History of Texas Holdem and the World Series of Poker

How did Texas Holdem become the world's most popular poker game?

This is what I was wondering as I stood in the Rio convention center watching the World Series of Poker* unfold around me. My dad taught me the game of Texas Holdem when I was about 15 years old. I can remember watching the broadcasts of the WSOP* in the early 80's hoping that I would be playing at Binion's Horseshoe for all the glory. I played a regular poker game for years in my twenties and we never played Texas Hold'em, nor had anyone really heard about it. Yet there I was, rubbing elbows with Gus Hansen, Doyle Brunson, Mike Sexton, Erik Lindgren, Mike Matusow, and Daniel Negreanu amongst a sea of thousands of poker players with dreams of cashing in on the millions of dollars the World Series of Poker dishes out. The 2009 WSOP* Main Event alone awarded $61 million in prize money with the winner walking away with $8.5 million – more than the U.S. Open golf, U.S. Open tennis, Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 winners received combined in 2009. It really made me want to dig up all I could find on the history of texas holdem, how it became the most popular poker game in the world, how it came to determine the champion of the World Series of Poker,it's traditions, characters, winners and losers. I hope you find what you are looking for and enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it.

*World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah's Interactive Entertainment, Inc. or its affiliates (collectively Harrah's). HIE does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with, this website or its products, services, promotions or tournaments. Any promotion or tournament on this site will not guarantee your seat or ability to register for any WSOP event or any WSOP affiliated event which is at the sole discretion of Harrah's.

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