WSOP- No party poker apparel?

BillFranklin · #1 11-09-2005, 05:28 PM

Didn't Kanter and Black qualify on party? yet neither wears any party clothing (black was actually wearing full tilt gear) Meanwhile, there are stars and full tilt gear everywhere you look. Just think this is kinda funny.

Salva135 · #2 11-09-2005, 05:57 PM

Not sure about Black (I can't tell from the CardPlayer images), but Kanter wore a Party Poker shirt at the final table. Supposedly right after he made the final table, they made an offer of something in the neighborhood of a few hundred thousand to wear their gear, he briskly declined, and demanded 2 million. They came back to his hotel room not long before the final table was about to start with a shiny new contract. All that for less than 2 hours of TV publicity. Ridiculous, no?

Kevmath · #3 11-09-2005, 06:40 PM

I recall reading somewhere that Black said Party didn't treat him right about something, so he switched over to FTP.

dlk9s · #4 11-09-2005, 08:58 PM

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I recall reading somewhere that Black said Party didn't treat him right about something, so he switched over to FTP.

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I don't remember the details, but I think it was that Party basically didn't say "boo" to him the whole WSOP and then as soon as he makes the final table (or was close to it, maybe), they show up, drooling all over him. He also seemed pretty tight with the FTP players.

I might be wrong, but I think it was something like that.

Kevmath · #5 11-09-2005, 09:00 PM

That pretty much sums up what I read, figures Party would mess something up like that.

RutgersKev · #6 11-10-2005, 01:01 AM

Did Full Tilt offer a $10 million bonus if someone wore Full-Tilt gear and won the main event?

I wonder if that had anything to do with it?

chisness · #7 11-10-2005, 01:12 AM

i thought they had to qualify through full tilt (and wear the gear) not just wear it.

TheBlueMonster · #8 11-10-2005, 02:06 AM

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All that for less than 2 hours of TV publicity. Ridiculous, no?

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No. The value of advertising at the most visible poker event is easily more than 2 million dollars.

krazyace5 · #9 11-10-2005, 06:27 AM

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Not sure about Black (I can't tell from the CardPlayer images), but Kanter wore a Party Poker shirt at the final table. Supposedly right after he made the final table, they made an offer of something in the neighborhood of a few hundred thousand to wear their gear, he briskly declined, and demanded 2 million. They came back to his hotel room not long before the final table was about to start with a shiny new contract. All that for less than 2 hours of TV publicity. Ridiculous, no?

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I thought you had to wear the sites gear if you win the seat thru the site, why did they pay him, how much did he get?

Why does anyone wear the gear for free if they can get paid to wear it?

housenuts · #10 11-10-2005, 07:22 AM

the general deal goes like this. you win a satellite to the wsop, so your entry is paid for. but then you still gotta worry about flying to vegas, getting a hotel, etc. they will pay for all these little things if you wear their gear.