Ping WSOP Fans

Lathum · 05-01-2008, 05:19 PM

So they are moving the final table. The link is to cardplayer so it may not be safe for work.

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...ed-to-november

Quote:

Final Nine Players Will Play Down to a Winner Nov. 9-10 Instead of July 16
The World Series of Poker today officially announced that the final table of the 2008 main event will not compete on July 16 as originally scheduled but, instead, the players will reconvene Nov. 9-10.

The idea behind the change is to create more buzz, and, according to Jeffrey Pollack, the Commissioner of the WSOP, this will allow fans and viewers to ask “who will win” instead of seeing “who won.”

The rest of the 2008 WSOP schedule will remain the same. Further details on this and more are going to be relayed to Card Player via a conference call later today. Check back in at CardPlayer.com later, as more information will be posted.

I think thats dumb as hell and if I was one of the players in a grove I would be pissed

MJ4H · 05-01-2008, 05:22 PM

Awful.

JonInMiddleGA · 05-01-2008, 05:22 PM

WSOP
----->
shark

I think they just officially moved from "event that is televised" to "made-for-TV-event"

Logan · 05-01-2008, 05:50 PM

Ouch.

SirFozzie · 05-01-2008, 06:41 PM

More like the World Series of What The Fuck????

it's a fucking crock....

Maple Leafs · 05-01-2008, 06:52 PM

Makes sense from an entertainment point of view.

In terms of the legitmacy of the event, it's clearly a bad move. Forget being in a groove, it's quite possible that players would see their personal financial situation change substantially over the months before the final table, which could easily have an impact on their play.

Hmm... choosing entertainment value over the legitimacy of the game. Looks like poker is a big time sport after all.

DeToxRox · 05-01-2008, 06:55 PM

So if one of them dies do they get blinded out?

SirFozzie · 05-01-2008, 07:05 PM

yup.. If one of them can't make it for whatever reason, they will be blinded out.

DeToxRox · 05-01-2008, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

yup.. If one of them can't make it for whatever reason, they will be blinded out.

When 8 of the 9 die we have drama.

Lathum · 05-01-2008, 07:27 PM

2+2 link.

the second post is awesome

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...d.php?t=192747

Logan · 05-01-2008, 07:49 PM

I'm sure this is a stupid question...but if the goal is to make the TV part relevant (instead of taking place months after the results are known)...why not just air the final table in July when it's supposed to take place? Are the ratings that much better in November than July for a "sporting event" with a somewhat core viewer base?

Lathum · 05-01-2008, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Logan

I'm sure this is a stupid question...but if the goal is to make the TV part relevant (instead of taking place months after the results are known)...why not just air the final table in July when it's supposed to take place? Are the ratings that much better in November than July for a "sporting event" with a somewhat core viewer base?

because they wouldn't be able to show the 15 or so episodes leading up to the final table

Logan · 05-01-2008, 07:57 PM

The actual people who watch the $1500 RAZZ tournament before the Main Event wouldn't be the same ones who would watch it afterwards?

Logan · 05-01-2008, 07:58 PM

I should also add...if I have to hear 4 months of bullshit buildup by ESPN there's not a shot in hell I'll actually watch the final table.

Lathum · 05-01-2008, 08:00 PM

Logan, I don't think I'm really understanding you.

Sorry if you know most of this, they break the main event into about 12 or so episodes. If they show the final table before those episodes they would likely lose most of their ratings for the other episodes of the main event

twothree · 05-01-2008, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

When 8 of the 9 die we have drama.

Bounty hunters will love this. Killing won't be necessary, you just need to keep them from getting back to the event.

Pumpy Power!

Logan · 05-01-2008, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lathum

Logan, I don't think I'm really understanding you.

Sorry if you know most of this, they break the main event into about 12 or so episodes. If they show the final table before those episodes they would likely lose most of their ratings for the other episodes of the main event

Oh you're right. I thought you meant all of the other tournaments besides the ME.

05-01-2008, 05:22 PM	#3
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	WSOP -----> shark I think they just officially moved from "event that is televised" to "made-for-TV-event" __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

05-01-2008, 06:41 PM	#5
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	More like the World Series of What The Fuck???? it's a fucking crock.... __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

05-01-2008, 06:52 PM	#6
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Makes sense from an entertainment point of view. In terms of the legitmacy of the event, it's clearly a bad move. Forget being in a groove, it's quite possible that players would see their personal financial situation change substantially over the months before the final table, which could easily have an impact on their play. Hmm... choosing entertainment value over the legitimacy of the game. Looks like poker is a big time sport after all. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

05-01-2008, 07:05 PM	#8
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	yup.. If one of them can't make it for whatever reason, they will be blinded out. __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

05-01-2008, 05:22 PM	#2
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Awful.

05-01-2008, 05:50 PM	#4
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Ouch.

05-01-2008, 06:55 PM	#7
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	So if one of them dies do they get blinded out?

05-01-2008, 07:27 PM	#10
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	2+2 link. the second post is awesome http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...d.php?t=192747

05-01-2008, 07:49 PM	#11
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I'm sure this is a stupid question...but if the goal is to make the TV part relevant (instead of taking place months after the results are known)...why not just air the final table in July when it's supposed to take place? Are the ratings that much better in November than July for a "sporting event" with a somewhat core viewer base?

05-01-2008, 07:57 PM	#13
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	The actual people who watch the $1500 RAZZ tournament before the Main Event wouldn't be the same ones who would watch it afterwards?

05-01-2008, 07:58 PM	#14
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I should also add...if I have to hear 4 months of bullshit buildup by ESPN there's not a shot in hell I'll actually watch the final table.

05-01-2008, 08:00 PM	#15
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Logan, I don't think I'm really understanding you. Sorry if you know most of this, they break the main event into about 12 or so episodes. If they show the final table before those episodes they would likely lose most of their ratings for the other episodes of the main event

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