Thursday June 2, 4:59 pm ET

LAS VEGAS, NV, June 2 /PRNewswire/ - The World Series of Poker (WSOP,) the largest poker tournament in the world has begun and Sportsbook.com is the only online gambling company offering odds on the top players lined up to compete. Some of Hollywood's biggest movie stars are among those competing with world poker stars like Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen and Scotty Nguyen for the best on the planet title.

Leonardo DiCaprio (250-1,) Ben Affleck (150-1,) Matt Damon (250-1) and Ed Norton (250-1) are all accomplished poker players on the Celebrity tour and will be in the news WSOP field. Sportsbook.com fans wagering on the WSOP do not expect the Hollywood celebrities to seriously challenge the world renowned poker stars.

Poker is now one of the country's largest pastimes - both online and face- to-face, and continues to grow in popularity as more tournaments are created. The WSOP Championship Event takes place July 7 to 15 at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

"There will be a huge audience for this event. Sportsbook.com wants to offer fans a chance to play even if they can't get a seat at the World Series of Poker table," says Alex Czajkowski, Marketing Director, Sportsbook.com. "We offer our players a chance to wager on all of the biggest sporting events and the World Series of Poker is definitely considered one of those events."

Some of the WSOP odds include:
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Phil Hellmuth 40-1 Ram Vaswani 50-1
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Phil Ivey 50-1 Erik Seidel 50-1
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Scotty Nguyen 50-1 Ted Forrest 50-1
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Tuan Le 50-1 Ben Affleck 150-1
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Chris Ferguson 50-1 Matt Damon 250-1
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Daniel Negreanu 50-1 Ed Norton 250-1
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Gus Hansen 50-1 Leonardo DiCaprio 250-1
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There are also several women in the WSOP news. Jennifer Harman and Annie Duke have the highest odds, both at 60-1.
For a complete list of WSOP odds, please visit www.thepokerweb.com

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The WSOP is underway in Vegas and a record 6,600 people have made their presence known to the City of the Meadows.



On June 3rd Binions opened it's doors to thousands of poker players both online and pysical poker tournament players in what is the biggest World Series of Poker or for anything for that matter. Vegas is a Boom in the months of June and July. The Poker Web is showing dialy Poker Updates videos live from the event. Eric Rosenburg and his team have done a wonderful job in creating these live poker feeds from the WSOP.

Online Poker Rooms are live with action from all over the world. All running satellites to the WSOP final championship event. From Poker Stars to Party Poker, the Internet online poker rooms are jumping with action.

If you go to http://www.thepokerweb.com/ and visit the hottest wsop 2005 poker videos they're alive with action for all to see. Check them out today.
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