Two Plus Two Older Archives  

Go Back   Two Plus Two Older Archives > General Poker Discussion > Televised Poker
FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-08-2005, 08:41 AM
Arnfinn Madsen Arnfinn Madsen is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 449
Default How large will WSOP become?

Pokerstars planned to send 600 players, of which 100 on FPPs and 500 cash qualifiers. Already 501 has cash qualified. It is the same story elsewhere?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-08-2005, 08:51 AM
Corey Corey is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: WSOP 2005: Here I Come
Posts: 350
Default Re: How large will WSOP become?

Search Function reveals...

Courtsey of Arsene Lupin III:

1256 as of 5/2, excluding Party

It is widely believe they will cap the field at 6600 (200 tables, 11 handed, three opening days) and I think it will easily reach that.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-08-2005, 03:24 PM
TomCollins TomCollins is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 172
Default Re: How large will WSOP become?

I'd predict 10 handed with 200 daily alternates before 11 handed tables. But then again, Harrahs is running this, who knows.

Maybe I don't have the best info though.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-08-2005, 03:53 PM
slickpoppa slickpoppa is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: the cream, the clear
Posts: 631
Default Re: How large will WSOP become?

They are definitely capping it at 6600. Now if Paris Hilton or Michael Jordan wants to be #6601, then they would probably accomodate them, but there are definitely not going to be many more than 6600. They only have so many dealers and tables.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-08-2005, 03:53 PM
billyjex billyjex is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: whoring
Posts: 242
Default Re: How large will WSOP become?

11 handed tables would blow.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-08-2005, 09:39 PM
MicroBob MicroBob is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: memphis
Posts: 1,245
Default Re: How large will WSOP become?

where did you see that stars was only planning on sending 600 this year.

they sent 500 last year when the total was 2600.
stands to reason that with 6000 or so expected this year that Stars would sent more than 600.


Additionally...Stars is bigger now then it was last year...and it was pretty obvious fairly quickly that they were going to be on a 1000+ player pace.


Just based on the number of double-shootouts, $33-rebuy tourneys for a seat and the 1kFPP 1-seat guaranteed they appear to have a minimum of 7 or 8 qualifiers a day.
I suspect the extra action on the weekends (with the $650 satellite) brings their average close to 10 players a day (or 900 total qualifiers over 90 days leading up to it....just rough guessing though).
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-08-2005, 10:06 PM
slickpoppa slickpoppa is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: the cream, the clear
Posts: 631
Default Re: How large will WSOP become?

Stars is at 500 cash qualifiers as of today. I think their rate is going to slow down, though. Their Sunday 650 has typically had 300+ players, but today it only had 217. That might just be because of Mother's Day though.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:01 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.