ROUND 1
1.
Who "won" the first ever World Series back in 1970?
2.
Who famously came back from "a chip and a chair" in 1982 to win the main event?
3.
Which year is commonly referred to as ‘The Year of the Irish’ because of its Gaelic-tinged main event final table?
4.
Only 4 players have won back-to-back Main Events. 1 point for each.
5.
A heads-up Main Event battle between which two players was immortalised in the film, "Rounders"?
6.
Many consider finishing 1st of 2,576 in 2004 and 25th of 5,619 in 2005 one of the greatest accomplishments in Main Event history. Who did this?
7.
What was unusual about the 1997 WSOP main event final table?
8.
Who's the youngest person ever to win the main event?
9.
Which legend mentored Jamie Gold to victory in 2006?
ROUND 2
Name the film and the actors featured in the pictures
ROUND 3
15.
Who won the Player of the Year title in 2009, having taken down 3 bracelets in mixed events?
16.
Who holds the record for most re-buys in one tournament?
17.
The $5,000 No Limit / Limit event in 2008 featured one of the toughest final tables ever seen, including Howard Lederer, Roland de Wolfe, Isaac Haxton, Andrew Robl, David Williams, Chino Rheem and Justin Bonomo. Who won the event, though?
18.
Which British player won a WSOP AND WSOPE bracelet last year?
19.
Which of these players has never won a Ladies Championship at the WSOP? Lisa Hamilton, Jennifer Harman, Jennifer Tilly?
20.
Which Full Tilt Poker pro was the first person to win a bracelet after the WSOP officially relocated to the Rio in 2005?
21.
Where was the WSOP held up until 2004 before moving to the Rio?
22.
Approximately, what is the capacity of the Rio conference room where the majority of the WSOP is held?
ROUND 4
23.
Who is the only player in the game to have ever won both the World Series of Poker Main Event and the World Poker Tour World Championship Event?
24.
Which two poker legends hold the joint record for the most World Poker Tour final tables and how many have they both made?
25.
Along with the answer to Question 23, who is the only other player to have won three separate World Poker Tour titles?
26.
Kathy Liebert is the most successful female player on the World Poker Tour but has still never won a WPT title. In which event did she come closest to breaking her tour hoo-doo?
27.
Who was the first British player to win a World Poker Tour title?
28.
Which two players share the record for the most number of appearances at World Poker Tour events having featured in an impressive 97 out 120 tournaments?
29.
“I could be the best player in the world. Even if I lose this [pot] I could still be the best – you can’t, though” – who said this infamous World Poker Tour line and to whom?
30.
Which player comes next in this sequence: Gavin Smith, JC Tran, Jonathan Little, Bertrand Grospellier…
31.
Despite being one of the most successful tournament players of the past three decades, which famously volatile poker pro has never won a World Poker Tour title?
32.
Tony G, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Scotty Nguyen and Phil Laak. Which of these five players is the odd one out and why?
ROUND 5
33.
Despite being referred to as “Las Vegas”, the urban area which incorporates McCarran International airport, the University of Nevada and several of the city’s well-known casino resorts is actually known by what name?
34.
Which American tennis legend was born and raised in Las Vegas, and later returned to live in his home-town at the end of a stellar career in the sport?
35.
“The Big Shot”, the world’s highest amusement ride, is situated atop of which casino?
36.
Which three casinos were the intended targets for Danny Ocean and his band of crooks in the film Ocean’s Eleven?
37.
Which of these casinos no longer exists in Vegas - Flamingo, Sahara, Aladdin?
38.
Who invented Liberty Bell, the slot machine on which all subsequent Vegas slot were modelled?
39.
What’s the name of the newest resort and casino on the Vegas strip?
40.
What was the name of the first casino to open on Highway 91, the road which is now known universally as the Las Vegas strip?
41.
In which Vegas hotel did the hapless heroes of the film The Hangover, stay?
TIE-BREAK
How many runners will the WSOP Main Event get this summer?
ROUND 1: WSOP MAIN EVENT
ROUND 2: FILM SCENES Name the winner and the year.
10. Matt Damon, John Malkovich; ROUNDERSROUND 3: SIDE ACTION ROUND 4: WPT ROUND ROUND 5: VEGAS, BABY, VEGAS
