Negreanu Criticizes the WSOP 's one-dimensional lineup

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The directors of the WSOP don't need to cater to public taste--they shape it.

[/ QUOTE ]I dont think its the WSOP directors per se, but ESPN who shapes the public's taste.

Ill use me and my high school buddies as a representation of young american men in general. Before the 2003 WSOP was shown on tv we couldnt tell you holdem from stud from parcheesi. After seeing it on tv we started playing NL Holdem, and that was all we knew. After the 2004 WSOP was shown on TV we were exposed to some other forms of poker. While we still played mostly NL Holdem at our home games, as that is what we had most experience in, we were all very curious to experiment with Omaha, Omaha 8/b, Stud, and Razz.

If ESPN chose to show many different forms of poker im sure they could make just as much money providing all different kinds of poker tournaments at the WSOP.