dead money?

mrwhippy · #1 10-28-2004, 05:04 PM

I've just read an article in which someone asks Greg Raymer if winning the 2500+ WSOP field was as hard as winning a 64 strong field of pros as in the 2500+ field there is a lot of "dead money". Am I being naive to believe that with a $10k buy-in there will be no real dead money?

schwza · #2 10-28-2004, 05:14 PM

there will be some with all of the satellites (esp. low-buyin online).

but i think "dead money" is a misleading term. the dude who won one of the PLO WSOP events this year was absolutely horrible - on one hand he thought he had a straight on a board where no straight was possible. i guess "money that's in critical condition and will probably die soon" doesn't have the same ring.

MLG · #3 10-28-2004, 05:14 PM

Yes.

JeanieJ · #4 10-28-2004, 05:34 PM

Not everyone who has 10k is a good player. To some "gamblers" this may just be pocket change. There's always dead money, probably less so in the WSOP, but it's there.

MrLob · #5 10-28-2004, 06:51 PM

In any tournament setting, there are people that greatly overestimate their ability and therefore are "dead money" compared to the skill level of the field. This is especially true of the WS where it's become somewhat of lottery mentality. I played in the WS this year and although I think I'm pretty good there were definitely hundreds better. Does that make me "dead money." I think it does.

Diplomat · #6 10-28-2004, 07:17 PM

This year at the WSOP: tables of 10, but 9 players showed up to my table.

-Diplomat

KingMedicine · #7 10-28-2004, 08:07 PM

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This year at the WSOP: tables of 10, but 9 players showed up to my table.

-Diplomat

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i believe there were 40 people who paid and didnt show up at all at WSOP 2004. 400k of absolute dead money.