Television program of WSOP (1973)

The initially television broadcast of the series of the world of poker occurred back in manner in 1973 when Jimmy the Greek Snyder and CBS filmed a documentary hour-length on the principal event of this year. Later that the decade, CBS would still cover the principal length of event and air of WSOP during its exposure of anthology of sports of weekend, Spectacular of sports of CBS. Towards end of the year 80, ESPN would begin exposures hour-length of ventilation accentuating the action of the principal event, but it did not take place until 2003 and the introduction of the camera of hole-chart which televised poker started to capture the imagination of the public of viewing. This year ESPN produced seven one hour episodes, leading to the victory of surprised of the money hoarder of amateur of Chris. The following big steps in the poker televised with the WSOP include the insurance of ESPN of the preliminary events (started in 2004), the wages of the remote transmissions by sight of the final table (2006-2007), and to run phase of the final tables of preliminary event via the Internet (2007-2009).