Sports: 2003 World Series of Poker DVD
Sports: 2003 World Series of Poker DVD
Seven hours of uncut coverage.
November 24, 2004 – Poker has become a national phenomenon of late as you can’t turn on the television without seeing everyone from celebrities to professional players throwing down pairs and full houses or trying to bluff their way through a hand with a couple of twos. It’s this combination of luck and skill that serve the drama of each event, but no poker event holds more drama than the famous World Series of Poker.
With millions of dollars on the line and the elite players sitting across from each other all in the same building, if you want to learn what it takes to elevate your game to the professional level, all you have to do is check out a few hands, a few stone faces, betting more than most people make in a year on a few lucky ladies.
In hopes of sucking even more people into this poker phenomenon, ESPN recently released the 2003 World Series of Poker on DVD, an improbable event with an improbable finish, and the man who walks away with the money personifies the term underdog maybe better than any champion who ever stared down their opponent, collecting all the chips, all the loot with a full house of fives over fours.
And in that one hand, one man became a multimillionaire.
In the 2-disc DVD, you’ll follow the story of Chris Moneymaker, a man who entered the tournament online for $40 and played his way to riches. The DVD plays uncut, without commercial interruptions, and has key chapter points enabling you to jump around to some of the most heated hands of the tournament.
Now, watching people play cards might sound like something about as exciting as watching Shaq take free throw practice, but the more you watch, the more you learn about the different players, the more you actually learn about the game, the odds, and what it takes to be a winner at No Limit Texas Hold Em.
The DVD has so much poker, it’s almost overwhelming, as there are seven hours of ESPN’s telecast in full screen digital format, and to top it off, there are some cool interviews with some of the legendary players at the tables, including Phil Hellmuth, T.J. Cloutier, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Howard Lederer, Annie Duke, and Scotty Nguyen. If that’s not enough poker for you, there are also a few bonus segments from Cold Pizza and Pardon the Interruption, showcasing their own unique coverage of the tournament.
But in the end, this DVD is all about the drama of Chris Moneymaker as you sweat it out with him through every hand and watch one of the most improbable finishes in the history of the tournament.
The 34th annual World Series of Poker might just be the best in the series, and now it’s finally here on DVD for fans to further analyze every card.
You never know, you might just learn enough to enter the tournament yourself next year.
For more information on the 2003 World Series of Poker DVD, check out www.championshipdvd.com.
