USPC Taj Main Event - Is Anyone Playing?

[TStoneMBD]

i called taj on multiple occassions within the past couple days and got the same exact response from 2 different staff members. they said that a film crew from california will be filming the event, but they will only be filming the final table. they have no tv contract but they expect a small network on nationally covered extended cable to pick up the tournament.

i decided that this was not enough tv promise to make traveling to the east coast worth it for me so i wont be playing. i also assume that because no tv deal has been finalized that getting poker site sponsoring at tv tables would be especially difficult, which was a further deterrent. i would be extremely pissed off if they ended up filming day 1-5 like they did last year and a non-espn network dedicated 12 hours of tv for this event. im assuming that the taj wouldnt give me misinformation like that, but then again i know better.

[stephenNUTS]

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i called taj on multiple occassions within the past couple days and got the same exact response from 2 different staff members. they said that a film crew from california will be filming the event, but they will only be filming the final table. they have no tv contract but they expect a small network on nationally covered extended cable to pick up the tournament.

i decided that this was not enough tv promise to make traveling to the east coast worth it for me so i wont be playing. i also assume that because no tv deal has been finalized that getting poker site sponsoring at tv tables would be especially difficult, which was a further deterrent. i would be extremely pissed off if they ended up filming day 1-5 like they did last year and a non-espn network dedicated 12 hours of tv for this event. im assuming that the taj wouldnt give me misinformation like that, but then again i know better.

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You got more TV time the last few years at the USPC,due to the fact they filmed the ENTIRE event from start to finish compared to any WPT event(which final tables 6 players only)or WSOP Events as well as any WSOP Circuit events that were televised?

With the basically small USPC fields ,any final tablist got more airtime over 12 episodes ,than any WSOP M/E champion did in recent years

So whats the diff. if ESPN,GSN,or as I was told maybe CBS airs the entire event?

As far as sponsership,that was dead at the USPC last year after the UGIEA was passed just prior anyways

[MrTimCaum]

nothing like zero notice on the TV coverage. if i could have gotten an extra 48 hours or so i would have made the trip to play. way to go Taj.

[iMsoLucky0]

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nothing like zero notice on the TV coverage. if i could have gotten an extra 48 hours or so i would have made the trip to play. way to go Taj.

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Me too. Guess it's up to Alex to represent last year.

[Mike Gallo]

I visisted the Taj this afternoon. They had 41 people registered for the event as of noon.

They pushed day one back.

[Alex Jacob]

im sitting here watching the tournament. its the last level of the night, and ive seen ramdin, gavin smith, bill gazes, cyndy v., madsen, and bunch of others. there were 164 entries and 1st is a little over 600K.

[Mike Gallo]

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im sitting here watching the tournament. its the last level of the night, and ive seen ramdin, gavin smith, bill gazes, cyndy v., madsen, and bunch of others. there were 164 entries and 1st is a little over 600K.

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What time did it start?

[Alex Jacob]

3.15 this afternoon

also this isnt aj, somehow this comp had him signed in, didnt mean to post under his name..

hes still in the tourney