Poker players are competing for millions of dollars.
Players have gathered in Las Vegas for the start of a prestigious poker tournament that will see one winner claim millions of dollars.Some 1,125 people have each gambled $10,000 (£6,580) to compete in the main event of the World Series of Poker tour, reports the Associated Press.
They will slowly be eliminated until just a handful remain to try and claim the jackpot in the Texas Hold'em tournament.
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The number of poker players taking part is nine up on last year, when a total prize pool of $61 million was created with the winner scooping $8.55 million, the news source explains.
Yesterday (July 5th), 2004 winner Greg Raymer was on hand to open the tournament with the traditional "shuffle up and deal" instruction.
The World Series of Poker features dozens of events, with the winner of each receiving a cash prize and a bracelet to mark their success in the game.
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