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07-16-2007, 04:09 PM
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If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or lower?
All other factors the same (e.g. in internet gaming laws)
My guess is that it would bet it would be the same or a slightly higher prize pool . online qualifiers / satellites obviously lower. however direct buy in players may still comprise about the same volume as currently. The event could be trimmed down to about less than a week. 
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#2
07-16-2007, 04:12 PM
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Re: If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or lower?
Please stop the ridiculous posts
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#3
07-16-2007, 04:14 PM
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Re: If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or low
Impossible to predict. There's no way you can accurately estimate the amount of entrants for next year's WSOP.
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#4
07-16-2007, 04:15 PM
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Re: If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or low
Much higher. Almost double.
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07-16-2007, 04:23 PM
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Re: If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or low
They should just raise the buy-in to 100,000 dollars. This way the field will be less than 1500, probably even smaller, yet the prize pool would still be very large.
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#6
07-16-2007, 04:35 PM
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Re: If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or low
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They should just raise the buy-in to 100,000 dollars. This way the field will be less than 1500, probably even smaller, yet the prize pool would still be very large. [/ QUOTE ] WTF? 1500 at 100k? I think you'd be looking at a field size similar to the 50k HORSE. Given the current laws, there would be very few internet qualifiers because they'd almost all keep the cash.
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07-16-2007, 04:46 PM
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Re: If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or low
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[ QUOTE ] They should just raise the buy-in to 100,000 dollars. This way the field will be less than 1500, probably even smaller, yet the prize pool would still be very large. [/ QUOTE ] WTF? 1500 at 100k? I think you'd be looking at a field size similar to the 50k HORSE. Given the current laws, there would be very few internet qualifiers because they'd almost all keep the cash. [/ QUOTE ] Seriously. Imagine a $1000 satellite tournament that gave entries to 1 out of every 100 entrants. LOL.
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#8
07-16-2007, 04:50 PM
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Re: If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or low
I used to idly ponder this, and was of the impression that "Hey $10k isn't even a big buy in anymore, not even for the WSOP, they should definitely raise it up!"
But I've since changed my mind. What makes the ME the spectacle that it is is not a stratospheric buyin, or even a monster prize pool (though of course these help), but the fact that it is the only 5000+ person tournament in existence. I run into CPAs, cab drivers, and you-name-its all the time that talk about taking their shot at the ME. I don't think any non-poker player has even noticed the WPT come to town. The ME is not the Berkshire-Hathaway of poker tournaments. Its the MSFT.
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07-17-2007, 08:06 AM
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Re: If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or low
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But I've since changed my mind. What makes the ME the spectacle that it is is not a stratospheric buyin, or even a monster prize pool (though of course these help), but the fact that it is the only 5000+ person LIVEtournament in existence. [/ QUOTE ] There's all sorts of Innurnet donkaments with fields up to 3 times bigger than the WSOP ME.
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