WSOP Atlantic City

wins_pot · #1 01-10-2005, 03:28 AM

Anyone know if they will be withholding taxes?
Any guesses as to the # of $10k entrants?

toddshrop · #2 01-10-2005, 03:46 AM

I dont know about the taxes, but Im guessing not alot of people will be playing. From what I've heard Harrah's card room is a joke and can't fit many people, but thats just what I heard inside random cardrooms of Atlantic city I've never been in Harrah's myself.

The4Aces · #3 01-10-2005, 04:07 AM

imm gussing they wont be playing in the card room.

toddshrop · #4 01-10-2005, 04:21 AM

thats what I was thinking they might have to do as well.

sammysusar · #5 01-10-2005, 09:33 AM

the tournaments are being held in the ballroom upstairs and poker room is used if necessary. room for 500 (ten handed unfortunately). the first day of the tourney was delayed for an hour and a half and the starting chips especially in the 500 tournaments was very poor.
ive heard the blind structure for the 10K is far wors than any WPT tourney but other than that i think the tournament should run ok.

VinnyTheFish · #6 01-10-2005, 10:36 AM

Can anyone post a recap? Someone who was actually there.

Good info would be: (1) Line to sign up? (2) when the line started? (3) How many entries did they take? (4) any advice? (5) your tourn. summary or good stories.

A few friends went down to play this weekend. They had mentioned that the cut off for the tourn. was 300 people.
Thanks!

tpir90036 · #7 01-10-2005, 10:53 AM

a recap of what? there are tournies all week. i was there this weekend but the blind structure for the $500 was horrible and i refused to play. the rest of the schedule is here:

http://www.pokerpages.com/tournament/schedule1698.htm

Paluka · #8 01-10-2005, 12:08 PM

Does anyone have a handout with the structure or something? I may go to Tunica instead this weekend if the structure is awful.

Fat Nicky · #9 01-10-2005, 12:41 PM

My Report

tpir90036 · #10 01-10-2005, 01:34 PM

i did not bother to look into the structure for the rest of the week after i found out you only started the $500 tournies with 40 BBs. even better than that was the fact that the $500 NL tourney had over 100 alternates who were allowed in as people busted out. some of them did not make it in until level 3. allow me to reiterate this: over 100 people spent $500 for the chance to play in a tournament with a chip stack of 10 BBs.

someone at the taj told me the main event is 10,000 chips and blinds start at 25/50 with 45 minute rounds. not the greatest...but it could be worse too.

-tpir