Whatever 1 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 :shock: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/2006wsop.aspFriday, July 28th to Thursday August 10th. Whoa. Link to post Share on other sites
speedz99 145 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Your screen name says it all. Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedKills 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 damn thats going to be a long 2 weeks for me. but with a great ending, ill buy 30 bottles of DOM for FCP when I win.... Link to post Share on other sites
ShakeZuma 585 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 why exacly is there a day off for the main event?thats a first, isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
Whatever 1 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 I'm sure there's a day off because of the staggered start. They're trying to even up the sleep for day 1 versus day 4 starters I'm sure. Link to post Share on other sites
ShakeZuma 585 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 yeah I guess they're trying to make it more equal or whateverI am a strong believer in raising the buy in, personally Link to post Share on other sites
gameOUver 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 yeah I guess they're trying to make it more equal or whateverI am a strong believer in raising the buy in, personallyI would agree with raising the buy in but then the online sites would just raise the qualifiers and send as many people imo. Any chance the main event will be a true test of poker talent as in H.O.R.S.E.? Link to post Share on other sites
mx957 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Any chance the main event will be a true test of poker talent as in H.O.R.S.E.?No. Simple answer. Would poker have exploded the way it has if it were a mixed game? No. Money is a motivator to Harrah's (to nearly everyone actually), see proof of that in the exemptions they gave in the TOC. Follow the money (more NLH events at smaller buyins than ever, eleminate the mixed games) and you'll always find the easy answer. Link to post Share on other sites
CodyHartman 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I agree itsa jopke, but until they can get 4k + ppl in the same room to play poker, what can you do? (this would make 2 starting days).Atleast they listened to the players request about the unfairness of day 2 being right after one of the day 1 flights. Link to post Share on other sites
Vatche 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 loll...its going to take over a week just to cash... Link to post Share on other sites
ShakeZuma 585 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Any chance the main event will be a true test of poker talent as in H.O.R.S.E.?No. Simple answer. Would poker have exploded the way it has if it were a mixed game? No. Money is a motivator to Harrah's (to nearly everyone actually), see proof of that in the exemptions they gave in the TOC. Follow the money (more NLH events at smaller buyins than ever, eleminate the mixed games) and you'll always find the easy answer.there's your problem right there. Hold em is whats popular. Sure Horse is a better test of all around skill, but most people watch poker on tv and say, hey I wanna do that, and what they're watching is HoldemMore than likely, the World Series, especially the main event, will forever stay NLHE based Link to post Share on other sites
Jelly-Filled Ace 1 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 yeah I guess they're trying to make it more equal or whateverI am a strong believer in raising the buy in, personallySince this new schedule is the result of not raising it, then I have to agree with you, this coming from a hardcore purist of the WSOP.This is fucking ridiculous.I hope it backfires to a shrunken field because less people can afford the prolonged stay or take time off from work for that long. Link to post Share on other sites
ricker 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Even this year they didn't completely sell out the Main Event. I think they still had something like 400 seats or so left. Correct me if I'm wrong however. I most certaintly could be. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeepster80125 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Any chance the main event will be a true test of poker talent as in H.O.R.S.E.?No. Simple answer. Would poker have exploded the way it has if it were a mixed game? No. Money is a motivator to Harrah's (to nearly everyone actually), see proof of that in the exemptions they gave in the TOC. Follow the money (more NLH events at smaller buyins than ever, eleminate the mixed games) and you'll always find the easy answer.there's your problem right there. Hold em is whats popular. Sure Horse is a better test of all around skill, but most people watch poker on tv and say, hey I wanna do that, and what they're watching is HoldemMore than likely, the World Series, especially the main event, will forever stay NLHE basedI don't think it should be called the WSOP anymore. Maybe the World Lottery of TV Poker? Link to post Share on other sites
