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« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2008, 11:48:50 AM » |
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please come back in a few months time to play the final and get your money"
apparently the idea is to pay all the finalists 9th money after they make the final. Then the rest when the play it out. and then you have a car crash over the next three months and can't make the final...what then? (admittedly this could happen oernight before the final table anyways but slightly more likely to have it happen over a 3 month period) sit their corpse @ the table ldo. would be v good tv. probs be pretty nitty tho. The corpses can do the updating. Some of the corpses are amusing. Are you saying Floppy isn't?  |
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« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2008, 12:56:16 PM » |
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I like the idea in principle. The build up would be incredible and id look forward to it so much. Altho i understand the points which Gryff made make it look very difficult. |
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« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2008, 01:09:56 PM » |
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9 millionaires get inconvenienced.
Seriously though i don't really like it for many of the reasons already stated
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« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2008, 05:36:43 PM » |
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The only reason I like it is because I hate knowing who wins a game before I watch it as it takes all the suspense out of it. The coverage of the WSOP sucks anyway though so I am not that bothered.
It dosent make sense for the tournament and will make the WSOP anti-climatic. At the end of the day the WSOP ME is a tournament for Poker players not TV viewers. How much TV money ends up in the prize pool? As soon as they contribute 50% of the prize pool then the whims of the tv companies can take over IMHO.
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« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2008, 06:09:23 PM » |
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Think of the interest built up by the Hype over the three months leading up to the FT. There is a possibility that this could be a great thing for poker everywhere. Especially if they show the FT Live. Think of all those new players coming online  |
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« Reply #20 on: April 11, 2008, 06:14:35 PM » |
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Yeah but imagine ur a decent player on the FT with a clear edge over half the remaining players at that time.
Are you going to be happy letting them get training and expert advice over the next 3 months, to decrease your chances of winning and lose millions?
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« Reply #21 on: April 11, 2008, 06:32:56 PM » |
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Yeah but imagine ur a decent player on the FT with a clear edge over half the remaining players at that time.
Are you going to be happy letting them get training and expert advice over the next 3 months, to decrease your chances of winning and lose millions?
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« Reply #22 on: April 11, 2008, 06:36:46 PM » |
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« Reply #23 on: April 11, 2008, 06:54:05 PM » |
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So the WSOP Main Event will be a sat for a seat in a later STT?
People who wear the same lucky pants are going to be screwed.
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« Reply #24 on: May 01, 2008, 11:00:43 AM » |
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TV poker has already died on its arse so i suppose they have to try something. As long as the interest gets added, thats a significant amount over 3 months on 20 mill
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« Reply #25 on: May 01, 2008, 01:08:08 PM » |
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The WOSP players get scammed by Harrahs in any case, they take a fortune in entry fees and marketing throughout the whole WOSP, they also take millions in TV rights but put very little back
Its a little like Man U and Chelsea turning up in Moscow to play only for a prizepool made up of their own and other clubs entry fees.
This is another way for them to extract more from the viewing public via the TV companies.
It shouldn't happen, but if the money men are involved it probably will.
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« Reply #26 on: May 01, 2008, 01:41:19 PM » |
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TV poker has already died on its arse so i suppose they have to try something. As long as the interest gets added, thats a significant amount over 3 months on 20 mill
why? i absolutely love TV Poker, its amazing. |
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« Reply #27 on: May 01, 2008, 03:41:25 PM » |
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This has now been confirmed and is undoubtably the worst idea in the history of poker. I won't be playing any sats for this and non-us players with any sense should boycott this event. There is no way that you can guarantee getting a visa to get back in.
Just a side thought - you can pretty much get someone killed in most parts of the world for a fraction of the payout jumps in the final table, so if one of your fellow finalists has a first name "luigi" and a middle name "the" it might be worth laying low for the 4 months......
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« Reply #28 on: May 01, 2008, 04:06:00 PM » |
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There is no way that you can guarantee getting a visa to get back in.
This was my main concern, especially for those who are pro's, as i guess you would now need to obtain a work visa. I do think its a decent idea for the US though. The media attention it will garner will be huge...maybe even oneday become a date in USA sportsfans calander alongside the superbowl, world series and stanley cup! |
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« Reply #29 on: May 01, 2008, 04:11:26 PM » |
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There is no way that you can guarantee getting a visa to get back in.
This was my main concern, especially for those who are pro's, as i guess you would now need to obtain a work visa. You don't need a Visa for the US as long as your passport has that scanable bit on it. Official announcement: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/news/article.asp?newsid=2008Just a joke of a decision. |
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