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Old 07-20-2007, 02:04 PM
timmay28 timmay28 is offline
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Default Fixing the Main Event

My proposal:

Form a committee of 20 or so people (2+2 forumers?) to construct a list of all of the well-known/semi-known players that have signed up to the main event. This list should include players that have had notable success in the past... no Shannon Elizabeths or Antonio Tarvers. Any borderline people where the committee has disagreements, flip a coin. Put those people into group A. The rest of the signups go into group B. Then have both groups battle it out amongst their own until there are 8 representatives from each. Once that occurs, have two 8 handed, mixed tables... call it the sweet 16 just to be catchy. Then when it's down to 9 players, go to the final table.

I think this would help make watching the main event much more interesting, and still allow nobodies a good shot of winning it too. Sure, the nobodies need to win the ME from time to time so the fish get optimistic, but the downside of them always winning is that it further enforces the stigma that poker is mainly luck and little skill, which is bad for legalization purposes.
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Old 07-20-2007, 02:06 PM
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This is honestly the worst post I have ever read.
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Old 07-20-2007, 02:07 PM
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QFT
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Old 07-20-2007, 02:09 PM
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I'll 3rd that. Maybe the worst post I've ever read in this section.
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Old 07-20-2007, 02:14 PM
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Old 07-20-2007, 03:18 PM
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I'll 3rd that. Maybe the worst post I've ever read in this section.

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wow, add me to the list plzkthx
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Old 07-20-2007, 04:31 PM
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I'll 3rd that. Maybe the worst post I've ever read in this section.

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wow, add me to the list plzkthx

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5th!
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Old 07-20-2007, 04:40 PM
ibluffoldladies ibluffoldladies is offline
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Well, you heard the man. Let's keep this thread alive to remind our sons and daughters never to be like the original poster.
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Old 07-25-2007, 12:28 AM
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wow, add me to the list plzkthx

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Old 07-20-2007, 02:15 PM
timmay28 timmay28 is offline
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[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Ok, then hurt me and elaborate on why. You like the current structure where the final table will often be lucky to have one well-known, if that?
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