"I’d suggest cutting every event on the WPT back to four days – and just as importantly, start them on a Saturday (with the final table on Tuesday)."
-Mike Sexton

In another thread Jimmy Sommerfeld addressed this (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/65...2011-a-926856/:

Obv WSOP vs WPT but I believe this quandary is universal

Are the prelim events of the Florida tournament announced yet? If not when?

MATT, anyword on standardized payout structues for wpts... i.e. bellagio paying out 25% can all wpts do this plz

Are you saying you re now in favor of paying 25% and if so is it only results oriented on your part since you made the money in 100th place?

They will be announced soon and I have already seen it, we are negotiating the possibility of my involvement as Tournament Director but nothing official yet?

Yes, Johnny was joking because some players want to reduce antes while Johnny thinks they are fine where they are at.

WSOP Regional Circuit Champs have added the 700/1400 level. Jusssss sayinnnnn

Oh, and how about a main event that is either 6-max the entire way or has antes from the start. Furthermore, I cannot tell you how much better it is on day 2 to play 8 handed than 9 handed in the EPTs. Just some food for thought.

Try making day 3 at bay 101 one time, it is 6 max with 2 hour levels!

awesome, a heads up event and a 6 max event would be awesome

i like it. would certianly make trip planning easier.

sexton kinda wants to just turbo it up more. we currently have loads of 5 day tournaments (at least in europe) all over the place and it would be super nice to just drop in and win 500k-1mill in like 2-3 days.

i can see a problem where people wouldnt want to travel for expensive turbos, maybe a solid side schedule would work or even just have some mega turbo during times like wsop or september in london. you could slap some good gtds during those times and be pretty sure to sell out imo.

Sorry bud. That's not my style ;D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roulette

This is perfect!

WORLD POKER TOUR - SEASON #9 Air dates -26 episodes
2/13/11 901A Bellagio Cup VI part 1
2/20/11 901B Bellagio Cup VI part 2
2/27/11 902A Legends of Poker part 1
3/6/11 902B Legends of Poker part 2
3/13/11 903A Borgata Poker Open Part 1
3/20/11 903B Borgata Poker Open Part 2
3/27/11 904A Festa Al Lago part 1
4/3/11 904B Festa Al Lago part 2
4/10/11 905A Foxwoods World Poker Finals part 1
4/17/11 905B Foxwoods World Poker Finals part 2
4/24/11 906A 5 Diamond World Poker Classic part 1
5/1/11 906B 5 Diamond World Poker Classic part 2
5/8/11 907A Southern Poker Championship part 1
5/15/11 907B Southern Poker Championship part 2
5/22/11 908A L.A. Poker Classic part 1
5/29/11 908B L.A. Poker Classic part 2
6/5/11 909A WPT Invitational part 1
6/12/11 909B WPT Invitational part 2
6/19/11 910A Bay 101 Shooting Star part 1
6/26/11 910B Bay 101 Shooting Star part 2
7/3/11 911A Hollywood Poker Open – Part 1
7/10/11 911B Hollywood Poker Open – Part 2
7/17/11 912A Seminole - Hard Rock – Part 1
7/24/11 912B Seminole - Hard Rock – Part 2
7/31/11 913A WPT World Championship IX – Part 1
8/7/11 913B WPT World Championship IX – Part 2

I worked on some numbers for the 5 diamond. If 100 are still paid, these two are a bit more consistent:

Place Actual Suggested Difference
1 $895,124 $728,146 -18.65%
2 $549,003 $505,424 -7.94%
3 $358,964 $356,172 -0.78%
4 $232,271 $254,877 9.73%
5 $168,924 $185,256 9.67%
6 $126,693 $136,802 7.98%
7 $97,131 $102,660 5.69%
8 $67,570 $78,310 15.89%
9 $59,123 $60,736 2.73%
10 $50,673 $47,910 -5.45%
11-15 $42,231 $38,448 -8.96%
16-20 $33,785 $31,400 -7.06%
21-30 $25,339 $26,104 3.02%
31-40 $21,116 $22,099 4.65%
41-50 $16,892 $19,057 12.82%
51-70 $13,197 $16,746 26.89%
71-100 $12,669 $15,000 18.40%
% to 1st 21.06% 17.14%
% Final 9 60.13% 56.69%
% Paid 22.83% 22.83%
Paid More: 86
Paid Fewer: 14
Entries 438
Buyin $10,000

Place Actual Suggested Difference
1 $895,124 $728,146 -18.65%
2 $549,003 $517,252 -5.78%
3 $358,964 $371,648 3.53%
4 $232,271 $270,124 16.30%
5 $168,924 $198,635 17.59%
6 $126,693 $147,798 16.66%
7 $97,131 $111,291 14.58%
8 $67,570 $84,820 25.53%
9 $59,123 $65,440 10.68%
10 $50,673 $51,117 0.88%
11-15 $42,231 $40,432 -4.26%
16-20 $33,785 $32,389 -4.13%
21-30 $25,339 $26,281 3.72%
31-40 $21,116 $21,605 2.32%
41-50 $16,892 $17,996 6.54%
51-70 $13,197 $15,192 15.12%
71-100 $12,669 $13,000 2.61%
% to 1st 21.06% 17.14%
% Final 9 60.13% 58.73%
% Paid 22.83% 22.83%
Paid More: 88
Paid Fewer: 12



