\nBy HOWARD STUTZ
\n\tLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
\n\tThe winner of the 2014 Main Event at the World Series of Poker will collect $10 million to celebrate the tournament\u2019s 10th year at Rio.<\/p>\n
\tCaesars Entertainment Corp., which owns the World Series of Poker, announced the 45th annual tournament will kick off after Memorial Day Weekend on May 27. Sixty-five bracelet events will be offered.<\/p>\n
\tThe $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold\u2019em World Championship, often referred to as the Main Event, will begin July 5. The competition will cover 10 days until the final table of nine is reached. Those players return to the Rio in November.<\/p>\n
\tTournament officials decided to adjust the prize pool to honor the Rio\u2019s 10-year anniversary in hosting the World Series of Poker.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cIt\u2019s primarily a modified payout approach, and we\u2019re upfront in that regard,\u201d World Series of Poker Executive Director Ty Stewart said. \u201cWe understand focusing on first place is a different approach than most tournaments take with respect to guarantees, but, then again, the Main Event at the World Series of Poker is different than most tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe $10 million Main Event first-place prize would be second only to the $12 million Jamie Gold received for winning the Main Event in 2006. That year, the event drew a record 8,773 players, many of whom won seats through Internet poker tournaments.<\/p>\n
\tThe Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act\u2019s signing in October 2006 diminished the number of poker websites available to American gamblers. The field for the World Series of Poker decreased.<\/p>\n
\tRyan Riess of Michigan won the 2013 Main Event, topping a field of 6,352 players to earn $8.36 million.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cObviously, our goal is to generate (Main Event) attendees higher than our 10-year average of 6,380 players,\u201d Stewart said.<\/p>\n
\tOne way will be through the company\u2019s legal Internet poker operations in Nevada and New Jersey. Stewart said Caesars plans to award seats in the Main Event and other World Series of Poker events at the Rio, through the websites.<\/p>\n
\tThe 2014 World Series of Poker will include a new $25,000 buy-in Mixed Max No-Limit Hold\u2019em event, the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship, 13 different $10,000 buy-in events and the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop, where a portion of the entries will be donated to the One Drop water awareness charity.<\/p>\n
\tThe World Series of Poker will also offer a smaller-scale One Drop event with a buy-in of $1,111.<\/p>\n
\tTournament officials expect the 2014 prize pool to top $200 million.<\/p>\n
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