ESPN moving WSOP ME Final Table to November

Do you guys think this is good for the game? Playing a final table months after the rest of the tourney seems like a stupid idea to me because all the players can read up and study their opponents. i guess it's still fair in that everyone has the same opportunity, but i don't like it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=3375032

So fucking stupid. Momentum plays a huge ass factor in these tournaments which is going to suck for the chipleader going into it fucking five months later.

Harrahs already said they're not going to do it.

this is really stupid

I'd laugh if someone limped to the FT with like a 3 bb stack and had to wait for 3 months to shove it allin first hand

what the fuck, so stupid

pretty retarded the shortstack can just murder everyone in between that time

On May 01 2008 10:42 BJLTNYK wrote: Harrahs already said they're not going to do it.

Link?

rofl

fucking ridiculous

On May 01 2008 10:42 KOFgokuon wrote: I'd laugh if someone limped to the FT with like a 3 bb stack and had to wait for 3 months to shove it allin first hand

Man, that'd kill me.

this sucks pretty bad, i personally don't care having to come back a few months later to play but all the idiot fish will have time to learn how to play better

On May 01 2008 10:45 TheHuHu wrote: Show nested quote + On May 01 2008 10:42 BJLTNYK wrote: Harrahs already said they're not going to do it. Link?

wow i didn't realize this had been revisited...this was originally just brought up as an idea but harrahs nixed it(cant find the link). i guess someone caved...this is beyond dumb.

On May 01 2008 10:42 KOFgokuon wrote: I'd laugh if someone limped to the FT with like a 3 bb stack and had to wait for 3 months to shove it allin first hand

rofl

This has been brought up before but:

WHAT IF SOMEONE DIES
WHAT IF SOMEONE GETS ARRESTED
WHAT IF IM NOT FREE IN NOVEMBER ALREADY

THIS IS DUMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

never ever stupid idea

god this is so dumb & bad for ME fish if they cant make it in 5 months etc maybe they wont enter

On May 01 2008 11:14 BJLTNYK wrote: This has been brought up before but: WHAT IF SOMEONE DIES WHAT IF SOMEONE GETS ARRESTED WHAT IF IM NOT FREE IN NOVEMBER ALREADY THIS IS DUMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

they get blinded out. Actually thinking more about this, im not sure its that bad a thing. If its going to be good for the TV audience, and bring new people into poker, then it will probably be worth passing up on some tiny -EV (since the chance someone final tables is so slim).

Obv for whoever makes the final table and is good this will suck, but in general it might not be that bad, and its certainly good for all the random LPers who won't even be playing the ME (i mean it can't be bad for you guys!!!)

This sounds like just about the worst idea ever.

wtf u guys talking about ? This is gonna add a lot more popularity to poker in general, plus espn is gonna have like a 20 hour special on this thing.

And frankly if i made to the FT i wouldnt give a fuck if i had to wait a few months for it to play out, since i would already be a millionare.

On May 01 2008 10:45 Python817 wrote: pretty retarded the shortstack can just murder everyone in between that time

ROFL :D