The biggest poker event of the year is set to kick off this holiday weekend.
On Sunday, July 3, the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event will get underway.
Poker’s biggest prize has definitely had a connection with Michigan over the years. With online poker growing more in the state, Michiganders continue to gain interest in WSOP events.
Here’s some history and background behind the Main Event before its latest edition begins play. What is the WSOP Main Event?
The World Series of Poker Main Event is a No-Limit Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament that is open to anyone in the world.
Well, anyone that can put up the $10,000 buy-in to play.
Originally started in 1970 with just seven players , the WSOP Main Event has grown leaps and bounds in participants since the early 2000s.
This year’s event is held at Bally’s Las Vegas and will feature thousands of players competing for the top prize of millions of dollars and the Main Event bracelet.
The Main Event has had different scheduling formats in previous years. This year, the Main Event is scheduled to run July 3-16. PokerGO will be offering live streaming of the WSOP Main Event. Michigan’s connection to the WSOP Main Event The state of Michigan has produced three different winners of the WSOP Main Event.The first of the three winners was Tom McEvoy in 1983 . McEvoy won the WSOP Main Event with a field of 108 players, taking home a $540,000 first prize . McEvoy, a Grand Rapids native, had the catchy nickname of “Grand Rapids Tom.”Grand Rapids Tom would win the 1983 Main Event with a final hand of Queen of Diamonds and Queen of Spades. He bested Rod Peate in the final pairing. McEvoy would go on to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2013.In 2009 , Joe Cada became the youngest Main Event winner at 21 years and 357 days . Cada, a Shelby Township native won a field of 6,494 players to take over a top prize of over $8.57 million .Cada’s victory came with a hand of 9 of Diamonds and […]
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