Posted by Padilla 10:16 AM
I would take “professional” over “amateur” today.

I crunched through the schedule, and I find it difficult to avoid having to take AT LEAST 64 hours of vacation to play in it…and that’s counting weekdays as 8 hours and not counting Fridays.
(I work 9-hour days, with every other Friday off, so I’m not counting any Fridays, but 9-hours for weekdays)

Therefore, let me suggest that instead of increasing the entry fee to $25,000 in attempt to keep out the riff-raff, Harrah’s has created such a format that most amateurs won’t be able to adhere to.

1. This format lends itself to locals in Las Vegas
2. This format lends itself to professional poker players that don’t have X number of vacation hours per year
3. This format lends itself to people that work for themselves (crack dealers and college students welcome!!)

They are prepping for 8,800, but I will be shocked if they get near that. The number of days just isn’t in the realm of possibility for most amateurs. What you might find is a lot of people qualifying online, then canceling once they realized the depth of the tourney.

Who wins?

The online poker sites that have players cancel. They already have the vig from the satellites, and now they’ll get to keep the $10K, flight costs, and 14-night hotel costs. Be sure to notice if you have a choice of entry vs. cash when you attempt to qualify online.

2 Comment(s):

Posted by  Johnnymac, at 8:12 AM, October 29, 2005  

And even if someone manages to pull it off, I doubt Harrah's will be complaining about amateurs having 2-4 free days in Vegas with nothing to do but hang out in a casino... a casino most likely owned by Harrah's, of course.

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Posted by  Padilla, at 9:04 PM, October 31, 2005  

The only thing I wanted was a lawn chair and poolside. 10 hours in a ring game is one thing...figuring out how quickly you can leave, pee, and get back to your seat to avoid losing too much in antes during a 14 hour sit is another.

Flight D is optimum. Hopefully I'll have the problem of worrying about it.

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