For the fifth consecutive year the WSOP is returning to New Orleans for the Harrah’s New Orleans Bayou Poker Challenge. The event will take place from May 9-21, 2008 and will include 15 major tournaments and tons of satellite action. Harrah’s is also giving away 40 single-table satellite entries, free of charge, by random drawing. On April 1 any player inside the room can win a single-table satellite voucher and go on to take a seat in the main event valued at $5,150. There will also be 21 free super-satellite entries awarded. Players awarded these will get into a super satellite on April 27th.

In previous years the poker tournament has attracted poker superstars including Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Dan Harrington, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith, Phil Gordon, and many others. This year should attract even more of poker’s top stars, who will be gearing up for the WSOP the following month.