Argentina will assist to the 40th edition of World Poker Tournament

The winner will obtain a prize of approximately U$S 9,000,000 and the prestigious bracelet from Corum firm, which identifies it as the worldwide champion. More than 8,000 players are expected to participate.

During the latest six years, PokerStars has become the home of Worldwide Champions, and four winners are already part of the elite Team PokerStars Pro. Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem and last year championship, Peter Eastgate.

All the players may participate in the freerolls of PokerStars.net and win a free seat to compete in the Worldwide Series of Poker. Almost 900 players have won satellites and places in PokerStars worldwide so far.
 
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the main series of tournaments worldwide has has been taking place for four decades. The first WSOP was held in 1969, in which the best six players had been invited to play for the first time, in public, the Texas Hold’em.

As years went by, the assistance to the event grew considerably and, in 2006, more than 8700 participants gathered to compete for a place in poker history, and the winner took the best prize in history granted in a competence or a sports event in history: U$S 12.000.000. For many people, WSOP has caused the success of poker in TV, as well as the acceptance of poker as sport.