“There’s one way to gauge how much more room the World Series of Poker has left to expand on ESPN. It hasn’t gotten big enough to where Chris Berman has demanded a part of the show.
But who’s to say that’s not in the cards.
The network that since 1988 has given credibility and visibility to the pursuit of a royal flush as a sports-slash-entertainment spectacle launches a new round of WSOP Main Event shows Tuesday, starting with back-to-back hour-long episodes at (5 and 6 p.m., followed by dozens of repeats for the next eight weeks.
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