Full Tilt Poker Sponsoring World Series of Golf

Lance Bradley | May 3, 2008 at 8:49 pm

Online poker giant Full Tilt Poker is hitting the links as the title sponsor of this year’s World Series of Golf. The event will be played May 12 - 15 at Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas and be broadcast on CBS June 28 and 29.

Poker players and fans will love the WSOG format. Depending on the outcome of the tee shots, the player can then raise, call, check or fold on subsequent shots, with the winner of the hole collecting the pot. The result is a dramatic competition in which every shot counts, and wagering strategy is just as important as skill. As in poker, when a player no longer has any chips, that player is eliminated. The winner of each group moves onto the next round until the final group yields the golfer who is crowned the champion.

Add to that the group of Team Full Tilt pros who will play in this year’s event. Phil Ivey, David Benyamine, Brandon Adams, David Grey, Allen Cunningham, David Oppenheim, Andy Bloch, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, and Erick Lindgren are all scheduled to tee up this year.

The 2007 WSOG was won by Mark Ewing, a 31-year-old day-trader from California, who earned $250,000 for the win. For more information on the event check out the official website WorldSeriesofGolf.com.

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