Pass the chips…this is a sport?

The World Series of Poker was first broadcast in 1973 on CBS. It moved to ESPN in 1988 and in 2000 and 2001, WSOP was on the Discovery Channel. Since then the prizes and ratings continue to increase. The winner in 2007, Jerry Yang, took home $8.25 million, significantly more than Johnny Moss's winnings of $30,000 in 1971. As far [read more...]

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