Bringing back Mixed Games etc. to the WSOP

[henrikrh]

We should start a petition to make Harrah's fix the WSOP, eliminate about 1/3rd of the Hold'em events and bring back lowball, triple draw, 5-card draw, razz, HORSE, HOSE and stud hi/lo. I'm sure many big name poker players would back such a petition and help pressure Harrahs into changing things back.

Never started a petition before, anyone wanna give it a shot?

[Kaeser]

Maybe I'm just a pessimist but Harrah's is a business and hold'em is where the money is. No way there getting rid a hold'em even that draws 2000+ for a triple draw tourney that brings in 500.

[betgo]

NLHE is getting TV exposure because it is the main event in most tournaments and allins make good TV. NL/PL poker is generally more exciting and interesting than limit, and in a tournament you have a limited real money loss.

I am sure the interest levels will change at some point and the WSOP will have a different mix of games, although I kind of doubt 5cd is coming back.

[Durs522]

Date Event # Tournament Buy-In Air Date/Winner
June 26, Monday 1 Casino Employee No-limit Hold'em $500 tbd
June 27, Tuesday 2 No-limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
June 28, Wednesday 3 Pot-limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
June 29, Thursday 4 Limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
June 30, Friday 5 Short Handed No-Limit Hold'em $2,500 tbd
July 1, Saturday 6 No-limit Hold'em $2,000 tbd
July 2, Sunday 7 Limit Hold'em $3,000 tbd
July 3, Monday 8 Omaha Hi-Lo Split $2,000 tbd
July 4, Tuesday 9 No-limit Hold'em $5,000 tbd
July 5, Wednesday 10 Seven Card Stud $1,500 tbd
July 6, Thursday 11 Limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
July 6, Thursday 12 Omaha Hi-low Split $5,000 tbd
July 7, Friday 13 No-limit Hold'em $2,500 tbd
July 8, Saturday 14 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-buys $1,000 tbd
July 9, Sunday 15 Ladies Event No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 tbd
July 9, Sunday 16 Pot-Limit Omaha $10,000 tbd
July 10, Monday 17 No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 tbd
July 11, Tuesday 18 Pot-Limit Hold'em $2,000 tbd
July 12, Wednesday 19 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 tbd
July 12, Wednesday 20 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/re-buys $5,000 tbd
July 13, Thursday 21 No-Limit Hold'em Short Handed $2,000 tbd
July 14, Friday 22 No-limit Hold'em $2,000 tbd
July 15, Saturday 23 Limit Hold'em $3,000 tbd
July 15, Saturday 24 Omaha Hi-low Split $3,000 tbd
July 16, Sunday 25 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout $2,000 tbd
July 17, Monday 26 Pot-Limit Omaha $1,500 tbd
July 18, Tuesday 27 No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
July 19, Wednesday 28 Seven Card Stud $5,000 tbd
July 19, Wednesday 29 Pot-limit Hold'em $2,500 tbd
July 20, Thursday 30 No-Limit Hold'em Short Handed $5,000 tbd
July 21, Friday 31 No-Limit Hold'em $2,000 tbd
July 22, Saturday 32 Pot-Limit Hold'em $5,000 tbd
July 22, Saturday 33 Seven Card Razz $1,500 tbd
July 23, Sunday 34 No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys $1,000 tbd
July 24, Monday 35 Seven Card Hi-Low Split $1,000 tbd
July 25, Tuesday 36 Limit Holdem Shootour $1,500 tbd
July 26, Wednesday n/a Satellite Day $1,500 n/a
July 27, Thursday n/a Media/Celebrity Event n/a n/a
July 28, Friday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Day 1A $10,000 tbd
July 29, Saturday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Day 1B $10,000 tbd
July 30, Sunday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Day 1C $10,000 tbd
July 31, Monday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Day 1D $10,000 tbd
August 1, Tuesday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - A & B combine and play down to 700 $10,000 tbd
August 2, Wednesday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - C & D combine and play down to 700 $10,000 tbd
August 3, Thursday 39 No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 tbd
August 4, Friday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Field plays down to 600 $10,000 tbd
August 5, Saturday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Field plays down to 300 $10,000 tbd
August 5, Saturday 40 No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
August 6, Sunday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Field plays down to 150 $10,000 tbd
August 6, Sunday 41 No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
August 7, Monday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Field plays down to 60 $10,000 tbd
August 7, Monday 42 No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
August 8, Tuesday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Field plays down to 27 $10,000 tbd
August 8, Tuesday 43 No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
August 9, Wednesday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Field plays down to 9 $10,000 tbd
August 9, Wednesday 44 No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 tbd
August 10, Thursday 38 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - Final Table $10,000 tbd

[DDH]

From an article on ESPN.com, an interview with Jeffery Pollack, the Vice President of sports and entertainment.

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Players who have seen the 2006 World Series of Poker schedule of events are derisively calling it the World Series of Hold'em. The loudest complaint is that there is not even one mixed-game tournament - not so much as a S.H.O.E event among the 40-something offerings.

Seems to me, if you want to respect the soul of the game, you should include at least one mixed game event that measures all-around play far better than the lottery that the main event has become.

"That is something that I've heard and that is something that I'm going to take a look at,'' Pollack says. "I think that one of our tactics in bringing life to these broad strokes is making sure that the World Series of Poker event and competitive experience is as good as it can be, and I think that means a couple of things.

One, we may want to create a higher buy-in tier of play for the players that have an appetite for that, and I think we want to make sure that the schedule of events that constitutes the 45-55 days is the right mix. I don't know enough yet whether or not it is, but it is something that I'm looking at. It is something that we are going to consider making some adjustments to, and I'm going to continue soliciting input from the poker experts and the poker players on how to change that mix.''

So, could there be a mixed-games event as soon as 2006?

"I don't want to tip my hand too prematurely, but you may well see an addition or modification to the '06 schedule,'' Pollack says.




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