WSOP numbers off by $420,000

[hmmmmm]

All along they have been telling us that there were 5661 entrants in the main event.

Now, today, they say there are 5619 entrants. Something smells really really bad here.

It took them 3 days to figure out the numbers. That's, (pardon my French) $425,000 fuggin' dollars.

Someone suggested that the discrepancy was due to underage online qualifiers - if so WHERE IS THE MONEY. I didn't enter any qualifying events, but I'm sure many of you did, and if so your money was stolen from you.

As you can tell, I'm really upset with this - I have run many many tournaments (albeit not as large). You count the money right away and divide - nothing too difficult. To be off by $420,000 is INEXCUSEABLE.

[TheTimeIsUp]

42 people weren't legal, or whatever. Is that so hard to believe?

[Pat Southern]

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Someone suggested that the discrepancy was due to underage online qualifiers - if so WHERE IS THE MONEY. I didn't enter any qualifying events, but I'm sure many of you did, and if so your money was stolen from you.



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Actually its not stolen from since you had already lost it to some kid dumb enough to think that he could get a refund. Its been stolen from a kid who deserved to get it stolen.

[hmmmmm]

OK so where is the $420,000?

If you entered an online tourney and lost, that money is somewhere.

[TheTimeIsUp]

The site retains the money, it says in Stars'/Party's rules somewhere.

[Hold'me]

Word on the street here is that Mike Sexton just got himself a brand new whip.

[TheTimeIsUp]

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Word on the street here is that Mike Sexton just got himself a brand new whip.

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Really?? He resigned Shana for another year??

[PrayingMantis]

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The site retains the money, it says in Stars'/Party's rules somewhere.

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I don't know if it says so, maybe it does, but it's really really irritating. I'm not one to get angry fast, but if there was a qualifier on some $160 DS I played, that was afterwards found to be 16 yo or something, I don't understand how stars can keep the money. Sure he's an idiot, but can stars just take ~$12,000 (from this one DS alone!) to their own pocket like its theirs?? Honestly, I'd feel much better if they'll give it to the kid or something... I find it quite amazing, as the OP here does.

[TheTimeIsUp]

Well, that means the person lied about their age in the beginning, and are breaking the law. I don't see how an underaged person would be dumb enough to try to qualify for the WSOP. I think the site is correct in reserving the right to take the money away.

[Mountainhawk]

At least for cases of collusion and other cheating, Stars has redistributed some of the money in the accounts among the players that were affected by the cheating.

I don't know if this same type of policy applies if an underage player wins a satellite like this.