May 01 2008
Wsop Main Event to Delay Final Table.
This year’s field of thousands in the WSOP’s main event will get down the final nine July 14. Instead of playing it out right then in Las Vegas, final table action won’t begin until Nov. 9, a hiatus of 117 days.
Jeffrey Pollack, WSOP commissioner, says the new format allows for an “almost virtually real time” telecast. “This is no different than the final chapter of American Idol or The Apprentice. It’s about building interest and excitement for the final chapter of this story,” says Pollack.”
Lets just say that I didn’t think that this would happen THIS year. I think that in the Long Run the Delay will be a good thing for Tournament Poker. It will Help bring more intrest to the Marquee event in Poker.
I do think the delay is a little long. 117 days? who came up with that #?
I think a 60 day delay would be more than sufficient. It would allow for the Media to do its Job and Promote the Heck out of the Wsop Main Event Final Table but still keep it within a reasonable amount of time but 4 months? That seems like an overly Long period of time.
Once again Harrahs/Ceasars is only looking out for themselves and not the Poker Players who they Make all their money off of since this is all about the money none of which is being put back into the Prize Pool.
So is this latest development and change to the Structure of the event a good thing and if it is for whom?
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