It has started already! Right off the bat, a $40,000 buyin event. I think they should raise the buyin for the main event to $50,000 so the pros have more of a chance of winning, but then again, I can understand keeping it the way it is so the little guys have a shot.
Many of the "Pros" (big named), don't even have to pay to play.
I know, this sounds like "Sour Grapes", and maybe it is, but some of these guys act and are total a$$...
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I know, this sounds like "Sour Grapes", and maybe it is, but some of these guys act and are total a$$...
So are a lot of actors and athletes, but that doesn't make them less enjoyable to watch them do what they do. For every Matsukow or Helmuth, there is an Ivey or Negreanu.
You're right that many players do not pay for themselves anymore, but that goes for both pros and amateurs. I just think getting more pros to the final table gives the WSOP Main Event Champion title more legitimacy. They do have the Player of the Year title, but does any one care about that?
Everyone who reaches the final table is a pro. To win the WSOP, a player must have a basic understanding of Poker, and be the "Luckiest SOB" in the world...
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A lie, is not a lie, if you were not expecting the truth...John Vorhaus
New Math: 90% Science + 10% Politics = 120% Politics
New evidence, however, suggest that both rain and snowfall may decrease across the region during dry years. The Oregonian;9/15/09 page 1
Brothers, let me remind you of the words of Charles M. Province, U.S. Army:
It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
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By pro, I mean someone who does it for a living, and no, not everyone who makes it to the final table plays poker for a living. Sure you have to be lucky. As Phil Hellmuth said, "If it weren't for luck, I'd win every tournament."
Day one of the main event is over with 6494 entrants. I believe the winner will get $8.5 million out of the $61 million pot. Looking forward to checking in once in a while: http://www.worldseriesofpoker....sp?tid=7283&grid=607
They do have the Player of the Year title, but does any one care about that?
well, that requires players to be really good at poker, not holdem so hellmuth has no chance. that being said, id be much more scared of other players before hellmuth and even matusow for that matter. just catch a card and send em on tilt
Depends on the game who would worry me. Playing large tournament holdem it hard to argue with Hellmuth's success. The real championship is the HORSE title, which Hellmuth has very little chance of winning.
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Day 7 of the Main Event is about to start with 64 players left. Two of the more well-known players still left are Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari, both with lots of chips to play with (3rd and 6th in chip count respectively). One name I'm surprised to see is Dennis Phillips, the trucker who made the final table last year. Everyone thought it was a fluke he finished 3rd last year, but he's definitely earned my respect now.
Originally posted by MRM: My brother-in-law is there, and still in (as of yesterday). He's always won his way in through online tournaments or tourneys at affiliated casinos.
One thing I don't like about the WSOP is that if you make the final table, you have to come back to play it in November. Does anyone know the justification for that? It's like having the Superbowl play its 4th quarter a few months later. What if you die in a car accident before then?
