Battle for the Bracelets WSOP Mini Game

Let's face it, part of the reason we love poker these days is the spectacle, and there are few things as spectacular as a Mike Matusow blow up, or a Phil Hellmuth melt down. The poker personalities out there are part and parcel of the poker world, and is a big reason video games that put players virtually in that world are so popular. Enter WSOP 2008 : Battle for the Bracelets, where you can Beat the Brat.

There are plenty of ways to learn how to win at poker, including playing video games like this one. Depending on your skill level, you could exit the game a better player, or take a different route and pump up your skills at sites like PokerRoomSchool.com and playing online and then come into the video game with a significant edge.

Either way, games like this can be a lot of fun. Sitting across the table from Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan and Chris Ferguson, which can be pretty scary in real life, is an easy feat with a game like this, which was recently released for a variety of game consoles and the PC.

If you would like a taste of what the World Series of Poker 2008 : Battle for the Bracelets game is like—and also enter a sweepstakes to win a trip for two to Las Vegas—then you can pull up BeattheBratContest.com. Here you can fill out a form to win the trip, and fire up a browser based mini game of poker.

You will play a few hands against Chan, Hellmuth, Matusow and Ferguson…and you will win. Either the programmers of the browser game didn't know what they were doing, or they new exactly what they were doing, as the game is a bit too easy.

Perhaps they want to get new players to try this, say "wow, this No Limit Texas Hold'em thing is a breeze!" and run out to order the game.

Still, it is worth a look, and there is the sweepstakes to enter.

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