The 2004 World Series of Poker was a record-breaking event by anyone's standards. The number of entrants and the total prize pool surpassed that of the previous year by a healthy margin, and the media coverage given to the event was also unprecedented. The final tables of various preliminary events were aired on ESPN, and the Main Event was broken into ten two-hour episodes. The coverage was complete enough to keep ESPN viewers pleased - the 2004 WSOP garnered a higher television rating than any other poker program that had ever been produced before.
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