Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of World Series of Poker Main Event Champions


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The list was promoted by Scorpion0422 19:20, 27 January 2009.

List of World Series of Poker Main Event champions
On behalf of the Poker Wikiproject I present to you my first attempt at a FL. It is a complete list of the WSOP Main Event Champions. I've done everything that I can see to make it an FL based upon what I see from other lists. I am looking for ideas and ways to improve this if it isn't up to standards, but I believe it is. --- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon CSD Survey Results 06:34, 16 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Support Also, check your talk page for something shiny... --  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24  review me 06:36, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Support looks good — Chris!  c t 03:47, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment. You should add a caption to the lead image. Eklipse (talk) 18:35, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Done I had done it before, but the formatting didn't take.

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Comments from 
 * The first WSOP occurred in 1971 was an invitational wherein Benny Binion invited six of the most best known poker players to The Horseshoe Casino.  - add " and" before was
 * Also, add a comma after "1971". Dabomb87 (talk) 00:55, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Done and Done--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Participation peaked in 2006, with 8,773 participants. - remove the comma, its not required in this context
 * Done--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * In 2005, Harrah's Entertainment purchased the rights to the WSOP and have been played at Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino. - this needs rewording to make it clearer that the WSOP is held at the Rio All Suite Hotel
 * Done--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The first World Series of Poker was not a freeze-out tournament, but rather an event with a set start and stop time with the winner determined by secret ballot - link/explanation to freeze-out tournament?
 * done--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * In 1973, five-card stud was added.  - link/explanation to five-card stud per WP:JARGON
 * done--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Since 2007, the WSOP has consisted of 55 events, of which all but the "Main Event" are finished in about a month. - this is in past tense so the are should be "have"
 * Not sure this should be done, the events are still existing. Dabomb87 (talk) 00:55, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but the tense the sentence is in needs to be consistent throughout, and are is in present tense, "have" says the same thing, its not like "were" is being used. "Have" still says the events are still existing.-- TRU    CO   01:18, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Went ahead and changed it, while they still exist, and presumably that statement will continue to be true, you never know what will happen next year. We can only speak with certainity of past events.--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. - it is already made known what the acronym means so need to spell it out again
 * Done--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, I mean't no need to spell it out again.-- TRU    CO   01:39, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * My apologies, I knew what you were asking for, I thought I fixed it, but must have missed it. I knew what you were saying.--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:52, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * WSOP victories prior to 1976 are also known as "bracelets". - reword this to "Victories in the WSOP prior to 1976...." because the previous sentence ends in WSOP, which is repetitve
 * Done--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The second to last paragraph should be merged with the last paragraph or the paragraph that comes before it because it is not long enough to stand alone as a paragraph
 * Done--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The summary paragraph (last one) should state who was the first champion and the most recent one-- TRU    CO   00:51, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Done Current winner was already in there.--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 01:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Support - problems resolved to meet WP:WIAFL. TRU    CO   02:17, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
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