888 Poker to Sponsor WSOP

It has been announced that 888 Poker is to become the primary sponsor of the World Series of Poker.
The WSOP is the biggest live poker tournaments event in the world and is held each year in Las Vegas.
The sponsorship deal will see 888 Poker sponsor the two WSOP tournament series held each year in Las Vegas as well as the WSOP Asian Pacific and the WSOP TV shows in Europe.
The 888 Poker Director, Gareth Edwards, said “Partnering with the largest live tournament series, WSOP, is an exciting opportunity for 888 Poker and its players. As a leading online poker site, we strive to give our players the best poker experience. Our sponsorship with WSOP definitely achieves that.”
888 Poker will be the official provider of live video streaming for main events in the WSOP series. The online poker room will also be able to provide seats to WSOP events through special promotions run on the website.
Anyone who wishes to watch live video streams of WSOP events during the series will be able to log on to 888poker.tv whenever a tournament is taking place.