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Cincy- I work for one of the organizations in this thread and can tell you that while your statements are valid, 95% of everyone's efforts has been on the WSOPE. There's an order of importance to everything. Unfortunately, the timing of these events is making it difficult to nail down every item. I wish you had been able to get the information you requested in a timely manner. We all realize the importance in getting information out quickly. The growing WSOP circuit and WSOP website are like a giant puzzle. As we continue to move forward, pieces continue to be put in place. Hopefully, in the near future, all details big and small will be dilligently handled. If they're not, I'm sure you'll let us know. Good Luck in your events!
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Diddly,
The thing is, this whole exchange with Harrahs started a few days after the 1st press release about the WSOPCE (released August 1st (link below)), and the exchange went on for WEEKS with Harrahs support people.
http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/ne...e.asp?aid=1716
I was indeed very patient, but I also happen to know, that even when I was at the WSOP the End of June, first part of July, at the very least people there knew about the Tunica Event and that it was going to go off.
Yet, I was begging for information up until a few days prior to that events start, TWO months after I first found out about it when I was at the WSOP in Vegas.
At the very least, the Blinds structures for the Tunica event, should of been posted right away, and for sure, as soon as the PR was sent out on August first, or at the very most a day or two after, that drop down menu should of been changed on the main web site.
Like I said, I don't blame so much Bluff Media in regards to the blinds structures not being posted, as it's obvious from the e-mail I got from the person at Bluff Media, that they too are not getting their information in a timely mannor either.
If Harrahs isn't providing Bluff Media with the needed information, then how can Bluff Media (Harrahs vendor) update the WSOP site with the information so that players can make the decisions needed to choose attending?
If you live in the area, it's more easy, to decide at the last minute, because you don't have to make flight and hotel arrangements a few months in advance (so you can get reasonable prices on both).
However, if you live in the land of no fold 'em hold 'em like I do (I really hate living in Denver due to the max 5 buck bet here on poker), you don't have many choices here to play in major events (if any at all), and you have to travel elsewhere to play in quality games and tournaments. You also have to make wise choices on how to use one's vacation time, and vacation dollar as well.
Having timely information is the key to all of this, to be able to make a wise decision in that case.
BTW, one suggestion that might be made for the WSOP website, is for the 'contact us' page, to have a link for website issues PURELY for the WSOP webpage, that goes straight to Bluff Media (since they are supposed to be responsible for the website), instead of the question going off to Harrahs customer support.
This way if someone notices a problem on the website, Bluff Media will find out right away, instead of it taking weeks to go through the middle people of Harrah's customer support.
One last thing, I'm a very detailed oriented person, and part of what comes with that 'package' of my personality, is that I'm very persistant.
My fav line in a movie, was from Galaxy Quest ...
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Never give up, Never Surrender!
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FWIW, I play poker that way too. If I think I'm beat, and I'm short stacked, I won't throw in my last chip, simply because it's my last chip. I have indeed won tourneys where I kept my last chip, and scrounged my way back to win it.
I have had people tell me, I'm the last person they'd want to tick off, because of that quality in me. I just won't give up on something, until it's set right.
In any case, I'm glad they've fixed the website, and I hope that Bluff Media gets the information they need soon, to post the details for Ceasars Indiana WSOPCE.
My son still lives in Cincinnati, about 2 hrs away from Ceasars Indiana, and I plan on attending this event the last weekend in October, because I can see him and catch up with him and his new wife, and play in the event at the same time.
I just want to make sure that enough people get the details they need, so they will be there, as it will make a better prize pool.