[thehun69]

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We just want the WPT to do the right thing.

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Mr. Raymer....

The right thing for whom? For you? They are in it to make money for themselves plain and simple, and guess what...THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO SO! Ultimately Mr. Raymer, they have no obligation to anyone to change their business strategies. It truly does not matter what it says on their release form, they are not forcing you to play, and ultimately the CHOICE to play is YOURS. You can make a substantial living playing poker in many different venues, online, in casinos, and in non televised tournaments. The WPT has dictated their price to play. The buy-in is the explicit price and the fact that they make you sign a waiver that releases many many things is the implicit price. You clearly can afford the buy in. The question is the affordability of the release. Can you afford to pay that price? If you can, great. If not, and you decide that the price is expensive, then don't buy. Unfortunatley, you are in no position to dictate the price that the WPT sets. It is theirs to set, and it is for the consumer to purchase. Supply and demand...and that is exactly what you are going to hear in the end.

As an aside, comparing the WPT to the NFL or even the PGA is a flimsy arguement at best. Those organizations have player associations and the structure in place there is much much different than it is in poker. Unless there is an organized poker league, then the arguments that you are making really don't have much to stand on. You simply cannot compare sports leagues to a simple poker tournament.

The Hun.