The success enjoyed by the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was apparently a surprise for everyone involved in the tournament.
This year's WSOP had a "great" buzz about it, according to the editor of gambling magazine InsidePoker.Alan Bowden has claimed that the success of poker's most prestigious event "surprised everyone".
He was referring to a number of records that were broken during the course of the six-week tournament, which was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in American gambling capital Las Vegas.
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Earlier this month, organisers of the WSOP revealed that this year's competition was the largest and richest in its entire 39-year history.
Some 58,720 players entered the tournament, while the total prize pool of $180,676,248 (£91.2 million) was over $20 million more than the 2007 purse.
However, Mr Bowden remained cautious, saying: "It remains to be seen if the interest can be sustained until November when the final table takes place."
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