[KDawgCometh]

part of the problem is that there is no governing body or poker players union. But in of itself, those are very hard things to make. Its not like you can get every person who plays a signle WPT or WSOPC event to sign a Union card and pay dues. Because of this, the WPT can do whatever the hell they want. Us tuning out isn't gonna make enough of a dent in ratings and even if 100 pros stop playing, you will still have tons of internet pros who want the exposure and you will have tons of amateurs that want to be on TV

What really needs to happen is have someone like Larry Flynt or Jerry Buss put together a Poker tour and have it on a channel like NBC. You would also need to find enough major casinos that aren't already aligned with either the WPT or Harrahs(espn) that will host the events. Any MGM casino is off limits as they are aligned with WPT. How something like this would get worked out is far beyond me

I would love to play in a WPT event, but I'd have to sign a waiver giving away any visual rights for myself. While I am a nobody now, who knows what might happen if I get lucky. The same goes for many others. There are tons of Steve Dannenman's out there that will make forcing any change in the near future with the WPT a very hard thing