Details released for 2007 World Series of Poker Academy Main Event Primer
The World Series of Poker Academy, a series of instructional camps where participants learn first hand from the world’s greatest poker players, has announced details for its first-ever Main Event Primer.
The comprehensive, three-day poker school will be held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, starting 3 July and ending 5 July – on the eve of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event.
On hand to prepare participants for poker’s most prestigious competition, which last year awarded more than $82.5 million in prize money, will be an unprecedented team of world class instructors, including past Main Event Champions Phil Hellmuth, Greg Raymer and Joe Hachem, multiple WSOP-bracelet winners Mark Seif and Scott Fischman, poker tells expert Joe Navarro, noted poker pro and instructor Alex Outhred and many, many more.
With the primary focus on giving participants everything they need to go deep in the Main Event, the Academy’s pro instructors will conduct in-depth seminars, live hand analysis and interactive workshops with the academy’s participants, while covering all aspects of No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament strategy, from playing position and calculating pot odds to the importance of aggression and changing gears.
“There is simply no better way to prepare for poker’s biggest tournament than to learn first-hand from the players who’ve been there and won it all," said Jeff Goldenberg of Post Oak Productions, the company that produces the WSOP Academy. "Our Main Event Primer is the jewel of the WSOP Academy season and will give players the confidence and skills they need to take on the massive field at the Main Event and succeed."
At the end of the first day of the Main Event Primer, participants will receive VIP treatment at an exclusive Opening Night Party at PURE nightclub in Caesars Palace. The second day of the academy will be capped with a private tournament where participants will battle it out for a $10,000 seat to the WSOP Main Event and other prizes. On the final day, another $10,000 seat to the Main Event will be given away in a shootout tournament where every player has an “Ask a Pro” card that they can use anytime to ask for advice in a critical situation.
Finally, on the closing night, a special banquet will be held that will include the final table of the first tournament, taking place on stage under the lights and cameras for all to watch.
"Where else could you have lunch with Phil Hellmuth, party with the top poker players in the world at PURE, have your play analyzed by Greg Raymer, and have Joe Navarro dissect a tell you’re giving away at the table?" said Goldenberg. "And if you don’t already have a seat to the Main Event, our two tournaments will allow you to put into action what you’ve learned and perhaps extend your stay in Vegas a little longer as you compete in the most prestigious poker tournament in the world."
