WSOP needs Re-vamping

there are far too many factors involved that run deeper than just the tournament. think about how much revenue the WSOP ME draws to vegas. around 5600 people flew out there to play. not only do they have to pay the buyin, they must reserve a hotel, and most are going to probably go to a casino once the bust out. this event draws so many fish to vegas it in turn becomes so profitable for vegas to keep it this way.

[SoftcoreRevolt]

The WSOP isn't that big of a deal in terms of big Vegas events.

[Snoogins47]

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there are far too many factors involved that run deeper than just the tournament. think about how much revenue the WSOP ME draws to vegas. around 5600 people flew out there to play. not only do they have to pay the buyin, they must reserve a hotel, and most are going to probably go to a casino once the bust out. this event draws so many fish to vegas it in turn becomes so profitable for vegas to keep it this way.

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Not to mention all the hookers and blow.

I'm watching the New York City Marathon. Having just seen the WSOP, I'm surprised that there isn't a guy who originally showed up for a bowling tournament still in contention late in the race.

[Zetack]

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The WSOP needs to take a page from the PGA Masters and have the tournament confined to the top 150-200 players in the world.

To have a tournament that is supposed crown the top poker player in the world, and then allow every slob with 10 grand to participate is simply absurd.

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If you limit it to 150 or 200 people it still won't crown the top player in the world. If you had a series of 20 tournaments with the same 150 or 200 players with points assigned based on their finishes in all 20 events, it still wouldn't identify the top player in the world.

Since your solution wouldn't even accomplish what you want it to accomplish (crown the top player) its a pretty silly reason to destroy the greatest poker event in the world.

--Zetack