FullTilt WSOP qualifiers

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won my seat on stars last night. this is from their email:

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4. Our registration staff will be in touch with you in 4-6 weeks to give you information about registering for the trip. Please note that we have a company called "Meridican" that is handling all WSOP hotel and registration issues.

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im guessing this means, their company Meridican will be registering people to possibly avoid any connection to a direct online poker company? i suppose it looks more discreet for "Meridican" to be buying a bunch of people in instead of "PokerStars"

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But I thought Harrah's was not allowing *ANY* third party registration, not just registration from online poker sites. Ami wrong about that?

And just for fun I'll ask again ... does anyone know what UB is doing about WSOP packages?

[elliot]

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But I thought Harrah's was not allowing *ANY* third party registration, not just registration from online poker sites. Ami wrong about that?

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this is dead wrong, they are now allowing satellites to be run (and therefor 3rd party reg) by any legal cardroom in the USA, even non-harrahs properties.

[pig4bill]

Yup, 2 B&M casinos nearby are holding WSOP sats.

[greg nice]

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But I thought Harrah's was not allowing *ANY* third party registration, not just registration from online poker sites. Ami wrong about that?

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this is dead wrong, they are now allowing satellites to be run (and therefor 3rd party reg) by any legal cardroom in the USA, even non-harrahs properties.

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latest email:

PokerStars staff members have worked tirelessly for several months in an attempt to directly buy-in PokerStars' World Series qualifiers to the Main Event. Unfortunately, Harrah's policy refuses third-party registrations. With that in mind, by tomorrow morning we will deposit your $10,000 buy-in into your PokerStars account.

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latest email:

PokerStars staff members have worked tirelessly for several months in an attempt to directly buy-in PokerStars' World Series qualifiers to the Main Event. Unfortunately, Harrah's policy refuses third-party registrations. With that in mind, by tomorrow morning we will deposit your $10,000 buy-in into your PokerStars account.

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Q: Would Moneymaker have cashed out the $10k instead of buying in? How many Moneymaker wannabes will forego their chance at the ME?

[BigAlK]

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Q: Would Moneymaker have cashed out the $10k instead of buying in?

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Anyone who has read his book can answer that. Clearly the answer is yes, he would have cashed out. But I'm sure you knew that and this is a rhetorical question.

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How many Moneymaker wannabes will forego their chance at the ME?

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A [censored] load. In fact if I won a ME seat I'm almost certain at this point that is what I'd do.

[thebeebster]

2+2ers are obviously way too calluous about the money. but the rest of the world still treats 10k like 10 thousand dollars.

[greg nice]

10k is just 3 characters or 5 numbers on a screen

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Q: Would Moneymaker have cashed out the $10k instead of buying in?

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Anyone who has read his book can answer that. Clearly the answer is yes, he would have cashed out. But I'm sure you knew that and this is a rhetorical question.

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How many Moneymaker wannabes will forego their chance at the ME?

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A [censored] load. In fact if I won a ME seat I'm almost certain at this point that is what I'd do.

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So does this mean that the so called "poker boom" at the WSOP was fueled only by Sat. winners who had no other choice but to play? If so, why were the entering the sats in the first place? If you're going to get lucky and win a big online tourney, why not play one that pays cash in the first place?

BTW I'm not saying you're wrong, I just like rhetorical questions [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[kindling]

You're underestimating the spouses who will balk at spending $10K cash, but would let you play a tourney where you can't sell the seat. This was one of the best reasons to play online sats, since you were locked into playing if you won.