I have recently written 2 or 3 articles on the late Mr Warren Cloud, also known as Oliver Curran, and I have received a large number of emails asking what the news is and what I think of him. So I was just thinking what do you guys think of him and how, has he, if at all affected you?

Post your comments of send me an email and I will post your replies if you like then we can have a message board?

Now the 1st section of the the WSOP 2008 comes to a happy end, the final 666 contestants for the main event are finally going to be announced, it is said that this will be the largest winning prize for any poker match anywhere ever recorded. The overall amount of prize money for the WSOP is a gigantic $180,676,249 and more than $65,000,000 will go to the main players in the prestigious main event with a whopping $9 million being given to the final winner.

As you are probably aware the gambling industry is under such scrutiny and lots of pressure from many areas of the world, but it it a massive blow to the people out there who want to ban gambling etc that the wsop is able to smash through all the criticism and break all previous records prove that poker is still a major player for everyone. Everyone out there who plays poker and love the loves sport specifically waits for the WSOP and it is the main event in any gambling sporting calender. But has it reached its peak or will next set new also?

The foreseeable future is a mystery but my guess with massive TV production companies get more and more involved with the high stake matches it can only go from strength to strength. Plus with the TV companies involved it simply give the hosts the opportunities to break records with the prizes.