The Legends of Poker Tournament last year featured almost 500 poker players. This year the prize pool features a grand total of $4.6 million with the top payout of $1.6 million, with the 45 winners in top position coming out with no less than $16,000 each in which every player who manages to survive the tournament all the way through to the final table receives in excess of $137,000 apiece. The massive amount of money at play has attracted players from all over the world who want to compete in the Legends Of Poker Tournament, the annual tournament that rivals the World Series of poker tournament in Las Vegas for international coverage. This extended press coverage helps to expose the game of poker to the world and allows more players to enter into games both off-line and on. This emphasis on providing plenty of publicity and exposure goes a long way towards bringing in new action to the casinos. As viewers at home see more and more poker activity on television, more players begin to become more active and are spurred on by the glamorous lifestyle that is perceived to exist in Las Vegas and other areas that support heavy poker playing and other gambling. But playing in the legends of poker tournament takes more than simple enthusiasm.

The assembled players who have signed up to play in the Legends of Poker Tournament is staggering to say the least. Only a handful of professionals such as Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu were absent, as nearly everyone else including Jerry Yang, Doyle Brunson and his daughter Pam and even 2006 World Series of poker ladies champion Mary Jones participated and are positioned to battle it out for the top prize. The names of the professional players who are participating in the legends of poker tournaments include Theo Tran, Kevin O’Donnell, Tom Schneider, Alfred Megrabyan and Jordan Morgan. Among all the names participating in the legends of poker are some of the most notable and famous players of all time.

It remains to be seen who will come out winning in the legends of poker tournament, as it is still far too early to tell between players who are currently active. But it is doubtless that with so much activity and so much competition, that the victory will surely not be easy for the eventual winner.

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