WSOP satellites at Harrah's AC

[Rocco17]

Called down to the poker room today for some info. I was told that twice weekly until 04/28 there will be a $250 buy into a 9 handed game and there will be 10 tables running.
Guys, help me out here; the guy on the phone tells me "We play and then the 5 chip leaders from each night will move on to the semi-finals in May and first place will get the 10K entry and a trip to Vegas and the others in the money will get cash. HUH? How do you get chip leaders from a tourney when ten tables are playing down to ten winners and everyone will have won the same amount? What am I missing?
My only answer is that it is a timed tourney - guess I should have thought of that before I hung up. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Glenn]

What I don't get is why they have to do it in two nights? And why are they saying one seat? If they have 10 tables of 9 people at $250 a night, that's $22,500 or enough to send 2 people for each prelim night.

[StevieG]

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What I don't get is why they have to do it in two nights? And why are they saying one seat? If they have 10 tables of 9 people at $250 a night, that's $22,500 or enough to send 2 people for each prelim night.

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Which is why it's better owning shares of Harrah's Entertainment rather than playing there.

[Bulldog]

The answer is going to knock you over. The $250, is actually $150+$100. Yes, the juice is 67%. They are going to use something like $15,000 for first place (seat, accomodations, travel, etc.) and pay the remaining prize money to the 2nd through whatever finishers in the final round.

[AviD]

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We play and then the 5 chip leaders from each night will move on to the semi-finals in May and first place will get the 10K entry and a trip to Vegas and the others in the money will get cash.

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That's pretty interesting...semi final qualifiers in May when the WSOP is being hosted at the end of this month (April).

Is this for WSOP 2005?

[Rick Diesel]

It also seems pretty interesting that the main event starts at the end of next month (May 22nd to be precise)

[AviD]

World Series of Poker 2004
April 22 to May 28, 2004
Binions Horseshoe Casino

Sat, May 22 at 1:00 PM Event #33 No Limit Hold 'Em World Championship (Day 1) $10,000


Yes, Day 1 of the Championship is on May 22. I thought it was earlier.