eight or better
H.O.R.S.E. Concerns the category of so-called rotational games, when through a certain time interval (or, that is more easier when the long loaf will make a full circle on a table) there is a rotation - game change. Basically, it is possible to include any variants of poker and their any quantity in this game. H.O.R.S.E. Is most popular of all rotational games. For tournament which is spent on WSOP, it is established, that game change occurs each 40 minutes and play limit poker all time to last table. Behind a final table play but-limit Holdem.
"Effect MoneyMaker", consisting that any fan of poker has chance through numerous satellites (including on-line) to get on the World championship, has led to that the quantity of the nonprofessionals participating in WSOP has sharply increased also their chances to win the Main Event, accordingly too. The increase in an entrance fee to 50 thousand does improbable hit on this tournament of casual players - very few people from fans will venture to pay such sum only what simply to participate in "the Big game", without what or prospects on a victory. The fabulous sum baj-ina does this tournament to the strongest players of a planet accessible only who is really assured of the forces and is capable to be the best in all six games. Therefore, perhaps, tournament on H.O.R.S.E. (bay-in 50000$) is just that event which defines the World champion on poker among professionals.
In 2006 in this grandiose tournament (at number 20 in the schedule) participation have accepted 143 players, the prize-winning fund has made 6864000$. As a result of the sharpest struggle the victory was gained by the owner of 3 gold bracelets David "Chip" Reese, having won the sum in 1784640$. Not so it is a lot of in comparison with 12 million "Gold Jimmy" as for an input on Tournament ¹20 WSOP he had to pay in 5 times more. However it is that costed. Now all world knows, David Reese - the strongest player of a planet.
