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Harrah's Rio in Las Vegas hosted all of the 2009 WSOP major events, games & venues at the 40th annual World Series of Poker championship this year — in a month-long test of nerve and luck beginning at the end of May ... continuing through July to select the "November Nine" top players returning November 10 for the main event final table.

TV & Web Coverage

Cardplayer.com once again provided live updates online, with exclusive daily television reports will be covered on ESPN.

About the World Series of Poker

The annual World Series of Poker showdown features such events as Lowball, Seven-card and Omaha and - the most popular event by far - Texas Hold 'em.

Ultimately, the world's top poker players battle it out during the last round in a marathon game of No-Limit Hold 'em resulting in the winner of that event named WSOP world champion.

In 2009, that was Joe Cada of Shelby Township, Michigan who at 21 became the youngest ever winner of the WSOP in its 40-year history.

Last year, Peter Eastgate was the big 2008 winner after taking home the $9 million pot. The 22-year-old Danish player was the youngest WSOP winner ever until Joe Cada took the pot in 2009. Jerry Yang, a 39-year-old psychologist who admitted to having used his training to beat the best, was the WSOP $8.25 million top prize winner in 2007.

The WSOP around the Web

Below, surf around for more facts and information, player profiles, the complete 2008 schedule, photos, video clips and lots of other color commentary - as the World Series of Poker comes down to the final draw ...

2009 World Series of Poker - Online registration, pictures and profiles, news & updates, video clips, background of the WSOP and its most famous event, No-Limit Hold 'em plus the complete schedule, rules and regs, online shop and hotel reservations.

Poker Listings.com - 2009 World Series of Poker - Live updates including the latest news and gossip, WSOP blog, busy community forum, and an extensive collection of poker videos.

Bluff Magazine.com - The online edition of the print magazine featuring live WSOP updates, news and daily blogs, player rankings, interviews, forum, free newsletter.

CardPlayer.com - Featured video clips, photo galleries, interviews with major players, daily blogs, profiles of top poker superstars, including extensive coverage of other major tournaments.

World Series of Poker Champions - A complete list from 1970 to the present with names and amounts won, special profiles of poker champs Amarillo Slim Preston, Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Greg "Fossilman" Raymer and others.

World Series of Poker : A Retrospective - More trips down memory lane in a serious history beginning with a bio of Benny Binnion, summaries of the tournament from past media guides, related photo galleries, links and resources.

World Series of Poker - Detailed history, photos, rules & regs, a complete list of WSOP winners and respective winnings dating back to 1970, information on the main event, interesting trivia and related links, from Wikipedia.

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