AceJackOffS 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Even this year they didn't completely sell out the Main Event.  I think they still had something  like 400 seats or so left.  Correct me if I'm wrong however.  I most certaintly could be.The nevada gaming commission stated last year that there can be no cap on the number of players because it is am open event. If 10,000 people sign up then they will have to make room. Hence it will never sell out Link to post Share on other sites
AceJackOffS 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Any chance the main event will be a true test of poker talent as in H.O.R.S.E.?If they did this then it might actually be the WSOP instead of the WSOHE Link to post Share on other sites
Whatever 1 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 The nevada gaming commission stated last year that there can be no cap on the number of players because it is am open event.I heard that at the time and it makes no sense to me. Why can there be a cap on the other events then? Why is the ME not capped and others are?Strange.Hey and when will you have to buy your seat for event #17 $1,000 NL tourney? March 1st? LOL. That one is gonna sell out quick. I am contemplating doing it for fun and I've never even been to Vegas. :shock: Link to post Share on other sites
Municipal Hare 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Any chance the main event will be a true test of poker talent as in H.O.R.S.E.?No. Simple answer. Would poker have exploded the way it has if it were a mixed game? No. Money is a motivator to Harrah's (to nearly everyone actually), see proof of that in the exemptions they gave in the TOC. Follow the money (more NLH events at smaller buyins than ever, eleminate the mixed games) and you'll always find the easy answer.there's your problem right there. Hold em is whats popular. Sure Horse is a better test of all around skill, but most people watch poker on tv and say, hey I wanna do that, and what they're watching is HoldemMore than likely, the World Series, especially the main event, will forever stay NLHE basedThe main event will always be NLHE, but I bet they could market a 20K mixed event as the Skills Championship or something where the final table switched to all hold 'em. Or they could just cherry pick hands for television. It would definitely be teeming with pros and thus very marketable. Link to post Share on other sites
grocery_mony 8 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 they should keep the same format as last year and cap it at 6600. If they sell out completely than think about to going to a 4 day round 1. They will have a hard time getting 6600 this year i believe. Some people i have heard think that last year was going to b the biggest ever and the numbers will slowly start creeping down. Link to post Share on other sites
BeanGW 0 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 The nevada gaming commission stated last year that there can be no cap on the number of players because it is am open event. If 10,000 people sign up then they will have to make room. Hence it will never sell outHmmm... although I am sure you are right that it can never technically sell out, there were a set number of seats available each day, determined by the number of available tables / chairs / chips / dealers etc. There are also legal occupancy issues that arise at a certain point. In any case, I agree with those that argue that they should raise the buy-in of the main event... although changing the format of the "Main Event" to HORSE would certainly be good for that as well. Changing the format might also increase the popularity of some of those other games, and give an added bump to the poker boom.I dunno... just my .02 Link to post Share on other sites
Whatever 1 Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 They will have a hard time getting 6600 this year i believe.You couldn't be more wrong.As long as the internet sites keep growing like they are the ME will continue to have explosive growth. Link to post Share on other sites
DrHodges 0 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 The WSOP main event probably could've gotten 8800 this year, but they weren't interested in changing the schedule to allow for a fourth day 1. There was talk all over the floor (even among tournament staff) that they were considering this.I think the only reasonable thing to do to ensure the prestige of this event would be to raise the buy-in to $25,000. Considering the WSOP circuit events, and the year round online qualifiers available, it might as well be more like the WPT finals rather than the poker-lottery.I know the traditionalists say that everyone should have a chance to enter and $10K keeps it reasonable for many more players, but seriously - how many everyday joes could fork up $10,000 25 years ago? $25,000 is a perfectly reasonable number by today's standards. Link to post Share on other sites
AUBrandon 0 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 im gonna guess... about 7k people Link to post Share on other sites
Marchione 0 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 10 grand for a seat !!!2000$+ for a hotel room and another 2-3k for food, cabs, tips , drinks and so on !!! hotels in vegas are going to love this !!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Whatever 1 Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 I bet 2/3 of the field won't be paying anywhere near 10 grand for a seat. I wonder what the average buy-in is? $6500? I have no idea. Link to post Share on other sites
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