World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker is an annual series of poker tournaments, including the No-Limit Hold’em Main Event. It awards bracelets to winners of its individual events.

Poker tournament: A poker competition in which players pay or qualify to enter and are eliminated or win chips until a finishing order is established. The WSOP is a large series of tournaments rather than one continuous game.
Benny Binion: An American casino owner who founded the World Series of Poker in 1970. Binion brought leading poker players together for the inaugural series.
Chris Moneymaker: An American poker player who won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event after qualifying online. His victory helped popularize online satellite routes into the Main Event.
Poker boom: A surge in poker’s popularity during the early 2000s, especially in the United States. The 2003 Main Event win helped accelerate this expansion.
World Series of Poker Europe: A WSOP-branded tournament series held in Europe, first staged in 2007. It extends the WSOP brand beyond its main Las Vegas series.
World Series of Poker Main Event: The WSOP’s flagship annual poker tournament, played as a No-Limit Texas Hold’em freezeout. Its winner is the series’ most widely followed champion.
Binion's Horseshoe: A Las Vegas casino founded by Benny Binion, known for hosting the early World Series of Poker. The WSOP began at Binion’s Horseshoe.
Stu Ungar: An American card player who won the WSOP Main Event three times. His three victories made him one of the series’ most celebrated champions.
Online poker: Poker played through internet platforms that manage games and wagers digitally. Online satellites made WSOP Main Event seats accessible to more players.
World Series of Poker Circuit: A WSOP-branded circuit of regional poker tournaments awarding rings to event winners. It offers a separate competitive series with ring prizes rather than WSOP bracelets.

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