Jdr999 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Flame away on how crappy this is:http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051024/phm051.html?.v=17 Link to post Share on other sites
teneight 1 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 they are taking out % of the buy in already. If i won, I wouldn't tip...well maybe just like 1k. i hate the Harrahs casino Link to post Share on other sites
bdc30 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Did I read that correctly where they are expecting 8000 people to play the main event??I have my doubts you'll see many more than played it this year.Unless I got in for free (or had more money thanI knew what to do with) I wouldn't be buying in toa 7000 player tourney for 10 g's. As Worm so eloquently put it"We might as well play the fuckin lotto..." Link to post Share on other sites
rbakken2504 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 No HORSE or SHOE events again, so dissappointing. Link to post Share on other sites
zimmer4141 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 No HORSE or SHOE events again, so dissappointing.I agree. Looks like it's the WSOHE again. Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 6%...wow...inflation, I guess. lol When I win it, I'll be hesitant to give any additional tip. :wink: What was the amount last year? Link to post Share on other sites
PAYforUSC 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 what a joke Link to post Share on other sites
allinbluff35 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 what a jopke Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anonymous Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 look at that main even ... if someone who played the first time won the event or made the final table they'd need 13 free days ... damn8000 people is insane ... that's a game of bingo ....plus i agree that they need some sort of a mixed game tourney ....matt Link to post Share on other sites
Socrates 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I don't believe they will get 8000 ppl for the main event. The tournaments are ridiculous - way too many HE tournaments. While there will be the crowd of newbies getting their site tickets in - I think the overall participation rate will dwindle. I have talked with over 100 ppl that went this year for the first time and said things like "I was in way over my head" and "I won't be playing next year unless I get in through a sattellite"While 2005 was a milestone, I think most of the novice players have realized they are way out of their league when playing at the WSOP. Also, before someone brings it up, yes, there will be new ppl coming into poker after this years broadcasts, but I don't think it will even out the amount of ppl who will not return to the WSOP next year for their second trip. Link to post Share on other sites
PotDragon 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Monday July 3rd....I win my first Bracelet playing Omaha. :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierAlum 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 LOL @ all the holdem and low buy-in events.We cant forget, business is business........... Link to post Share on other sites
PrtyPSux 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 The only cool thing about this is that its after the world cup..which meanse Ill be spending june in Germany and July in Vegas. Nice. Anyone in vegas want to let me chill with them for a month? im 95% serious. 98%. Link to post Share on other sites
Jdr999 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 I don't believe they will get 8000 ppl for the main event. The tournaments are ridiculous - way too many HE tournaments. While there will be the crowd of newbies getting their site tickets in - I think the overall participation rate will dwindle. I have talked with over 100 ppl that went this year for the first time and said things like "I was in way over my head" and "I won't be playing next year unless I get in through a sattellite"While 2005 was a milestone, I think most of the novice players have realized they are way out of their league when playing at the WSOP. Also, before someone brings it up, yes, there will be new ppl coming into poker after this years broadcasts, but I don't think it will even out the amount of ppl who will not return to the WSOP next year for their second trip.Want to bet?Give me some odds and I will consider. Link to post Share on other sites
princeof56k 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 They will have way more people participating next year and none of them give a crap about the percentage taken out. Link to post Share on other sites
PotDragon 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 none of them give a crap about the percentage taken out.Only the ones with a brain do. :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
NickG 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I think the idea of having two Day 2's is great....it won't force them to eliminate 75% of the field on the first day.Any know whether they have added or subtracted any events from last year? I don't remember that schedule well enough to figure it out. Link to post Share on other sites
PFunk 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I wouldnt doubt there are 8,000+ entrants next year, just think about it....Not only with the boom, but with the amount of extra promotion and sattelites from online gaming they will account for alot of extra people...Running low buy in sattelites around the clock for months and months will ensure atleast 8k....My opinion of course-P. Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Why does the event keep getting moved? Can't they start at one time. Last year it started in April, this year early June, next year late June. My birthday is A+B. Maybe I'll be playing and still be in on that day. Link to post Share on other sites
bdc30 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Anyone else think it sucks that the WSOP is now almosta 2 month long event?Seems a little excessive to me...Cut out all these mickeymouse $1500 buy in tourneys, have a $10k (or better yet$25k) buy in tourney in each game once, and a HORSE gameand call it year. Could be over in like 2-3 weeks max.I would give THOSE event more consideration than the current WSOP, and having a bracelet would be a lot moreprestigious than it already is. Link to post Share on other sites
denren 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 8000 people is highly possible considering last year it was team pokerstars vs the rest of the world. 1500 pokerstars players out of the 5,000+ players. Im sure party, full tilt and all the other big sites will have lots of qualifiers and pokerstars will qualify twice it did last year. Link to post Share on other sites
Uppie_ 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 i think there has to be more events i didn't care to count this years i think was 42 and the main event started july 7 so next years july 28 or whatever is a litte nuts. I mean seriously why don't we just wait until it is 150 everyday in vegas to host it. well at maybe in five years the main event will be in like October and it will be nice in vegas then. Who cares how many people does it really matter it will be fun to win a seat and be apart of it again. Lets get the sats started already!!!!!!!!!!. Link to post Share on other sites
bdc30 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I mean seriously why don't we just wait until it is 150 everyday in vegas to host it. well at maybe in five years the main event will be in like October and it will be nice in vegas then.No surprise why they do it when it's like 150 degrees...brings peoplein to town during what would usually be a slower time of year.No way they'll move it to October, they get enough people whenit's cold in the rest of the country already. Link to post Share on other sites
Stylin_Fish 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I had a serious chuckle when Lon Mcheron said something about"no truth that everyone will be stopped at the vegas city limits, charged 10k and given a seat to the ME." Link to post Share on other sites
Teph 0 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Everybody already knew that Harrahs would ruin it, this shouldn't be a big surprise. Await 2008 where the WSOP lasts 7 months with 150 seperate $750 buy in NLHE events, woo hoo Link to post Share on other sites
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