WSOP Main Event Final Table deferred until November

[Billboard]

Read on cardplayer.com that the main event final table will be played in November!?!

This HAS to be a joke?

Poker News - WSOP Main Event Final Table Moved to November

[slapdash]

World Series of Poker stretches out Main Event - USATODAY.com

[Dreamkiller]

Published :- Thursday May 01, 2008


........... now if it was last month you may have had a point


...... I guess it seems strange at moment but if I got to the FT I don't think i'd care LOL......

[slapdash]

Sorry. Threads merged.

[Nade]

Saw this earlier on another forum and assumed it was an elaborate joke ...

Even now every sinew of my body is saying this is a very elaborate joke ...

... Because i can't think of one good reason why it would be done. In fact my mind literally cannot fathom the thought of the final table being put back for months so i'm just going to pretend it's not actually going to happen otherwise my brain will frazzle .

Seriously ... WTF ... Suppose it is america after all ...

Guess it pushes the 50k HORSE as the most prestigious event in the world now ... but that will never be good for the WSOP as a brand because barely anyone can afford 50k for one event nevermind a HORSE event so it will never 'catch on' like the main event which they have turned into a farce ... if true. ...

[dobbin]

So What happens if you make the final table in July and die before Nov....Do you just get blinded out

[JulioArca]

This is the biggest load of b****x that Harrahs have come up with so far!
Yet again everyone bows down to their TV masters.
How long before the Champions League final is held over until August in order to be "The Soccer Season Opener"
It aint right, it aint broke dont fix it.
If I make the final table I will refuse to turn up in protest
But seriously anyone making the FT can then spend weeks of coaching from a top pro. Its going to be like the Davis Cup with players leaving the table and consulting their "coach" during play (in-between hands).
Here's an idea why not give all FTablers their own coach and film the coaching sessions as a seperate tv show. They could call it "Strictly WSOP", "Bluffing with the Stars" , "Search for a Flop" , "New Facecards" (one for you oldies out there) or "You could be Phil Hellmuth Jnr"

[GazBlades]

When I first saw it I thought it was a ridiculous idea. But having a read about it and a think, I'm coming round the idea. One years trial isn't going to hurt I suppose. Problem is I've already booked a weekend away for those dates in November, so now I'm going to have to cancel it!

[GazBlades]

Originally Posted by JulioArca

But seriously anyone making the FT can then spend weeks of coaching from a top pro. Its going to be like the Davis Cup with players leaving the table and consulting their "coach" during play (in-between hands).

I disagree with that. Does anyone making the Final Table really need that much coaching?

[Fonzie14]

I was gonna say "What about the added travel and accomodation exspense"....

But if you've made it to the FT, I don't supose your gonna be that bothered...

[GazBlades]

Originally Posted by Fonzie14

I was gonna say "What about the added travel and accomodation exspense"....

But if you've made it to the FT, I don't supose your gonna be that bothered...

Harrah's pay for it all.

[Nade]

The organisers will be praying some pros get to the FT or else it's a sinking ship. Nobody will give a toff if there's a load of no-names on the FT no matter how much they tried to big it up.

[Sharpe1ne]

What happen's if you get sick,go blind or even die.Also if your plane is delayed or your wife's giving birth or a funeral.

[Mr Intensity]

That's sick, imagine the interest they'll be earning on the prize money

[SteveO]

It comes down to generating more money. By freezing the FT huge sponsorship deals come be ironed out with all the players and spin off programs will be aired of the final tablers. It's just a very shrewd marketing ploy.

[the mole]

I dont mind if all goes to plan i will have 2 holidays

[GotaFancy?]

Originally Posted by GazBlades

I disagree with that. Does anyone making the Final Table really need that much coaching?

I dont feel the standard of play on the last 2 final tables has been especially good

It's not just coaching though - it's time to recover (the WSOP is deliberately gruelling - it's a test of endurance ....), time to consider and develop your gameplan, time to research your opponents.....

I'm not necessarily against it (though waiting 5 months seems madness) but it does change the nature of the final table totally for me.....

[goater14]

Originally Posted by GotaFancy?

I dont feel the standard of play on the last 2 final tables has been especially good

It's not just coaching though - it's time to recover (the WSOP is deliberately gruelling - it's a test of endurance ....), time to consider and develop your gameplan, time to research your opponents.....

I'm not necessarily against it (though waiting 5 months seems madness) but it does change the nature of the final table totally for me.....

Agree with you their GaF, the standard was,nt the best especially by the winner! What,s happened to him by the way. Every winner normally gets top level sponsorship from one of the big sites, or are they uneasy like myself with his ramblings on the FT last year.

[slapdash]

Originally Posted by Mr Intensity

That's sick, imagine the interest they'll be earning on the prize money

The reports say that all the players at the FT will be paid 9th place prize
money immediately, and the rest will be put in an interest-bearing account
with the interest being added to the prize pool.

[Mr Intensity]

Originally Posted by slapdash

The reports say that all the players at the FT will be paid 9th place prize
money immediately, and the rest will be put in an interest-bearing account
with the interest being added to the prize pool.

Ah right, that's pretty good.