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Nicholas Andreas Dandolos, nicknamed Nick the Greek , was born in Greece, and later became well-known American professional gamblers, and the summer of 1949, he asked Benny Binion (Las Vegas, Binion Horseshoe hotel owner, the United States played the famous Texas Hold em home) can find an opponent with him a very high-stakes poker marathon, Texas, and the competition to let the public know. Although the unprecedented Benny Binion still agreed to the recommendations of the Nick, and he found a strong rival - Texas poker legend Johnny Moss.

In the next five months, Johhny Moss and Nick the Greek in addition to sleep outside every day during poker tournament, in addition to Texas Hold em, they also play poker for licensing (Draw Poker), seven card poker pile (seven - card stud poker) can think of poker competitions, Benny Binion as magistrate and member of the licensing. Finally, Johhny Moss beat Nick the Greek, won the 200 million US. After the end of the last hand, Nick the Greek stand up to Johnny Moss Juleyigong, the state has known the words: Mr. Moss, I Yuandubishu, you can walk! Before returning to his upstairs room.



Through the competition, Binion found with the same poker game than gambling money itself more important things: the public gathered daily to the casino to watch the marathon poker game. This scene in his mind wandering for a long time. 20 years after 1970, Binion decided to reopen the competition that will be named for the World Poker series (World Series of Poker, the acronym for the WSOP). The winner of each game can call itself a champion. 1970 poker tournament Finally, a democratic vote, elect Johnny Moss to the current year s Texas Hold em World Championship.



Next year, the championship game-by-cycle eliminated by the way, Johnny Moss won again!

In 1972, the competition was a new Champion - Thomas Amarillo Slim Preston. End of the game, Thomas joined a circus, WSOP game to be more widely spread! 1972 of only seven individuals to participate in the competition, when someone asked Binion, WSOP number of participants over 50 people whether there is a possibility to return to Binion looked at the sky: there is such a day!



In the early 1980s, due to the emergence of television game, Texas Hold em quickly began to popularize. Even if Binion (died in 1989) failed to foresee Texas Hold em the rapid development of the subsequent several years.

World Series Poker Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA is the Huck Seed, he beat 294 players, and have won one million US dollars in prize money, he is a mechanical engineering professional health, in 1989 from the University dropout started as a professional poker player earning a living, since then, he would not continue his studies. Dr. Bruce Van Horn