Lee Jones
05-28-2004, 03:56 PM
[Posted for our marketing guy, Todd, who hasn't gotten 2+2 religion yet]
Subject: PokerStars WSOP Simulcast - Important Information
From: Todd Discenza (anonymous@pokerstars.com) Sent: May 28 2004 12:16PM
All:
This information will appear in the client 'News' screen on PokerStars in
a few minutes as well, but I wanted to post it here for general
consumption.
Important Information - WSOP Simulcast 4:00PM ET
We hope you're looking forward to watching PokerStars' live simulcast of
the 2004 WSOP final table. We planned this event long before we knew that
FOUR of our qualifiers would be participating in the event.
Here are a few notes about the broadcast.
1) PokerStars put out a software update today that you need to view the
simulcast. If you are not sure if you received the update - please log out
and log back into the PokerStars software. This will also be necessary for
those players who have been logged in since this morning when the update
was launched.
2) While this is a 'live' event, there will obviously be some lag time
between when the action occurs at the table and when you see it on the
screen. Our staff will do everything possible to keep this to a minimum,
but there are many factors in play.
3) The only cards that will be seen at the table are those that you would
see if you were attending the event live in Las Vegas. We do not have
access to the information provided by the ESPN 'lipstick cameras' in front
of each player.
4) The special tournament table is called "WSOP 2004 Final Table
Broadcast" and can be located under the 'Tourney -> Special' tab.
5) All bets/blinds/chip counts will be represented in thousands of dollars
($000). Therefore, Greg 'Fossilman' Raymer's starting chip count will be
listed as $8,215 instead of $8,215,000. Also, blinds of $25/$50 with a $5
ante means $25,000/$50,000 with a $5,000 ante.
6) The information we will be showing you is based upon the best
information our staff can obtain by viewing the live event. We can not
guarantee exact precision in bet amounts and chip counts. We may need to
make periodic updates to chip counts as additional information becomes
available.
7) You will not have the option to chat at this table. With so many people
watching, 'railbird chat' would go past too quickly to have any value. By
limiting the chat feature to our staff, we can provide you with the best
experience possible.
See you at the final table!
- Todd
Subject: PokerStars WSOP Simulcast - Important Information
From: Todd Discenza (anonymous@pokerstars.com) Sent: May 28 2004 12:16PM
All:
This information will appear in the client 'News' screen on PokerStars in
a few minutes as well, but I wanted to post it here for general
consumption.
Important Information - WSOP Simulcast 4:00PM ET
We hope you're looking forward to watching PokerStars' live simulcast of
the 2004 WSOP final table. We planned this event long before we knew that
FOUR of our qualifiers would be participating in the event.
Here are a few notes about the broadcast.
1) PokerStars put out a software update today that you need to view the
simulcast. If you are not sure if you received the update - please log out
and log back into the PokerStars software. This will also be necessary for
those players who have been logged in since this morning when the update
was launched.
2) While this is a 'live' event, there will obviously be some lag time
between when the action occurs at the table and when you see it on the
screen. Our staff will do everything possible to keep this to a minimum,
but there are many factors in play.
3) The only cards that will be seen at the table are those that you would
see if you were attending the event live in Las Vegas. We do not have
access to the information provided by the ESPN 'lipstick cameras' in front
of each player.
4) The special tournament table is called "WSOP 2004 Final Table
Broadcast" and can be located under the 'Tourney -> Special' tab.
5) All bets/blinds/chip counts will be represented in thousands of dollars
($000). Therefore, Greg 'Fossilman' Raymer's starting chip count will be
listed as $8,215 instead of $8,215,000. Also, blinds of $25/$50 with a $5
ante means $25,000/$50,000 with a $5,000 ante.
6) The information we will be showing you is based upon the best
information our staff can obtain by viewing the live event. We can not
guarantee exact precision in bet amounts and chip counts. We may need to
make periodic updates to chip counts as additional information becomes
available.
7) You will not have the option to chat at this table. With so many people
watching, 'railbird chat' would go past too quickly to have any value. By
limiting the chat feature to our staff, we can provide you with the best
experience possible.
See you at the final table!
- Todd