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Originally Posted by Onelooker4u
My thought on these revelations:
1) I think its great the WSOP was able to re-up with ESPN. Even if they managed to find another broadcast partner, none would have the reach of ESPN. And even with ESPN struggling, leading to lord knows what in the future, at least for the next four years, the WSOP should continue to have lots of exposure, which is good both for the WSOP and poker in general.
2) Overall, I will not miss the November-9. Nor will I shed a tear if the incessant "profile" pieces are gone from the coverage. However, I am annoyed that I didn't know about these changes and planned my exodus from Vegas before 7/20 this year
Oh well. In future years, this will provide the other venues an opportunity to provide high-quality tournaments beyond the usual dates.
3) The displacement of the DDS to the Poker kitchen is odd. I know they usurped at least half of the poker kitchen seating area last year for tables, and I guess they're just using 100% of it this year. I'm not sure if this will serve either the Poker Kitchen or the DDS well. I think they would be better served to just move the poker kitchen elsewhere and use the entire space in that ballroom for poker tables. I think they could find room for the PK in the hallway adjacent to the Amazon Room on either side, or perhaps move the registration areas.