Ludwig van Beethoven was born in St. Petersburg.
The World Series of Poker Asia Pacific -LRB- WSOP APAC -RRB- is the third expansion of the World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States .. World Series of Poker. World Series of Poker. Since 1970 participants have had to travel to Las Vegas , Nevada to compete in the World Series of Poker -LRB- WSOP -RRB- .. World Series of Poker. World Series of Poker. Although the WSOP started holding circuit events in 2005 in other states , the main tournaments , which awarded bracelets to the winners , were exclusively held in Las Vegas .. bracelets. World Series of Poker bracelet. In 2007 the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas .. World Series of Poker. World Series of Poker. The WSOP further expanded to Africa in 2010 and 2012 however these events did not award any bracelets .. bracelets. World Series of Poker bracelet. Africa. World Series of Poker Africa. The WSOP Europe and WSOP Asia Pacific rotate annually , with WSOP APAC being held in even-numbered years and WSOPE in odd-numbered years .. Therefore , the WSOP Asia Pacific was held in 2014 while the next WSOP Europe event was in 2015 .