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The World Series of Pokerbracelet is considered to be the most coveted prize a poker player can win, but in most years there have been competitive events that did not award a bracelet to the winner. While most of these events are charity events or are related to poker, a few are not.
Tournament of Champions[edit]
The World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions was an invitational freerollpoker event held from 2004–2006. Wins in this event do not count as official WSOP bracelets, but the winner receives a large trophy in the shape of the official World Series of Poker logo.
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The 2004 tournament involved ten players with the winner. Annie Duke receiving 2 million dollars. No other positions were paid.
The 2005 tournament was rife with controversy as prior to the event, Harrah's advertised that to qualify a player would need to win any World Series of Poker circuit events or by reaching the final table of the 2005 WSOP $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em championship event. Despite this qualification, under the pressure of the corporate sponsor Pepsi, Harra's Casino allowed Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan to compete. Mike Matusow won the million dollar prize. World Poker Tour commentator Mike Sexton won the million dollar prize in 2006, defeating a field of 27 players.
In 2010, the Tournament of Champions returned to the WSOP. The event was held on June 27, 2010. Huck Seed won the $500,000 first prize.
Ante Up for Africa[edit]
An annual celebrity event was changed in 2007, as it became a pro and celeb event called 'Ante Up for Africa', hosted by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke. The 2007 event attracted 167 celebrities and poker stars. The final two players, Dan Shak and Brandon Moran, agreed to share first place and donate all prize money to charities in Darfur.[1] Their actions set a precedent as the 2008 champions, John Hennigan and second-place finisher Michael DeGusta again donated 100% of their winnings to the charity.[2]Jeffrey Pollack, the WSOP commissioner, said, the WSOP was 'delighted to once again host Ante Up For Africa at the World Series of Poker”[2] Alex Bolotin won the third annual tournament defeating a final table that included Phil Gordon, Chris Ferguson, Rafe Furst, and Erik Seidel.
World Series of Rock Paper Scissors[edit]
Former Celebrity Poker Showdown host and ESPN.com columnist Phil Gordon has hosted an annual $500 World Series of Rock Paper Scissors event in conjunction with the World Series of Poker since 2005.[3] The winner of the WSORPS receives an entry into the WSOP Main Event. The event is an annual fundraiser for the 'Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation' via Gordon's charity Bad Beat on Cancer. Poker Super Star Annie Duke won the Second Annual World Series of Rock Paper Scissors.[4][5] The tournament is taped by ESPN and highlights are covered during 'The Nuts' section of ESPN's WSOP broadcast.[6][7][8] 2009 was the fifth year of the tournament.
All-In Energy Tournament[edit]
The All-In Energy Tournament was an invitational poker event at the 2008 WSOP for people who 1) purchased 16 cases of All-In Energy drink online, 2) purchased the most drinks during a designated time period, or 3) won an invitation via a sweepstake.[9] The event was officially held and recognized as All-In Energy Drink was an official sponsor of the WSOP.
Champion of Champions[edit]
In 2009, a tournament for the WSOP Main Event Champions was introduced for the 40th Anniversary of the WSOP. This tournament was a freeroll wherein the winner won a Corvette and the 'Binion's Cup' named after the Binion Family who founded and ran the WSOP for decades. The event was won by 1983 WSOP Champion Tom McEvoy who defeated 2002 World Champion Robert Varkonyi heads-up to win the Binion's Cup.
Caesars Cup[edit]
The Caesars Cup is a poker tournament, inspired by golf's Ryder Cup, which pits some of the biggest names in poker from Europe and The Americas against each other in a series of heads-up and team-based poker matches across a single day. The contest is expected to be held annually, with the venue alternating between Europe and North America. The inaugural Caesars Cup took place in London on September 25, 2009, as part of the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). Team Europe beat The Americas 4 to 1.[10]
Free Million Dollar Game[edit]
The Million Dollar Game is a tournament sponsored by the WSOPE corporate sponsor Betfair. For 18 weeks leading up to the 2009 WSOPE, Betfair will be holding a series of daily online tournaments. The winners of those events will then play to represent their 'region.' Prior to the kick off of the 2009 WSOPE, these representatives will compete for the million dollar winner takes all grand prize. WSOP Director of Marketing Ty Stewart said, “Creating an event combining the online and offline poker worlds is sure to create even more excitement for WSOP Europe.”[11]
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The World Series of Poker unveiled more of its 2019 schedule this week and introduced some changes to its format. WSOP brass claims these changes will improve the overall experience for players.
First, the WSOP is taking a forward step by adopting a big blind ante format for all No-Limit Hold ’em events. However, it’s taking two steps back in adding more chips to the starting stacks in the majority of its tournaments.
Everyone loves the big blind ante
The big blind, or single-payer, ante first made its debut in high-roller events at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Essentially, instead of each player contributing to an individual ante, the player in the big blind pays a single amount for the entire table. Since the big blind moves one spot to the left for every hand, so does the ante.
It’s more efficient this way because dealers don’t have to spend as much time chasing players down for the ante. Plus, there’s never a need to call the floor over to determine who hasn’t coughed up the ante just yet. The result is more hands per hour.
The concept quickly spread to tournaments around the world, and the World Poker Tour has since adopted it. The WSOP tested it out on the WSOP Circuit and introduced it in several WSOP events in 2018.
Both the public and the industry have universally embraced the big blind ante format.
Tournament staff members say it makes events easier to run and things go much faster. Players love it because they get more hands per hour, which offers a better chance to take advantage of the deepest part of any structure.
As Tournament Directors Association Founder Matt Savage said in 2018, it is a change to No-Limit Hold ’em tournaments that works and is here to stay.
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WSOP brass should be applauded for bringing this forward-thinking concept to all bracelet events, Daily Deepstacks, and Mega Satellites this year.
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More chips do not equal more play
Unfortunately, they should be equally jeered for deciding to bump up the starting stacks in the majority of events again this year.
It’s a sales gimmick the WSOP has tried before. They add more chips to the starting stacks to give unsuspecting recreational players the illusion they have more play.
And, actually, it may offer them more play in the first few levels of an event. However, the WSOP designs its formats to make sure tournaments end when they are scheduled, not to reward skillful play when the big money is on the line. As a result, some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world turn into all-in fests at the end.
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Until the WSOP decides to add more levels andmore time to its tournaments, this shameful outcome won’t stop. So, the addition of more chips will always be just another WSOP attempt to draw players who don’t know any better into its events.
Give the public what it really wants
In general, there’s no doubt US poker players like bigger starting stacks. WSOP Vice President Jack Effel has confirmed that the WSOP is happy to oblige. He wants to keep the modern-day WSOP evolving.
The problem is that bigger starting stacks don’t really give the public what it wants. More chips simply mask the fact that time too often becomes a factor in these events.
Effel and the rest of the WSOP brass have run enough tournaments to know this fact. So, maybe next year, instead of another sales gimmick, they’ll take the time to educate the public as to what effect these measures really have.
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Then, they can solicit feedback from its customer base once people have a better idea of how things really work — until then, obliging the public’s request for more chips to start with is an empty gesture.
Let’s be honest, though. What players really want is more chips at the end.