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#31
07-06-2005, 07:56 PM
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leave it as a truly 'open' event. any schmo can win....that is what is so beautiful about it...and why poker has garnered such an amazing leap of players.
do you see tennis surging because Wimbledon is on? NO do you see auto racing surging because the daytona 500 is on? no do you see an influx of football players after the super bowl? no the WSOP is perfect...thousands of players....more than half (i'm guessing) non Pro's....and i would be willing to bet at least 2 "amatuer's" make the final table. it's perfect the way it is in my opinion 
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#32
07-06-2005, 07:56 PM
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I can't believe no one's commented on my super-slow mixed-game idea. Come on, that would take at least two weeks. There would be no doubt about a champion after that. And do you really think all these amateurs will stand a chance when the game is flipping from Razz to Omaha 8-or-better to no-limit Deuce-to-Seven? Come on, if we REALLY want to establish a world champion, let's stop messing around with no-limit hold 'em and get those amateurs outta there. Anyone can push all-in on two cards. A long, grueling, mixed-game tournament is just what we need. [/ QUOTE ] Even in a tournament like that luck would have an influence, since we are bound to have coinflipesque situations in big pots. Furthermore it would be boring and confusing for the viewers. Now if the pros have any burning desire to prove to themselves who is the best, there is nothing stopping them from organizing a competition like this. They haven't yet. It is almost like they have no problem with the WSOP ME being the big one.
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#33
07-06-2005, 09:31 PM
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I can't believe no one's commented on my super-slow mixed-game idea. Come on, that would take at least two weeks. There would be no doubt about a champion after that. And do you really think all these amateurs will stand a chance when the game is flipping from Razz to Omaha 8-or-better to no-limit Deuce-to-Seven? Come on, if we REALLY want to establish a world champion, let's stop messing around with no-limit hold 'em and get those amateurs outta there. Anyone can push all-in on two cards. A long, grueling, mixed-game tournament is just what we need. [/ QUOTE ] It should be the dealer names the game. Let see how Phil Ivey can do in a game of prime numbers are wild, pot limit, blind mans bluff.....
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#34
07-07-2005, 01:38 AM
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You can expect 8-9 luckboxes at the final table.
Seriously, even the best poker player is going to need some insane luck to win this thing. Hopefully, there will be a couple there, but I wouldnt hold my breath.
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#35
07-07-2005, 04:02 AM
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Am I alone in thinking the main event should be a 50K buy in. I was discussing with my friend and argued that it was 10K back in 1979. Not that i did the math just by simple inflation in my mind it should be 50K. I mean the WPT chapionship is 25K so why shouldnt the most prestigious event in the world cost more? In my mind it would be more exciting to watch 500 of the best players play for the title than have a 6000+ field shootout. If it were 50K there would be very little dead money as most people would have had to win multiple step tournaments to entry and wealthy people would think twice. Just my thoughts. [/ QUOTE ] There already are tournaments at the WSOP where only a few hundred people people, mainly pros, battle it out. Just look at how many people enter the 5000 dollar buy-in tournaments. Like many others, I've thought of having a bigger buy-in at the main event, but I hope that doesn't happen soon. It's exciting to have an event with so many people. I wonder how many will be in it about five years from now.
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#38
07-07-2005, 08:25 AM
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$10K in 1979 equals 21K in today's dollars. Not even close to being more valuable than $100K. [/ QUOTE ] First of all, 10K in 1979 is more like 28K today... And anyway, the first WSOP was in 1970, not 1979, when 10K was worth closer to 50K today...
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#39
07-07-2005, 09:06 AM
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i'm not saying the big field of fish doesnt make for some easy money, i actually think it is easier to finish in the money with it.
However, this is the world series of poker, not the Fish Fest 2005, and winner is declared world champion. i think you should have to beat the best in the world, each putting up your own $$$ to be considered world champion. Its the whole pride and recognition thing. If you can have a tourney with a 100k buyin where winner is the undisputed world champion for a year, you bet the likes of BG, DN, PH etc will pony up the $$ to compete against wach other, even if the +EV goes down. I mean just look at this whole daniel challenge match series. He is actually playing -EV just for pride and bragging rights, and putting up 500k at a time for it.
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#40
07-07-2005, 09:27 AM
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I don't know what's worse; having this discussion again, or the fact that there are 2 posters in this thread named arod. daryn is right. As usual. [/ QUOTE ] Its definitely worse that there are two posters named arod. Sux Daryn's right.
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