Poker’s biggest tournament gets under way in Vegas
Posted on July 4th, 2008 by
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The marathon grind toward the richest pot in poker is under way.
Play opened in the 39th World Series of Poker main event Thursday, with nearly 1,300 players hoping to make it through a 10-hour day of no-limit Texas Hold ‘em against high-profile players and unknowns who could come out of nowhere to win millions of dollars and the game’s ultimate crown.
“Finally, we are here,” said 59-year-old Serge Grenier of Montreal, who won his entry into the tournament through online poker site PokerStars.net.
“It’s the dream of every real poker player to come here and play.”
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