Poker players from around the world will soon descend on Las Vegas for the chance to strike it rich at the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, and there to improve their odds will be the World Series of Poker Academy, which is hosting its Main Event Primer this June 29 - July 1 at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
Designed specifically to prepare players for the enormous fields in major tournaments like the WSOP Main Event, the WSOP Academy's Main Event Primer features the most advanced curriculum on No-Limit Hold'em tournament strategy taught by a dream team roster of poker pros, including past WSOP Main Event champions Phil Hellmuth and Greg Raymer, WSOP bracelet winners Annie Duke and Mark Seif, WPT title winner Phil Gordon, poker tells expert Joe Navarro, noted poker pro and instructor Alex Outhred and many, many more."Like the WSOP Main Event itself, our Main Event Primer only comes around once a year and is unrivaled in its level of instruction as well as the interaction participants have with the biggest names in poker," said Brandon Rosen of Post Oak Productions, the company that produces the WSOP Academy. "It truly is a unique opportunity to learn optimal strategy from the pros who have won it all."
The cost of the WSOP Academy Main Event Primer is $2,499. Space is limited, and the event is expected sell out. Additional details for the Main Event Primer and all other Academy events are available at www.wsopacademy.com. For all of the times and dates for the WSOP at The Rio please go to http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/registration/ or http://www.riolasvegas.com/