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WSOP Blog: Opening thoughts

By Andrew Feldman

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Editor's note: Don't forget you can watch Day 1A on ESPN on September 2. Full schedule Here we go. Wayne Newton walked in for the famous opening words escorted by 10 ladies from the show "Jubilee!" and, in typical Las Vegas form, put on a show with his two minutes in front of the poker players in the Amazon Room. If that wasn't enough, the UNLV band made its second appearance this year and played "Viva Las Vegas," while everyone stood around and wondered when the action would begin. Today start ...

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