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#22
06-15-2005, 08:19 PM
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Re: The next WSOP Development
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Nor should they. Raising the buy is a classic "solution in search of a problem." What, exactly, is wrong with an $8 Million prize pool event in which a substantial share of the players are total fish? [/ QUOTE ] What's wrong with raising the buy-in to keep up with inflation? If more participants is better, then why not lower the buy-in to $5,000? Or is $10,000 some magical number that must be set in stone? All I'm saying is that there should be some kind of balance between making the WSOP high stakes and keeping the field somewhat big. There is no reason to assume that $10,000 automatically achieves that balance. The price of everything else in the world increases, why should the WSOP be any different? 
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#23
06-15-2005, 08:27 PM
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Re: The next WSOP Development
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What's wrong with raising the buy-in to keep up with inflation? [/ QUOTE ] What's the point of doing that? Of all the arguements you could make for raising the WSOP main event entry fee, "keeping up with inflation" is about as weak as you can get. It's not a labor union trying to maintain it's workers standard of living. [ QUOTE ] If more participants is better, then why not lower the buy-in to $5,000? Or is $10,000 some magical number that must be set in stone? [/ QUOTE ] It's not a magical number. But, it is the number which market forces have come to. $10,000 tournaments are drawing large number of players all over the country and creating large prize pools. The $10,000 entry fee is working incredibly well for both players and tournament organizers. There was a $50,000 entry fee tournament recenlty. It failed miserably.
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#24
06-15-2005, 08:33 PM
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Re: The next WSOP Development
To be fair, the 50k event stunk because of poor promotion and location. I'm sure next year's WSOP will include a higher buyin event, but not necessarily make it the "world championship" the 10k main event.
Kevin...
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#25
06-15-2005, 10:46 PM
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Re: The next WSOP Development
Everyone here on this thread is making no sense. If there was a $100k buy in, people would still play satellites and get in for $100 or $1000, so they wouldn't give a damn about the buy in being $100k. They will just win their way in cheaper. Do you think most of these internet players pony up $10k for the main event? Gimme a break. Satellites will exist no matter the buy in, so deal with large fields and stop bitching.
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#26
06-15-2005, 11:36 PM
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Satellites will exist no matter the buy in, so deal with large fields and stop bitching. [/ QUOTE ] So with a 100k buy in, we still get 10k players for the tournament? A billion dollar poker tournament would be one hell of a thing!
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#27
06-15-2005, 11:50 PM
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Will Increasing the Buy-In for the Main Event Shrink The Field?
With so many satellite qualifiers I can't imagine an increase of the buy-in from $10,000 to $25,000 decreasing the size of the field significantly. If anything the increase in prize pool would draw even more players.
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06-16-2005, 01:16 AM
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Re: Will Increasing the Buy-In for the Main Event Shrink The Field?
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With so many satellite qualifiers I can't imagine an increase of the buy-in from $10,000 to $25,000 decreasing the size of the field significantly. If anything the increase in prize pool would draw even more players. [/ QUOTE ] That is something I've wondered about. If the entry fee were increased to 25k with a first place prize of at least $15 million and possibly more than $20 million, it's possible the field would continue to increase anyway. If Harrah's were to ever increase the entry fee, it wouldn't be to decrease the field. They would be doing it thinking the increase would at least not decrease the field.
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#29
06-16-2005, 02:19 AM
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Re: Will Increasing the Buy-In for the Main Event Shrink The Field?
Why do people always assume that the tournament operators should cater to the pros?
e.g...the pros want this, are complaining about this, would like to see this Harrahs is in business to make money, not to kiss pros asses. They will do what is best to get the most possible entries, not to cater to the pros.
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06-16-2005, 02:35 AM
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Re: Will Increasing the Buy-In for the Main Event Shrink The Field?
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Why do people always assume that the tournament operators should cater to the pros? e.g...the pros want this, are complaining about this, would like to see this Harrahs is in business to make money, not to kiss pros asses. They will do what is best to get the most possible entries, not to cater to the pros. [/ QUOTE ] Thank you
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