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The k Main Event kicks off today, over a month after the first WSOP event of this year’s series. I must admit that I’ve got a bit bored with the coverage and I believe there are far too many events – particularly hold’em events. Here’s a list of the hold’em events at this year’s WSOP, not including the main event:

No-Limit Hold’em (Event 4) ,000
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 7) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 9) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 11) ,000
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 13) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 15) ,000
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 19) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 22) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 24) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 28) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 32) ,000
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 34) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 36) ,000
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 39) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 41) ,000
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 51) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 52) ,000
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 54) ,500
No-Limit Hold’em (Event 56) ,000

http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=607

Note: One of these (event 52) is a triple chance, two are shootouts (22 & 41) and three are six handed max (9, 19, 56).

I know the lower buy-in events are very popular, but do we really need so many of them? Do we need them at all? Personally I think its ridiculous having so many WSOP hold’em events. It devalues the series, which should be more exclusive in my opinion. If it was like this in the 1970’s then Doyle Brunson would probably have a lot more than 10 WSOP Bracelets.

But anyway, now the warm ups have finished – it’s time for the BIG ONE! Good luck to all the players lucky enough to have a seat!

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