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southerndog
03-26-2004, 10:04 AM
This years tourney had 600 entrants and a prize pool of $182,000, compared to last years 207 entrants and a prize pool of $64,100!

WOW.

The winners are posted on the Foxwoods web page.

DOG

Jeffro
03-26-2004, 10:12 AM
Wow I'm getting there around 5 tonight, never going to get a seat in a game.

Greg (FossilMan)
03-26-2004, 11:31 AM
to 2+2 regular Myrtle, aka John DeRose, who made the final table in the limit holdem event yesterday.

Also, John just called me from his cell phone, a bit before 10am. There were already 1100 people entered into the $300 NLH event today, and at least another 100 in line, hoping they could find a way to get in. He also told they were starting the event with 12 players to a table (11 if it's a stud table), in order to accommodate all of these players.

What a nightmare.

Later, Greg Raymer (FossilMan)

TylerD
03-26-2004, 11:56 AM
Where is Foxwoods?

Tyler Durden
03-26-2004, 12:09 PM
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Where is Foxwoods?

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Connecticut, USA.

Jeffro
03-26-2004, 12:10 PM
Approximately between Boston and New York City

B-Man
03-26-2004, 12:44 PM
Any predictions for how many entrants they'll have for sunday's $500 event?

I'd like to play, but I can't pre-register and I'm not going to drive all the way down there if there is a chance I'll be shut out of the tournament.

TheGrifter
03-26-2004, 12:55 PM
Well if there were over a 1000 for the 300 dollar event, expect at least that many for the Sunday. Especially since the friday event was at 10am and I'm sure many of us who would have liked to play didn't due to...you know...work.

daryn
03-26-2004, 01:24 PM
i plan on playing in the tourney on sunday.. i'm gonna get to foxwoods at like 5am and hope for the best.

JTG51
03-26-2004, 02:29 PM
Any predictions for how many entrants they'll have for sunday's $500 event?

As many as Foxwoods allows. Every event is going to sell out. If you don't get there very early you will most likely be shut out.

Six_of_One
03-26-2004, 05:00 PM
It's astonishing to me that a place like Foxwoods would allow events of this magnitude to sell out...set up some more tables, for god sakes!

At the Bike in LA, they recently had the tournament ballroom filled, a big tent set up in the parking lot filled, as many tables from the main floor as they could spare, and more tables set up in the employee cafeteria! There should be no such thing as "sell out."

ohkanada
03-26-2004, 05:18 PM
Which event was that? I don't think the bike has had a 1100+ person tourney yet. I think the most they had in their past few was near 700.

Sure I agree that Foxwoods maybe should have expected 1000 for the todays tourney but I am sure even 1100 is more they could plan for. I remember playing in the opening event at the Orleans a few years back. It was amazing to see 100+ tables in the 2 convention rooms they used.

Ken Poklitar

Six_of_One
03-26-2004, 07:09 PM
It was the first event of their Winnin' O' the Green tournament a few weeks ago, $50+10 NL Hold 'em. They had 847 players. That's the biggest tournament they've ever had, and everyone who wanted to play got a seat. 10-handed tables. From what I understand, Foxwoods is significantly bigger than the Bike. What about setting up a couple tents outside, or setting up tables in other parts of the casino with available space? It just doesn't seem to me like it should be too hard.

jayadd
03-26-2004, 10:37 PM
like to see who would play outside there.
i made the finals last year in the 500 event but i wont go up this year do to my knee surgery only 3 weeks ago. Good luck people.

JTG51
03-27-2004, 12:43 PM
What about setting up a couple tents outside...

This is CT, not LA. It's still 30 degrees outside this time of year. I don't think playing outside would go over very well.

...or setting up tables in other parts of the casino with available space?

Between the ball rooom where they hold tournaments and the poker room, Foxwoods currently has over 200 tables set up. At some point they have to draw a line. 1100 seems like a reasonable number to me.

Also keep in mind, Foxwoods isn't a just a poker room like the Bike. It's a casino that happens to have a poker room. Unfortunately, poker isn't at the top of their list of priorities.