The bucks start here! The World Series of Poker is the championship that counts. The world's largest poker competition, its chart-topping ESPN television coverage captures an audience three times larger than any other poker event.

From a fledgling, high-stakes poker marathon with just two players in the summer of 1949, the idea of an ultimate World Champion of Poker has grown into a cultural phenomenon. The 2005 WSOP championship will feature 85 events leading to a final showdown offering an expected 50 million-dollar prize fund and the title of the undisputed world champion.

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