2008 WSOP Main Event changes
First....read this: http://pokerati.com/2008/04/05/re-big-changes-to-the-wsop-main-event-final-table/
RE: Big Changes to the WSOP Main Event Final Table
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Have done a little semi-investigative drinking digging, and here are a few more quasi-confirmed “facts” regarding a major potential schedule change mid-main event:
No decision is final yet, but on the big pro-con list, the left side of the board has it all but locked up.
Television ratings are the driving force behind this idea.
It was essential, however, that the integrity of the game be protected and blind structures unaltered, no matter what ESPN says.
“Plausibly live” is the buzzphrase for what they’re trying to create. (Pokerati applauds the linguistic choice, btw, and would like to suggest “presumably non-rigged” as well.)
The final table will be played over two days — from the final 9 to 2, and then heads-up the next day. Very Sangy.
Timing will be carefully coordinated so most people will be watching to see who will win, not how one wins (the Olympics broadcast model)
All final tableists will be paid 9th place money in July and will have their return trips to Vegas comped. |
