If WSOP ME buy in was $25000 would the prize pool be higher or lower?

[FireStorm]

IMO $25k would likely keep the prizepool about the same. I could see 2000-3000 people entering for this price. All the big name pros and celebs would still enter, and satelites at local casinos would simply increase in size. Upping the buy in would serve to have less random names enter, whether that's a good or a bad thing is a matter of opinion.

$100k seems to much to me. You'd be shutting out top pros who have bankroll/staking issues, and satelites would be too expensive for anyone looking for a cheap route in.

[Steveinho]

maybe i'm the only person who really isn't shedding a tear for pros in this instance... sure, i generally root for the pro at the final table just from knowing them better or recognizing their play

but, what's this conspiracy about trying to get the average person out of this tournament? an earlier poster was right when he said that what makes it special is how many people enter it

we're at the end now, and i guarantee every remaining poker player is, at the very least, competent... i know at least four or five have cashed in live tourneys before

in the end, it always whittles down to people who know what they're doing... whoever gets to the final table earned it (along with some well timed luck, i.e. RainKhan)

this is the only tournament that attracts so much publicity, and pretty much, single handedly, made poker mainstream... if it's not broken, why the hell would you try to fix it?

[DrewDevil]

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Please stop the ridiculous posts

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I actually think this is an interesting question, even if only theoretical. So please stop the ridiculous threadshittting.

[thac]

I don't see what the problem is.. if you raise the buyin to $25k, the prize pool would be 2.5x bigger. If you raise it to $100k, the prize pool would be 10x bigger. What seems to be the problem?

/bbv

[ImOnWheels]

ME buy in should be upped to $245,876 and the game of choice should be 'No peak'.

[RiverPlay]

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I don't see what the problem is.. if you raise the buyin to $25k, the prize pool would be 2.5x bigger. If you raise it to $100k, the prize pool would be 10x bigger. What seems to be the problem?

/bbv

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Maybe not the same amount of people willing to pay 2.5X could be the problem.

[texman]

online satellite entrees would change.
e.g.$100000 in online satellite prize pool = 10 entrees now but only 4 entrees with 25K buy in

[GotQuads]

How about a $1 mil buyin and a 50/30/20 payout structure to attract the SnG players

[mirrorman]

$25,000 buyin would definitely make the prize pool larger... people would still sattelite in and the field would hardly shrink at all

[Silent A]

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$25,000 buyin would definitely make the prize pool larger... people would still sattelite in and the field would hardly shrink at all

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I think $25000 is too big a jump for one year. Going to $12000 and seeing how it goes from year-to-year makes more sense to me.