If you cut the % of field paid to a more standard 12.56% range, then this one becomes an option:

Place Actual Suggested Difference
1 $895,124 $822,333 -8.13%
2 $549,003 $584,094 6.39%
3 $358,964 $420,180 17.05%
4 $232,271 $306,180 31.82%
5 $168,924 $226,037 33.81%
6 $126,693 $169,091 33.47%
7 $97,131 $128,196 31.98%
8 $67,570 $98,519 45.80%
9 $59,123 $76,761 29.83%
10 $50,673 $60,648 19.68%
11-15 $42,231 $48,599 15.08%
16-20 $33,785 $39,507 16.94%
21-30 $25,339 $32,587 28.61%
31-40 $21,116 $27,279 29.19%
41-50 $16,892 $23,181 37.23%
51-55 $13,197 $20,000 51.55%
56-70 $13,197 $0 -100.00%
71-100 $12,669 $0 -100.00%
% to 1st 21.07% 19.36%
% Final 9 60.13% 66.64%
% Paid 22.83% 12.56%
Paid More: 54
Paid Fewer: 46
Entries 438

Top 25 in the WPT POY standings going into WPT Venice:

1 Andy Frankenberger 2,100
2 Kia Mohajeri 1,700
3 Antonio Esfandiari 1,400
4 Dwyte Pilgrim 1,250
5 Alexander Kuzmin 1,200
5 Andrew Robl 1,200
5 Ilan Boujenah 1,200
5 Jeff Forrest 1,200
5 Moritz Kranich 1,200
5 Randal Flowers 1,200
5 Sam El Sayed 1,200
5 Theo Jorgensen 1,200
13 Vanessa Rousso 1,100
14 Michael Benvenuti 1,050
15 Ali Tekintamgac 1,000
15 Antoine Amourette 1,000
15 Dave Inselberg 1,000
15 Franck Pepe 1,000
15 Jake Cody 1,000
15 John Racener 1,000
15 Justin Smith 1,000
15 Kyle Wilson 1,000
15 Leif Force 1,000
15 Sebastian Homann 1,000
15 Sorel Mizzi 1,000

Online registration (not through a poker site) for the rest of this season's WPT events can be done here.

New Yorkers have won 4 WPT titles in season 9 which is pretty amazing and 3 tournaments in California!

Frankenberger- Bike
Pilgrim- Borgata
Brooks- Commerce
Sternberg- Bay 101

Top 50 in World Poker Tour Player of the Year

1 Andy Frankenberger 2,100
2 Vivek Rajkumar 2,000
3 Kia Mohajeri 1,700
4 Antonio Esfandiari 1,400
4 Gregory Brooks 1,400
6 Dwyte Pilgrim 1,250
7 Alan Sternberg 1,200
7 Alessio Isaia 1,200
7 Alexander Kuzmin 1,200
7 Andrew Robl 1,200
7 Ilan Boujenah 1,200
7 Jeff Forrest 1,200
7 Moritz Kranich 1,200
7 Randal Flowers 1,200
7 Sam El Sayed 1,200
7 Shannon Shorr 1,200
7 Theo Jorgensen 1,200
18 Carlos Mortensen 1,100
18 Vanessa Rousso 1,100
20 Michael Benvenuti 1,050
21 Antoine Amourette 1,000
21 Justin Smith 1,000
21 Kyle Wilson 1,000
21 Sebastian Homann 1,000
21 Ali Tekintamgac 1,000
21 Amir Lehavot 1,000
21 Antoine Amourette 1,000
21 Dave Inselberg 1,000
21 Franck Pepe 1,000
21 John Racener 1,000
21 Leif Force 1,000
21 Szabolcs Mayer 1,000
35 Per Linde 950
35 Phil Ivey 950
35 Thomas Marchese 950
38 Allen Carter 900
38 David Vamplew 900
38 Kirk Morrison 900
38 Mike Matusow 900
38 Noah Schwartz 900
38 Ofir Mor 900
38 Steve Gross 900
38 Tom Lee 900
46 Brandon Novena 850
46 Darryll Fish 850
46 Jason Koon 850
46 Ted Lawson 850
50 Emmanuel Rodrigues 800

Remaining stops, Vienna, Bratislava, Indiana, Florida, and the Championship

is wpt florida 90 min levels thoughout

Yes, until the final table

what happens to bounty money from noshows like brokejrb

We replaced JRB with Phil Ivey

when is next seasons schedule coming out? i cant wait for some more soft euro wpts

structure at bay 101 was absolutely amazing. fast day 1's with super slow, short handed, super deep play near the FT is just the nuts.