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May 18, 2008
WSOP 2008
I was looking at the WSOP schedule and saw this for the main event:
54A
Thursday, July 3, 2008
12 Noon
No-Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 1A
$10,00054B
Friday, July 4, 2008
12 Noon
Day 1B54C
Saturday, July 5, 2008
12 Noon
Day 1C54D
Sunday, July 6, 2008
12 Noon
Day 1DMonday, July 7, 2008
All Day
BreakTuesday, July 8, 2008
12 Noon
Day 2AWednesday, July 9, 2008
12 Noon
Day 2BThursday, July 10, 2008
12 Noon
Day 3Friday, July 11, 2008
12 Noon
Day 4Saturday, July 12, 2008
12 Noon
Day 5Sunday, July 13, 2008
12 Noon
Day 6Monday, July 14, 2008
12 Noon
Day 7
How does this make any sense at all? You have the 4 Day 1s, then a break. Then the 2 Day 2s with no break, then Day 3. This is retarded.
It should go ABCD for day ones, immediately followed by A+B and then C+D for day 2s. Then a break.
As it stands, anyone in the second day 2 is at a serious disadvantage. I don't know how they are determining it, but if it's based on when you played the first day, and you have a choice of that, it's very much to your advantage to aim for the earlier one.
In my last WSOP, my first day was so long and so grueling that I went straight home and fell asleep in the shower. Day 2 was better, since they had overshot day 1 and cut it down. But I still relished the day off afterward.
Not that you shouldn't be prepared to play multiple long days in a row if you buy into the WSOP Main Event. But you shouldn't have to do this if half of your opponents don't. I don't think there's a big difference between having one day off or two, but there is a huge difference between zero and one.
Also, and this may come as a shocker to many people who read this blog, people have jobs. I mean, getting away for two weeks is hard. My guess is most of the entrants in that tournament take one week off and figure that if they make it to the second, they've earned enough cash to risk pissing off their boss.
Either way, it's an inconvenience to them, so let them play day 2, since they're on average something like 85% likely to have been eliminated by the end of it. Then have the day off.
The way its structured, someone can make it through day 5 without risking missing a second work week. Day 6 is a Sunday, so if you've made it to that point, you're canceling your return ticket. You're probably also in the six figure prize pool, so you don't mind the change fee.
I also don't think I care for the 4 month delay before the final table. I understand the intent and all. But if they're going to delay it that much for television, why not at least broadcast it live and make a huge spectacle out of it. If they can live cast a golf tournament, I don't know why they couldn't do so for poker. Put it on a Thursday so it doesn't compete with football and you might have yourself some ratings.
Posted by themaroon at May 18, 2008 12:48 AM