No 3rd party registration for the WSOP

[Jumbo rob]

I saw this in the official WSOP rules:

5. Third-party registrations for players are not permitted unless submitted by Official WSOP sponsors; Official WSOP promotions or product licensees, or civic, charitable, business, casino and other land-based entities officially licensed to conduct satellite tournaments for the 2007 WSOP. <font color="red"> No third-party registrations will be accepted from online gaming sites conducting business with U.S. residents.</font>

Any idea how PS and FT plan to handle this?

[Karak567]

Send players the cash or do it through another organization?

[XXXNoahXXX]

I'm sure Stars is pretty up on the WSOP rules and has figured this one out.

I don't get how if they send you money to register they will get anyone to wear Stars stuff for the extra $1k/hotel.

[FyteOn]

FWIW, our local casino sends about 15 people a year to the ME through weekly sat's, etc. This year the directors are just giving the sat winners the $10k+ in cash due to this new rule. This could really chop the ME field down to decent sizes. I don't know what % will just take the dough and not enter but I would have to guess it would be about 70%ish. Maybe higher.

[McMelchior]

As appears from this thread Harrah's has taken steps necessary to insure online sites still can send their qualifiers to WSOP with a pretty good chance they're not pocketing the buy-in instead of playing.

Briefly Harrah's is issuing a $10,000 chip that ONLY can be used for WSOP ME buy-in.

[ZBTHorton]

It really isn't going to effect much. Stars is going to give you a 10K chip good for nothing but Rio Tournaments. So, your either going to play the ME...or have one expensive souvenir.

[LearnedfromTV]

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It really isn't going to effect much. Stars is going to give you a 10K chip good for nothing but Rio Tournaments. So, your either going to play the ME...or have one expensive souvenir.

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Until hearing about the 10k chip I had no idea what the plan was, now it seems obvious but just to make sure - ZBT you are basing this statement on knowledge from Stars contacts, not speculation?

[A_Junglen]

Does anybody know if it's possible to sell this "Main Event 10k Token", therefore making entries transferable?

ie: Sell the chip to some guy in line who's buying in anyways for 95% or something.

[WarDekar]

Also, if it's "good for nothing but Rio Tournaments" couldn't you use it to buy-in to, say, 5 of the $2k events, or any combination of $10k?

I think this would thin the ME field kind of dramatically, as anyone that Qs could get 5x (or possibly more) play if they enterred multiple events.

[Jumbo rob]

This also renders the "What if I qualify on both PS and FT?" question moot. If they both give you 10K chips, sell one and use the other to enter the tourney. Or give one to a friend and let them use it to enter.