I mostly play limit games, and it’s largely because they are just more fun. That said, while I think they are more fun for the players, I would admit they are generally less fun for a TV audience.

This is really the reason that NLHE took over 20 years. it’s certainly not the most fun game to play, it’s just the easiest to watch on TV and the boom happened because the majority of new players were being exposed to poker not by playing it but by watching it on TV.

I enjoyed the 2-7 action last night, and will certainly tune in at 5 today. Agree with some of the sentiment that it's a refreshing break from NLHE. Having DeathDonkey jump in to provide analysis was huge. I might have checked out after a few hours but his presence at the mic helped everyone follow the reasoning behind some of the turn and river decisions.

Benny Glaser put on a clinic, too. He just ran like ass. Meanwhile, for all the rooting and respect for Ivey, most of what happened for him last night was pure rungood. He made at least three wheels that we could remember. Plus, you know that moment in a NLHE tourney when someone gets chopped down to like 4x, then quadruples up by getting AA on the very next hand? Yeah, Ivey did the equivalent on back-to-back hands.

The only complaint I had with the broadcast is that the graphics often lagged behind the action. This caused some minor confusion at times, or it spoiled some of the drama in the hand. So e.g. in one hand, it looked like Mercier had called the river with a pair of sixes, when it fact it was a queen. Or later in the night, there was a hand where Ivey patted a No. 4 on the turn. Mercier drew one with a chance for a No. 4 or a wheel, depending on the card. He raised the river, Ivey called, and we didn't know what Mercier had until he said it.

I notice the over-dramatic reaction from Lon more than anything else.

I'll have an event playing in the background while I'm doing something else and hear his voice rise with emotion as if someone had just spiked a one outer on the river to win a huge pot, only to see something which had no effect like a meaningless turn card and all players have yet to act, leaving me thinking wtf is going on here then realize I just got "Lon'd" yet again

Decent numbers this week. Over 740 on Wed June 12, over 800 on Tue. Got over 1000 last week as well. $23k to $29k for 1st. $250 entry, $500 (2x min cash, 15% paid) Decent structure.

Agreed. Plus isn't there a way to show how many draws remain on the graphics? The announcers frequently did not know and I was too busy to keep track myself.

Is anyone out there at WSOP right now that can report on the COVID situation? It’s spiking again with a new variant.

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Helpful, thanks!

Anyone else unable to see previous bracelet events on demand? Was hoping to watch a bit of last nights action before watching tonight to remember how the game is played lol can't find it anywhere though

I just noticed this too, all of the previous final tables from this years WSOP seem to have magically disappeared?

Not just me then damn you PokerGo

Both Lena and Isildur in the 10k big O. 200+ entrants so far.

I'm enjoying this, 2-7 single/triple draw are awesome