To enter the poker tournament simply show up at Binion's with the entry fee - typically $10,000. You could also try one of the satellite tournaments that Binion's typically holds in the month before the tournament. Pay a much smaller entry fee, win the satellite tournament, and you get a $10,000 entry into the World Championship event.

You can even get into the World Series of Poker Championship through an online poker satellite tournament. True Poker holds regular satellite tournaments in which the winners get their entry fee paid to the the World Series of Poker. True Poker also enters the name of its new player sign-ups into a contest for a chance to play in the True Poker World Series of Poker satellite tournament. Win the satellite and you get a $10,000 entry to the World Series of Poker at Binion's.

Tournament poker games. There are many different poker game events in the World Series of Poker tournament today including seven card stud, seven card stud high low, Omaha, Omaha high low, Texas hold'em, and more. The winner of each poker game event is awarded a gold bracelet signifying the world championship of that poker event.

The World Series of Poker final tournament game is no-limit Texas hold'em. This final event has a $10,000 entry fee and the winner receives the World Champion of Poker title. The 2003 top prize was $2.5 million. The winner of this final poker event also has his picture installed in the Gallery of Champions at Binion's.

History of the World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker tournament has had it's share of drama and excitement in the more than thirty years it has existed. In a story that should give every poker player hope, Jack Strauss came back to win one year after having lost all but one chip of his stake early in the poker tournament. Proving that it is never too late to be great again, Stu Ungar picked up his third win after spending 17 years mostly out of competition.

One of the leading money winners in the World Series of Poker has been T. J. Cloutier. Over the years, he has finished in the money in over 30 poker game events. He has also won four first place gold bracelets in various events. In the main event of Texas hold'em, he has finished twice in second-place, and once each in third place and fifth place.

Billy Baxter, one of the other big names in poker, dominated the deuce-to-seven draw poker event for many years, with five first place finishes and two second place finishes.

Many other household poker names have graced the World Series of Poker over the years. Names such as Mickey Appleman, Bobby Baldwin, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Johnny Moss, and "Amarillo Slim" Preston.