Are you ready for the World Series of Poker 2012? It’s coming more quickly than you might think! The big tournament is all set to kick off on Sunday, July 1st at noon. The event will be held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, located in—where else?—the gambling Mecca known as Las Vegas. The event that no one will want to miss is a No Limit Hold’em High Roller Championship. This event has a buy-in amount of $1,000,000, of which $111,111 will count as a charitable donation. This particular event is capped at only 48 players, so if you’re interested, make sure you act fast! Structurally, the game will feature a deep stack with $3,000,000 in starting chips, a start with 500 big blinds, and a total playing time of three days. Players will engage in nine one hour levels on day one, and then play until 8 players on day two. The first level is $1,000 ante and blinds at $3,000 to $6,000. Payouts will be 20% of the field paid. No fees are taken from the prize pool, and the big winner gets a genuine 2012 World Series of Poker platinum bracelet.
At the most recent count, this event had 30 players, so hurry up if you want to guarantee a spot for yourself! The tournament is being directed by Jack Effel with ESPN as the United States Telecast partner. If you’re not looking to play in the Poker world series 2012 yourself, don’t worry! You can still be involved with the tournament. One of the best ways to do this is by betting on who will be the big winner for the year or, if you’re a bookie, by getting your players to cast their own bets on the outcome of this year’s tournaments.
Players, whether they’ve ever placed bets on poker tournaments or not, can start researching the various contestants in order to place their best bets as soon as possible. As for bookies, there’s a little more to go on! These professionals will have access to odds the second they decide to get involved. Just bear in mind that even the odds are not foolproof. Poker will always be at least partially a game of chance for everyone involved, but that is what makes it so exciting and so much fun. Don’t miss your chance to participate in the tournament, in one way or another, this year!
