MLM asked:
There are basically 2 camps of thoguht in the poker world, when it comes to dissatisfaction with the WSOP Main Event buy in. People who think the WSOP buy in ($10,000) Is too expensive, Poker is, afterall, the only sport that appeals to pros and ameteurs, the only sport where as an ameteur you have the chance to sit at a table and play against your idols. $10,000 is hardly affordable to the common player (although there are a wide range of satelites to this tourney)
There are basically 2 camps of thoguht in the poker world, when it comes to dissatisfaction with the WSOP Main Event buy in. People who think the WSOP buy in ($10,000) Is too expensive, Poker is, afterall, the only sport that appeals to pros and ameteurs, the only sport where as an ameteur you have the chance to sit at a table and play against your idols. $10,000 is hardly affordable to the common player (although there are a wide range of satelites to this tourney)
On the other side, many people believe that the WSOP buy in should be raised, to make it less of a lottery and more of a game of skill. Afterall, there were almost 8,000 people playing last year, for a pro to even make it to the money is becoming extremely difficult. Which side do you identify with/ i haven’t really decided.
Todd
Tags: Ameteur, Poker World, Satelites
Larry
A little of both . 8000 ppl is really hard to get though. I doubt it will even be anywhere near that this year. Maybe half. One thing for sure though is you need to be lucky and stay out of trouble, in order to win . A donkey cannot win the world series anymore. Jamie Gold might not be the best , but he wasnt a donkey either.