The largest gathering of poker players in the world has begun. The World Series of Poker continues to be the biggest event poker players attend each year. The fields have grown to record levels and their are fewer and fewer fish each year. The tournament has changed so much in the past six years. We added the $50,000 Championship H.O.R.S.E. event and taken away the Re-Buy tournaments, at least for the time being.

The players have gotten better too. So many new names have popped up since Moneymaker won it all in 2003. Guys like Greg Raymer, Peter Eastgate, Jaime Gold, and Joe Hachem. True, these guys were doing well before winning the big one but it still shows the popularity of tournament poker. The WSOP Main Event still has a luster about it. It’s intriguing to just about anyone that plays the game. We all would love to be at that Final Table and win it all. Just to be King for a day, what a wonderful feeling that would be.

It’s not too late though so keep plugging away at those satellites. You may win your seat yet!