photos courtesy of Bodog Poker

The WSOP is kind of a big deal. Last year the 2007 World Series of Poker drew record numbers, Phil Hellmuth won his 11th bracelet and the young pros of the online poker world showed they had talent at the live tables as well. Today marks the official start of the 2008 World Series of Poker beginning with the $10,000 Pot Limit Holdem World Championship. This means the Bodog Poker Mini-SOP follows suit with a $100+$9 Pot Limit Holdem event. This online poker tournament series will run through July 3 with each tournament held on the same date as its counterpart in Las Vegas but with buy-ins equal to just 1 percent of the actual buy-in of the WSOP Event. After the completion of the series’ 25 events, Bodog will host a final tournament on July 10 that will earn three winners seats to the 2009 WSOP Main Event, making Bodog the first online poker site to give away seats to next summer’s Main Event.

There are still plenty of WSOP Main Event online poker satellites at Bodog Poker to win a $12,000 2008 WSOP VIP prize package.

The 2008 WSOP runs May 30-July 14 and features 55 different bracelet events in almost every variation of poker. Also, for the first time in the WSOP’s 39-year history, the Main Event final table will be delayed in order to have it taped and broadcast in primetime on ESPN the same day the player actually wins the event.

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