Borgata and "The Death of the WPT"

[Jedster]

Borgata's 2005 WPT main event has a 67% bigger field and prize pool than last year.

Does this rapid year-over-year growth signify the death of the WPT and serve as proof positive that the boom in televised tournament poker is over?

Discuss. (Preferably using logic and rhetoric and shying away from the use of empirical data.)

Also, if you agree with my conclusion that this record growth does signify the death of the WPT, should this forum be renamed to "Harrah's $10K Circuit Event and Other Non-Televised Tournaments"?

My opinion: Yes, this record turnout clearly means the end of the WPT is near. I give it at most 3 more months until it ceases to exist. I wouldn't change the name of this forum just yet though.